Vietnam’s Giang brothers launch circus photo album after setting new world record in Italy

Circus artists Giang Quoc Nghiep, 38, and Giang Quoc Co, 34, named their album ‘Vietnamese Circus in Italy – A Stage amid Everyday Life.’

The album features their spectacular circus performances during their recent walking tour of many streets and landmarks in Milan.

This image shows the Giang brothers performing while crossing a street in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

This image shows the Giang brothers performing while crossing a street in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

They went from the Milan Cathedral to the 1,300-year-old Piazza Mercanti square, the 1,500-year-old Sforzesco Castle, and the 164-year-old Arco della Pace (‘Arch of Peace’) built during the Napoleonic period.

They also performed outside the 16th-century Giureconsulti Palace and the 38.6-ha Sempione Park, among other attractions in Milan.

The street-performance tour took place for six hours in total, drawing special attention and interest from excited locals.

The two acrobats are seen in another performance also at the ancient Giureconsulti building in Milan, Italy, in this image. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

The two acrobats are seen in another performance at the ancient Giureconsulti building in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

In the past, the Giang brothers created performance photo sets everywhere they performed, not only to record beautiful memories and unforgettable impressions, but also to promote a unique type of Vietnamese circus to the world.

Last Friday, the acrobatic duo earned one more place in the Guinness Book of World Records by successfully performing a head-to-head balancing walk at the Guinness World Record Show in Milan.

After three weeks of preparation, they smoothly walked up 10 steps to a height of two meters, passed through a crossbar 0.4 meters wide and 10 meters long, and then walked down the 10 steps for their gig.

This image shows the Vietnamese acrobatic duo performing their head-to-head balancing walk outside the ancient Giureconsulti building in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

This image shows the Vietnamese acrobatic duo performing their head-to-head balancing walk outside the ancient Giureconsulti building in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

They took part in the show at the invitation of Banijay S.p.A Company more than a year after they broke their own world record in Spain.

After their latest feat in Milan, the Giang brothers said they have determined that this was their last international gig.

“Everything has its limit. It is better for us to stop at the right time,” Nghiep said.

The Vietnamese acrobatic duo are performing their head-to-head balancing walk at the Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy. Photo Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

The Vietnamese acrobatic duo perform their head-to-head balancing walk at the Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

He explained that their parents, wives and children, and friends have long been worried for their safety during their stunts and want them to stop engaging in such adventurous maneuvers.

“We, however, will still continue practice and perform to the public at our own will,” Co said.

This image shows Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep on Dante, an ancient street leading to the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

This image shows Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep on Dante, an ancient street leading to the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy. Photo: Hai An / Tuoi Tre

Five years ago, Co and Nghiep earned a reputation for themselves over daredevil gymnastics routines that booked them a spot amongst the finalists of Britain’s Got Talent 2018.

The Giang brothers also won several local and international circus prizes, including the Grand Prix Award at the 10th International Circus Festival ‘Circuba 2011’ in Havana, Cuba; three prizes at the 13th International Circus Festival in Italy including a silver medal and two minor titles awarded by internationally renowned circus groups Monte Carlo Circus and Cirque du Soleil; and the Silver Lion Award at the 13th International Circus Festival in Hebei Province, China in 2011.

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The Giang brothers – a Vietnamese acrobatic duo – made their circus photo album in Italy’s Milan, after setting a new world record for a head-to-head balancing walk last Friday.