Hoy-Hon Circus Community 4 Life, an acrobatic exercisestudio, will present Cirque D’Hiver:The Last Wind of Winter, the first full-on acrobatic show created by an all Thai cast and crew. Net proceeds from this performance will be donated to the Paralympic Committee of Thailandto provide support to Thai athletes with disabilities to realize their dreams and create the ultimate inspiration for everyone to look after their health and exercise.
he Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event that enjoys great support from various organizations in training athletes and providing sports equipment. Different sports have their own associations, each receiving200,000 baht in financial assistance from the Sports Authority of Thailand, to look after the athletes.
However, few people recognize that the Sports Association for the Disabled of Thailand under the Royal Patronage is tasked with promoting and training athletes with disabilities for 17 sports, including football and swimming, to compete at events such asthe ASEAN Para Games, FESPIC Games and World ParaAthletics Championships, resulting in budget insufficiency.
The preparations of athletes for the Paralympic Games that takes place every four years bear a huge cost and are currently the responsibility of the Paralympic Committee of Thailand.With the belief that everyone has the capacity to develop both physical strength and health,
Hoy-Hon Circus Community 4 Life wishes to provide financial support to the preparations of athletes with disabilities who will represent Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. The studio will use its strength, which is acrobatics, to put on a performance featuring about 60 performers that include its own staff and trained students, aged between 8 and 55 years old, andshow their support to the national athletes.
“My staff, students and I share the same belief that athletes with disabilities bring fame and glory to Thailandmuch like any other Thai athlete. But most people overlook their capability and achievements. Not many people realize that at the 2016 Paralympics, our athletes won a total of 18 medals, consisting of six gold, six silver and six bronze medals. I think we should be proud of this great success. So, we want to show our support for the next Games. In addition to presenting a well-trained performance, we will get to invite the public to do something good with us and create joy for everyone. Doing good with what we love gives everyone so much joy,” said Komson Sripluem, or Kru Art, a trainer and one of the seven co-founders ofHoy-Hon Circus Community 4 Life.
Cirque D’Hiver:The Last Wind of Winter is an acrobatic show with an international standard. It will take the audiences on a journey to the spectacular world of acrobatics that combines physical strength and emotions with music, light and sound as well as beautiful costumes. The 2-hour performance consists of 17 sub-shows that feature techniques including aerial rope, aerial silk, aerial hoop, aerial net, aerial hammock, aerial cube, straps, trapeze and dance, creating excitementthrough daring movements in a circus style, something that has never been done in Thailand.
“This is in fact the second performance of the studio. The first one, titled “Love Song in the Air” andcreated for charity,featuredSuntharaporn love songs with the aim of introducing circus to Thai people so that they’d see that Thai music can be used in circus performance. The show was performed by some ten trainers and students and the net proceeds were donated to the National Hemophilia Foundation of Thailand. This time around, the cast and crew consist of almost 60 people so the performance will be much more exciting, with singing, dance and acrobatics, a full circus show. We will use international songs and music we have newly remixed with a hint of EDM to liven up the mood,” said Sutapa Uttamote, or Kru Opal, also a trainer and co-founder of the studio.\
Cirque D’Hiver: The Last Wind of Winter will be performed on March 5, 2017 at The Stage @Asiatique The Riverfront, Warehouse 4. Doors will open at 1.30 p.m. and the performance will begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are 500, 1000, 1500 baht and VIP tickets are 2000 baht. For ticket reservation, contact Line ID: HOYHONshow or call 094-818-4991.