A plucky teenager got a bit too close to a cage containing a tiger as a circus was being set up in the southern town of Nissan-lez-Ensérune.

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12-year-old bitten by Bengal tiger

A plucky teenager got a bit too close to a cage containing a tiger as a circus was being set up in the southern town of Nissan-lez-Ensérune.

Published: 23 February 2012 08:37 CET
12-year-old bitten by Bengal tiger
Claudio Gennari

The 12-year-old was skateboarding with two friends on Wednesday when they came across the circus, which was in the process of being set up, reported newspaper Ouest-France.

The boy approached one of the cages, which contained a lion and two Bengal tigers.

He stood on a barrier surrounding the cage and gripped one of the bars of the cage to steady himself and get a closer look at the animals.

Too close for comfort for one of the tigers, which decided to try to take a chunk out of the boy’s left hand.

The boy was rushed to hospital where his injuries were not too serious.

There was little sympathy on offer, with even the boy’s mother saying she wouldn’t be making an official complaint.

“He was actually quite lucky,” said police, “even if he was really foolish.”


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CIRCUS

Abba duo to collaborate on Pippi Longstocking circus show

The songwriting duo behind the Swedish pop group Abba is collaborating on a new circus show based on Sweden's other great cultural export, Pippi Longstocking.

Published: 15 November 2019 16:06 CET
Abba duo to collaborate on Pippi Longstocking circus show
Abba lyricist Björn Ulvaeus, together with Circus Cirkör Artistic Director Tilde Björfors, (left) and screenwriter Maria Blom (right).
Abba lyricist Björn Ulvaeus and Stockholm contemporary circus company Cirkus Cirkör on Friday announced 'Pippi at the Circus', a show that will combine song, dance and circus performance. 
 
At a press conference, Ulvaeus said that the show would include many of the most loved characters created by the children's authort Astrid Lindgren, with auditions for the role of Pippi herself expected to take place within weeks.
 
“Mrs Prysselius (Prussiluskan) will of course play a role and the police officers Kling and Klang of course,” Ulvaeus said, according to the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.  
 
Ulvaeus said that his old songwriting partner Benny Andersson planned to adapt Cirkus Finemang, an instrumental he wrote for his Benny Andersson Orchestra, and would also contribute some other tunes from his back catalogue.
 
“There will definitely be some new songs as well,” he promised. 
 
 
The show would follow a different plot to Astrid Lindgren's existing circus story, 'Pippi goes to the Circus', Ulvaeus said, with screenwriter Maria Blom hired to write a new script. 
 
Some of the characters from Lingdren's circus story, such as the strongman Starke Adolf (Strong Adolf) would make an appearance, however. 
 
Two years ago, Ulvaeus bought the Cirkus Stockholm building and its premises on Djurgården, the Stockholm island housing museums, the Skansen zoo, and the Gröna Lund funfair.  
 
He said he had developed the Pippi show as a way of using the circus space during the summer, when it has previously been closed. 
 
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