High-wire boost to UK circus school's status

4,462 views · Published 11 March 2014 · 2:07 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics

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Britain's government is giving tightrope walkers and trapeze artists the same recognition as its actors and musicians.  A school dedicated to teaching circus skills has been recognised by the UK as a centre of excellence and renamed the National Centre for Circus Arts.  It's all part of a campaign to keep performers from leaving the UK.  Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood reports from London.

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