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Zip Zap Circus Picnic

Zip Zap Circus School Dome Zip Zap Circus School Dome Founders Garden, Jan Smuts Street Cape Town City Centre Cape Town South Africa 8000, Cape Town

Pack your cushions, low-lying chairs and comfy blankets and join us for A Circus Picnic at the Zip Zap Dome from 11 – 20 December 2020, with shows daily at 7pm (doors open at 5:30pm). Our first and last public show of an unprecedented year.   A Circus Picnic will also serve as the launch of Zip Zap’s professional performing company, MOYA I SPIRIT. This troupe comprises eight world-class performers all of whom are products of Zip Zap’s free vocational training programme and with years of international and local collective show time under their belts.   The Dome will be transformed into a theatrical picnic site, with plenty of space to allow for physical distancing, a quick & easy COVID-19 health screening, all orchestrated by our charismatic Ringmaster. Picnic spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis.   You can buy your delicious picnic feast from Dish Food & Social right now too. Browse the menu tabs above that offer – Gluten-free, Vegan and Standard options for both adults and children.  To keep everyone safe and in accordance with COVID-19 regulations, each picnic box caters for 1 person, and is individually pre-packed and sanitized, ready for your collection upon arrival at the Zip Zap Dome on the day of your show.   Picnic orders will close 48 hours prior to the show. While beverages will be available to purchase at the show, there will be no food on sale nor will outside food be allowed, so be sure to pre-order your picnic boxes when you buy your tickets!   Tickets available at Quicket.

R85

Zip Zap Fund-Runners!

Become a Fund-Runner & support Zip Zap Circus' Zappers programme with every kilometre you run!   Zip Zap Circus is a free social circus school in Cape Town, founded in 1992, that offers free programmes to children and youth. For 28 years, we have managed to keep our doors open for over 2000 children each year across 10 programmes, with funding being sourced from grants, donors and shows.   This year Covid-19 has stopped us in our tracks so we have had to think out of the box and find innovative and exciting ways to not only generate income but also share the joy of circus magic during these times. Our programmes have been suspended since early March, yet with a carefully planned phased-approach, we're getting ready to open our doors for our Zappers. We need your help to not only spread the circus magic, but to support our fundraising to keep our doors open. Jump on the virtual Cape Town Marathon bandwagon! Run your chosen distance (5km, 10km, 21.1km and 42.2km) any time between 6am and 1:30pm on Sunday 18 October and be a part of the Zip Zap Fund-Runners! You're welcome to start & finish your run at the Zip Zap Dome where free parking & toilet facilities will be available from 5:30am. We will have Zip Zap Motivation Stations along the Atlantic Seaboard (locations to be shared with confirmed Fund-Runners) which will provide snacks & beverages exclusively to Cape Town Fund-Runners to help keep the energy pumping and the magic alive! While there is no Zip Zap registration fee to sign up, runners will be required to commit to raising funds for Zip Zap by completing your participant form here on Quicket. Not only will this be the most rewarding run you've ever done, but all Cape Town...

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A Night At The Circus – Journey

JOURNEY is the very first production of our symphonic circus show. This is a compelling and ground-breaking artistic collaboration between Zip Zap Circus, the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, New Apostolic Church KBA Choir and captivating soloist Robyn Botha. JOURNEY takes entertainment to the next level and promises to take you on a visual and sensory rollercoaster of pure amazement, jaw-dropping awe and sheer delight. Imagine circus daredevils soaring effortlessly through the sky, cartwheeling and tumbling, juggling and also suspended from gravity-defying heights, all harmoniously blended with stirring orchestral masterpieces. Tickets available at Quicket.  

R50