After 20 years of hard work and practice, Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy - a Nung girl - has now become a talented artist standing on stage - Photo: DANH KHANG
Circus artist Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy (31 years old, Vietnam Circus Federation) rarely has a moment of rest from her aerial swing practice, because to have a moment to shine on stage is a journey of hard training. constantly, even through sweat and tears to regain the glory.
At the age of 11, he fell in love with circus arts. To have shining moments on stage was a series of days of hard training full of sweat and tears. After 20 years of diligently practicing to become talented, the Nung girl has now become a talented circus artist standing on stage.
“Do you want to try going to school?”
"Every child must learn to be independent and grow up" - Photo: DANH KHANG
20 years ago, holding an invitation to circus class, Thuy happily ran home to show off to her parents. “Do you want to try going to school?” – her parents' first question was engraved in her heart forever, she nodded affirmatively. That year, from Lang Son city, the Nung ethnic girl was taken by her father to Hanoi to try out a circus class.
At the end of two months of summer school, teachers commented that Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy was talented and qualified to pursue this art subject. At that time, her parents asked Thuy again: "Do you want to try going to school?". From curiosity to excitement, little Thuy fell in love with circus from that day on.
At the age of 11, Thuy left Lang Son for Hanoi to pursue her passion of becoming a professional circus artist. Regularly every morning, Thuy goes to practice, and in the afternoon attends cultural studies like many of her peers.
From the cradle of professional circus actor training, teachers not only teach expertise but also enthusiastically instruct and care for young people like their own children, guiding from personal activities to teaching life skills.
Thuy remembers that in the dormitory, every time she missed her family, the children who were circus performers would gather together and cry. Those who have more means will go to a public phone booth to call home or spend time writing letters to their parents.
“During that time, each child had to learn how to be independent, grow up on their own, and study while pursuing a circus career. The luckiest thing is that even though we left home, we always lived in an environment full of love from teachers and friends" - Thuy confided.
After 5 years of hard training at circus school, in 2009 Thuy graduated and started a new journey at the Vietnam Circus Federation. But the road to circus art is not easy.
It wasn't until 2 years later that she officially performed on stage. Thuy's first performance is "Pole Acrobatics" which is considered the most difficult performance in circus because it requires a lot of skills and sensitivity in both body and mind.
Thanks to persistent and hard training, with the performance "Acrobatics on Pole", Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy excellently won two gold medals at the International Circus Festival in 2019 taking place in Hanoi and Quang Ninh.
As a young female artist, my responsibility is to pass on the professional fire to the next class to continue to develop Vietnamese circus art and reach further in the international arena.
Female circus artist LO THI NGOC THUY
Sweat and tears change the halo
To have a mature and skillful technique requires tireless practice - Photo: DANH KHANG
With a beautiful face and slim body, female circus artist Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy impresses with her bright stage appearance. Looking at her small figure, to perform difficult performances requires the artist to have good physical strength and good health.
From the first stage to the professional stage, it requires endless practice to achieve more mature and skillful techniques. Thuy shared that depending on each performance, the artist spends time practicing. Normally, it takes about 6 months to practice a performance, but it also depends on the flexibility and sensitivity of the artist.
During training, the most important criterion is ensuring safety. Therefore, the female artist always sets a rule for herself to warm up thoroughly before starting the exercise. Especially in each movement, you must be very focused, do not let mistakes or neglect because that will be very dangerous.
Spreading her hands full of calluses, she said that many people have suffered injuries while exercising, so the calluses, small scars or sprained wrists and ankles are insignificant. Therefore, before each practice session, Thuy's hands are always carefully wrapped in bandages so that when practicing holding hands with her co-stars, her hands will not slip or slip.
No matter how careful you are, the process of practicing and performing cannot avoid unexpected incidents.
She remembers that in 2021, when she performed in Bien Hoa (Dong Nai), while practicing, she accidentally lost her grip. Falling on her back from a height of more than 2 meters, she herniated four vertebrae in her back. But luckily during the COVID-4 epidemic, Thuy had time to rest and recover from her injuries, then made an effort to practice again.
"Up until now, when I wake up in the morning or turn around, I still have a lot of pain, but when my body moves, the pain goes away quickly" - Thuy confided. Currently, in addition to the intensity of training at the Vietnam Circus Federation, the young female artist also maintains physical training and yoga to make her body more flexible and healthier.
Choosing to pursue her passion for circus art, not only performing on stage, Thuy also talked about her tours to serve ethnic people.
The Nung artist has set foot in many regions of the country - from the border, islands to remote areas - to perform for compatriots, officers and soldiers on the border. Thanks to those trips, they brought joy and smiles to the audience, and in turn also gave more confidence and motivation to young artists determined to stick with their profession.
Promising young Vietnamese faces
After more than 20 years of forging and testing, this ethnic girl has now become a true circus artist, performing on many different large and small stages.
Recently, Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy was also one of nine promising Vietnamese young faces in 2023. Looking back on her journey of pursuing her passion, Thuy silently thanked herself for always being persistent and brave to overcome many challenges. challenges, keeping the fire of the profession alive until today.
Artist Do Van Hung - head of the Contemporary Circus Troupe of the Vietnam Circus Federation, and also Thuy's teacher - commented on her student's journey from childhood to adulthood and is still always hard-working and serious. in circus performance activities.
With supplementary exercises for the body, Thuy usually exercises beyond the assigned limit. Thanks to her serious training and beautiful appearance, Thuy always shines and attracts attention when performing on stage.
In 2023, Lo Thi Ngoc Thuy won the title of Meritorious Artist and the title of Advanced Youth Following Uncle Ho's words.
She achieved the achievement of grassroots emulation soldier for 4 consecutive years (from 2019 - 2022), won two gold medals at the 2019 International Circus Festival in Hanoi and Quang Ninh and first prize in the 2021 National Circus Talent Contest. .
