Award: Documentary Award

Time: June and July 2004
Place: Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Uzbeks

This family folk circus of eleven people was organized by Ravshan, father, grandfather and uncle of the participants of the show more than ten years ago. Before that he worked in the State Circus. Now they are going to Saint Petersburg for the whole summer season in their small bus and a car in order to earn their living. They cover a one-way distance of 5.5 thousand km. They rent an accommodation not far from the city: part of the house of the owners, a kind of a summer-kitchen under the shed in the patio and another small log house.

They participate in most of the cities summer festivals in different parts of the city. Their performances date back to folk street festivals. During the performance they all wear traditional costumes and invite the audience to the show with the music of huge horns.

The youngest member of the family is a 3-year-old Sarvarbek, who started to walk along the rope at the age of two, highlight of the programme.