Children watch a show at Circus Balkanski in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 15, 2020. Picture taken October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva
SOFIA (Reuters) - Sitting in his caravan in downtown Sofia, Alexander Balkanski, a former acrobat and trapeze artist and the founder of Bulgaria's largest circus, swings between hope and despair as he counts the emotional and financial costs of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year Balkanski, 78, had hoped to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his family's involvement in circus and the 20th birthday of Circus Balkanski, but the lockdown has drastically curtailed the season, which usually runs from April to November.
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