NETHERLANDS: A new Gay Circus splashes its magic in the city of Amsterdam

Record ID: 277356

  • Title: NETHERLANDS: A new Gay Circus splashes its magic in the city of Amsterdam
  • Date: 26th September 2010
  • Summary: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (SEPTEMBER 23, 2010) (REUTERS) GIANT FACE PAINTED ON CIRCUS TENT OLD-FASHIONED CIRCUS TENT TENT ENTRANCE WITH BICYCLE PARKED (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICHARD VAN DE CROMMERT, GAY CIRCUS DIRECTOR, SAYING: "It's a Circus or Variety show especially made for gay people." GIANT EYE PAINTED ABOVE THE ENTRANCE (SOUNDBITE) (English), RICHARD VAN DE
  • Embargoed: 11th October 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Netherlands
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
  • Reuters ID: LVASLFID7WDO7Q8BH2AB2TSS4BC
  • Story Text: Amsterdam's first Gay Circus on Thursday night (September 24) could not have been more traditional in terms of entertainment.
    Set in an old fashioned circus tent the Nichten Circus had snakes and crocodiles, magic and juggling.
    Yet it was still a show with a difference: the performers are all gay - or almost all - and it is taylored especially for a gay audience.
    "It's a Circus or Variety show especially made for gay people," says the circus director, Richard van de Crommert.
    "Almost every artist is also gay, and if they're not gay, they are almost gay" he added.
    The audience was mixed however, with both young and old, straight and gay, as Nichten wants everyone to enjoy their show.
    For a final flamboyant touch of glamour the circus included a performance by Iceland's Eurovision song contest entry Euroband.
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