Animals , actors, clowns and acrobats to Hengqin New Area, where the 1st China International Circus Festival will present world-class circus acts from November 20 to December 1.  

China -- 'Gorgeous Girls -- Diabolo'

This act is a unique combination of acrobatic diabolo and Peking Opera Huadan. The combination of traditional costumes with the highest-level diabolo makes for a fantastic performance. They won the Gold Clown Prize at the 37th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival, thePresident Award at the 26th International Circus Festival of Tomorrow, plus many more.

Cuba -- Bar Act

Undeniably one of the hottest acts in the festival, this combination of Russian bar act, Latin music, and toned men will have you on your feet dancing.

Canada -- Solo Trapeze

The act is sexy and dynamic. Darya's effortless and elegant dance trapeze act is captivating. She won the festival's Cirque De L'avenir gold medal and a Circus Prize in Saint Petersburg, Russia,.

Kazakhstan -- Exotic Knight

Kazakh riders add a lot of exotic elements to the stage … the brave soldiers on horse are coming …The flowing horsemanship and actors draw loud applause.

United States -- Sasha

Alexandra "Sasha" was born in New York City in 1994 to world-travelling acrobats. She began training at age 7 and performed in her first show shortly thereafter as the lead in Imagination Entertainment's iL CiRCo production show. Since then, she has performed and headlined in countless productions around the world. She is considered one of the most talented acrobats in her field and is recognised for her originality and choreography .

China -- Tiger Taming

The white tiger is a rare variant of the Bengal tiger. There are only around 200 white tigers in the world. Thirteen of them perform a splendid act.

Germany -- Silk Act Elisabeth Schmidt

The traditional silk discipline has always been a staple of any circus festival. Elisabeth gives a new twist to the art, with a spellbinding combination of single trapeze and traditional silk. Elisabeth won the Best-Newcomer-Award Germany 2012 and Bronze Medal Circus Festival Wiesbaden.

Russia -- Funny Monkey

Unicycling, juggling, hand-balancing, bicycling, comedy and a monkey! This one act with Aydyn and his animal partner Roni really has it all.

UK -- Messoudi Brothers

There are duo hand-balancing acts, sometimes even a trio, but a quartet? This act takes hand-balancing to the extreme. Strength and grace define this world class performance. Four brothers from the Messoudi family perform acrobatic tricks and practise hand-stands.

Thailand -- Elephant Taming

From the mysterious world of Thailand comes a troupe of elephants with expertly choreographed tricks.

China -- Saint Fight - Hoops

Hoop-jumping with a motorised twist combines warrior dance choreography and completely original hoop-jumping. They won the Gold Clown Prize at the 37th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.

Ethiopia -- Abyssinia Voltige Act

The African Dream Circus company is from Addis Ababa. Because they had to rehearse in difficult conditions, it took four years to perfect the act and they did it without any safety rigging. They have done all they could to lift the act to a world-class level. The performers won the Bronze Medal at the International Circus Festival in Moscow in 2013.

Italy -- Willer Nicolodi

Willer, a ventriloquist from Italy, is a circus star . Audiences fall for his performance despite  language barriers. He won the Bronze Clown Prize in the Monte Carlo International Circus Festival and the Gold Prize in the International Festival of Art of Izhevsk Russia.

Russia -- Aerial Russian Swing

A completely original take on the trapeze combines high-flying acrobatics with Russian swing, trapeze, and ring all mixed into one.

Germany -- Housch-ma-housch

Semen Schuster (whose character is Housch-Ma-Housch) is an eccentric clown who has been wowing audiences since graduating from the Circus School of Kiev. A winner of a number of prizes (including the Grockland "Golden Grock") at the 26th Festival Mondial de Cirque de Demain and the Silver Lion at the China Wuqiao International Circus Festival, Housch combines juggling, magic, dance, mime, and charm to create memorable circus and cabaret acts.

Thailand – Tame Orangutans

A combination of an unusual ping pong competition and a fabulous magic wheel act. This comedy is performed by super stars -- Orangutans!

Russia -- Gibadulins Juggler

It takes a lot to create a world-class juggling act unlike any other. That is what the Gibadullins have done with one of the oldest circus disciplines.

Switzerland -- Solo Trapeze

Pure beauty describes this solo trapeze act with hypnotic swinging acrobatics high above.

Thailand – Tame Parrots

A group of parrots with singing, comedy, sport and even driving, able to do things that sound impossible.

Ukraine -- Gerasimenko Clowns

This hilarious clown act by Ukrainian artists Konstantin and Oleg Gerasimenko combines all the elements of a classic clown show with a finale that must be seen to be believed.

Ecuador -- Wire Act

High energy, dynamic, one misstep would be disastrous for these performers, but they throw caution to the wind and laugh in the face of danger.

Russia -- Dog Act

Poodles and Saint Bernards romp and play across the stage.

Hungary -- Golden Power

This act is described as beautiful, elegant and breathtaking, a combination of power and beauty.

Russia -- Funny Stilts

He is short and she is a tall butterfly. This original comedy routine is definitely out of the ordinary.

Canada -- Cyr Wheel

This act is described as hypnotising, graceful and passionate.

Argentina -- Duo Morosof

Blancaluz Capella and Rafael Moraes express absolute trust and intimacy through their performance of a classic act.

US -- Bello Nock

The world-renowned clown graces the Zhuhai International Circus Festival with his special brand of clowning and antics.

Canada -- Flag Man

This act was chosen to represent the flag of his own country. In the official celebrations of Quebec’s 400th anniversary, Dominic has developed and perfected the art of the human flag. He presents graceful and difficult action through handling a pole. Following the rhythm of music, sometimes he acts like walking in the air, sometimes like flying. He has been awarded several circus festival prizes, including the Special Prize, Monte-Carlo 2009.

Russia -- Ground Russian Swing

This act combines artful, traditional dance with the Russian swing.

Netherlands -- Nightmares Magic

Nightmares is the winning act of the World Championship of Magic in Stage Illusions. The original illusions tell the story. Marcel, the main actor, is the antihero who is experiencing a nightmare. During the World Championship, 2,500 fellow magicians gave Marcel and his team a standing ovation. They won many awards including World Champion Illusionism, FISM 2012, and Grand Prix Winner Dutch National Magic Convention 2010.

Tickets are available online at www.circusfestival.com.cn and www.chinmelong.com. VIP tickets are 680 yuan ($111.60), first-class tickets 380 yuan ($62.40), second-class tickets 280 yuan ($46) and ordinary tickets 180 yuan ($29.50).