Uruguayan photographer Christian Rodriguez has taken moving images featuring the lives of circus performers behind the curtain in Vietnam. These photos have been introduced in the world’s prestigious newspapers, National Geographic and New York Times.


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Ma Hoang An rehearses with his wife, a contortionist 




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Circus artists said they cannot live on their career and have to perform at nightclubs and private parties.




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A circus performer waits to go onstage.




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Circus artists make up before the performance.





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A circus artist rehearses with a little monkey.





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 Before going onstage.





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Practising hard for circus acts 





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