Aussies perform at Carnival City

Sun International has teamed up with the makers of the acclaimed Great Moscow Circus and Great Euro Circus to bring Aussie: The Australian Circus Spectacular to South Africa.

The performers will travel the length and breadth of the country to dazzle and amaze audiences, from February 12 to May 22.

This is the first time that “Aussie” has visited foreign soil and it promises to leave audiences in awe with the cast performing unbelievable feats.

Highlights of the show include one of the world’s few surviving human cannonball acts performed by expert stuntman, Luiz Daza, who has literally flown over audiences seven days a week during the sellout run of the Great Euro Circus in Australia.

Audiences will also marvel at the dizzying “Globe of Death” act which features up to five motorbike riders circling a daring dancer with “Mad Max” style bravado before the sphere splits in half, and freestyle motor cross stunts during which riders reach gut-wrenching heights beneath the circus Big Top.

Between these breathtaking and death-defying stunts, a troupe of talented and equally daring Aussies will perform amazing feats of human endurance, skill and strength.

From the Queen of the Silks, Kiarnna, Val De Fun, the illusion of the salsa-dancing quick-change act, to the duo pole performance by Edison and Giselle, audiences will be mesmerised from start to finish.

“Aussie is world class family entertainment that will have South Africans on the edge of their seats,” says Lara Horvath, group entertainment manager at Sun International.

“This is a modern and exclusively human, feel-good circus spectacular that blends stunning cirque style acrobatics, hilarious vaudevillian antics and extreme, high octane stunts that reflect the offbeat nature of Australians.”

Carnival City May 19 to May 22 (limited show season)

Tickets went on sale on December 16 and can be purchased by visiting www.computicket.com