Award of Excellence
Sergey Ponomarev
Freelance for The New York Times
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"Afghanistan Circus"
Girls joggle with clubs and balls during the show in Kabul, Sunday April 21, 2013. But still the conservative society especially in rural provinces of Afghanistan doesn’t accept public arts. “If we go to the remote area and make a performance in a very conservative area where mullahs will say “no” says Berit, - “then we adjust our performance. Maybe no music, less joking, no signing, we start with the prayer from the holy book, and then they relax and see that this is not harmless and it’s not dangerous.” 13 years old Mohammed Sadat from Bamiyan was dreaming to become a gymnast and once he found a circus show in one of the schools and joined them. In his future life he sees two ways: first choice is to become a gymnastic coach for young kids and second to study and become an engineer to help to reconstruct his country. Now he is part of the acrobatic team that builds human pyramids during performances.
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