Amos Yee is out on parole, barely halfway into his six-year jail term in the United States for grooming a teenage girl and possessing child pornography.
A young student practises contortionism at the Flower Studio in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian circus performers fly through the air of a cavernous hall inspectors have warned could collapse at any time, one of the few places left to train if they hope to travel the world with their country's spectacular big top shows. Photo: AFP
One performer, 18-year-old Uuganbayar Nerguibaatar, said he hopes to follow in his sister's footsteps and take part in international competitions.With paint peeling off the walls and rusty equipment, the building where the artists practice is simply not safe, authorities have warned. "When we go to international competitions and festivals, we're always asked to train international students," Bolortuya Purevdorj, Dean of the Circus Faculty of the Mongolian Conservatory, told AFP."We don't have training facilities."
The government sold it in 2007 to Dagvadorj Dolgorsuren, Mongolia's first Sumo champion, who was keen to splash his wealth on investments back home. The public school - which has dozens of students and 15 teachers - now severely lacks training spaces, with a new venue having been under construction for years."Once we build a proper circus school facility, will succeed," Gerelbaatar, the former circus art director, told AFP.
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