Cirque Infernal will thrill visitors to Joburg Theatre

The Joburg Theatre is proud to present Europe’s famous Cirque Infernal on the Mandela Stage from September 6 to 23.

Cirque Infernal offers non-stop captivating entertainment with astonishing and death-defying acts.

The show was created by Danny Varanne, who was part of Le Grand Cirque Adrenaline which was presented at Joburg Theatre in 2012.

He headlined the motorcycle act, The Globe of Death, which left the audience in awe as they watched three bikers ride inside a globe of steel at speeds of up to 65km/h, all the while trying to avoid a collision.

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“I am extremely excited to be returning to Joburg,” says Danny.

“I have developed my appreciation for gothic and circus stories into Cirque Infernal, and I can’t wait for South African audiences to witness this breathtaking production.

“The show features two world firsts and thrilling jaw-droppers, as well as moments of pure poetry.”

Cirque Infernal features some of the world’s top circus performers including:

• Trapeze artists Celeste Bliss (USA) and François Colarusso (France/Canada).

• Wilson Stey (France) is the funambulist (tightrope walking). He is originally from Germany and his ancestors have been walking the tightrope since the Middle Ages.

• Pro Sufi dancer Aurelia Baque is a native of Toulouse, France. She spent half a year in an Indian Ashram, learning and practising the daily the art of Sufi dance.

• The (almost) fully tattooed Stephane Bucheton from France is a former FMX Biker. Tired of crashing, he befriended the Infernal Varanne Riders who taught him to ride the wall of death.

• Italian Bruno Alliot always said that he would rather ride a bike than walk! If he could, he would ride through the intricacies of life. Alliot, whose father was also a wall of death biker, grew up with Danny’s family.

• Married on stage and in life, Scottish couple Rachel and Charlie Atlas push the boundaries of the knife throwing act.

• The beautiful Irina Naumenko studied contortion and other art forms at the world famous Circus School of Moscow. She participated in the Monte Carlo circus festival and toured the world with Cirque du Soleil.

• Romanian brothers Valentin and Catalin Badea are the Strong Men of the show.

• Johann Jacob Gorius is the rolla bolla (an acrobat performing on rolling cylinders). He is an Amish native of Alsace in France and his family worked in various circuses in California.

•French fire performer, Varanella, is the Queen of Darkness in the show.

• French actor Warren Zavatta is the Voice of Death in the show.

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Performances will take place on Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.

Bookings can be made through www.joburgtheatre.com or by calling 086 176 0670, or via Webtickets.

Discounts are available for students, pensioners and groups of 10 or more – these are available by calling the theatre directly on 011 877 6853.

Regrettably, no under-five-year-olds will be allowed.