Tips on who you should tip.
The Space Cowboy - The Defending Champion
Chayne Hultgren offers a matchless combination of whips, nine-foot unicycles, sword-swallowing, juggling, strutting wit and ceaseless charm.
Mario: Queen of the Circus - The Camp Contender
American performer Mario has stitched an act together out of a super-camp devotion to Freddie Mercury, a tendency to perform duels with fruit, and a surge of rockstar excitement.
Fraser Hooper - The Clown King
An award-winning clown and mime artist, Hooper promises ridiculous routines and a wicked sense of humour.
Senmaru - The Balancing Act
An extraordinary balancing act that defies belief: you simply can't make a teapot on a stick do that.
Tumble Circus - The High Climbers
Performing seven metres in the air, courtesy of the festival's first aerial rig, these Irish-based high- fliers have toured the world with their gravity-shunning routine. National hopes for championship victory ride high on their shoulders.
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