In Zip Zap Circus' Journey Beyond, 10 Zip Zap students and teachers will perform to music from the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra and singers Zolani Mahola, soprano Zita Pretorius and tenor Tim Moloi. Picture: JOAN WARD / SUPPLIED
He completed Zip Zap’s professional four-year course called Dare To Dream, then joined the staff. Now 27, he has performed in France, Switzerland, Spain and the US three times, once before president Barack Obama at the White House.in Johannesburg, when 10 Zip Zap students and teachers will perform to music from the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra and singers Zolani Mahola of Freshlyground, soprano Zita Pretorius and tenor Tim Moloi.
“Our job is to give them some fun and a good meal. We were the first circus school in the world — and probably still the only one — which has a programme for children living with HIV,” says Van Rensburg. Money raised by live performances covers about 40% of the costs, with donations and grants covering the rest. The expenses include two buses that weave about the townships to collect and drop off the children who attend the classes. The circus feeds the students every day, with Woolworths sponsoring the food.
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