You know that saying about people running away to join the circus? That’s basically what Meret Ryhiner did when she left Switzerland in 1979.
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Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.
At the height of her performing career, the equilibrist had an incredible sense of balance. After a bad accident destroyed it, she began transferring her skills to youth.
Courtesy of Meret Ryhiner
Courtesy of Meret Ryhiner
Courtesy of Meret Ryhiner
Courtesy of Meret Ryhiner
Today Meret Ryhiner is a much-loved mentor in her adopted city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
You can watch her in action with her circus students in this video:
The circus: once an exotic distraction, now a mirror of Swiss society
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First, you see the red and white Big Top. Then the blue and white caravans. Most Swiss will know a national institution is in town: Circus Knie.
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This month, Circus Knie concluded its centennial tour through Switzerland. Here are some impressions by our journalist, Shao Dahai.
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