In November 2009 co-founder of Zip Zap Circus, Brent van Rensburg met artist Paul du Toit at a roof wetting party. Sitting around the fire Brent explained to Paul how he had always dreamt of a show where an artist paints live while a band plays and Zip Zap performs artistic circus acts. Paul immediately got excited about the idea and told Brent that he would be very keen to do it and that they should approach Kahn and the Parlotones to see if they would like to get involved. Thanks to Steven Straker and Siskha Brand from Hands on Wine they managed to make contact with The Parlotones. In July the three artists met, and immediately an incredible collaboration started. Somehow it was the right mix. All three understood how to make this show unique and magical. The show is a collaboration between South Africa’s finest – the live music of the Parlotones, the painting of Paul du Toit, and the circus magic of Zip Zap. Imagine Paul’s brush stroking the canvas, his creation coming alive before your very eyes, while inspired by the incredible music of the Parlotones and the aerial artistry of the trapeze acts. The world’s first simultaneous and interactive display of these three art forms promises to leave one spellbound. The evening will be accompanied by a three-course dinner, wine and an auction for the benefit of the Zip Zap Circus School. The painting created by Paul du Toit will be one of the most sought after items at the auction.
Zip Zap is an innovative school of circus arts, inspiring and empowering young people.
Its mission is to take ‘ordinary’ kids (including ‘youth-at-risk’) and provide them with the resources to develop skills through the medium of circus arts that will develop them as young leaders, good citizens, ambassadors for South Africa, and make them eminently employable.
The fundraising dinner show takes place on 2 September 2010, 6pm for 6:30pm at the Zip Zap dome in Cape Town. The cost is R1000 per person. To book contact: bookings@zip-zap.co.za
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