A CIRCUS star who specialises in juggling footballs wowed children with his skills ahead of two North-East performances.

Zhora Oganisyan, who holds the world record for football juggling – balancing on a large ball while kicking a standard ball from foot to foot and juggling three more, showed off his skills at the Soccarena sports complex, in Durham, ahead of his performances with the Moscow State Circus at the city’s Gala Theatre on Saturday and Sunday (March 7-8).

The Circus will perform its new show Park Gorkogo at 8pm on Saturday and 2pm and 5pm on Sunday.

It is set in Moscow’s cultural and artistic quarter and features strongman Vladislav Khostik and acrobat Tatiana Goncharova among others.

Tickets are £25, or £18 for concessions. To book, call 03000-266-600 or visit galadurham.co.uk