Posted 4/17/2015 5:58:56 PM by Don Covington
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Friday, April 17, 2015 - Monte Carlo, Monaco
HSH Princess Stephanie sends greetings on World Circus Day.
H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Honorary President of the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque, sends her greetings on the occasion of the Sixth World Circus Day! About this Year’s Design The drawing is by Chantal Lutzny, aged 10. The family Lutzny are owners of Circus Montana,
which travels between Germany and the Netherlands. Chantal was born in
the circus and travels with her parents. The circus has a Western act
with horses, knife-throwing, lasso and a fire show. Chantal performs
some acrobatics.
Chantal is enrolled in a special touring school for circus children, De Rijdende School, based in The Netherlands, which provides face-to-face learning and distance education. The school is a member of the European Network of Traveller Education (ENTE).
De Rijdende School is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and
the children submitted drawings to the Federation that they proposed for
the Princess’s greeting card to celebrate the Sixth World Circus Day.
The Federation asked Mr. Steven High, Executive Director of The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, USA, to select the winning design.
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