Dancing poodles means the circus is back in town
2010/12/01POODLES dancing to the late Afro- pop diva Brenda Fassie’s music and a goat walking on its hind legs will leave you in stitches – the McLaren Circus hits East London today.
The circus is here for a month, kicking off at Gonubie Sports Field and later moving to two other sites across Buffalo City.
The travelling circus is an initiative by brothers David and Duncan McLaren from Cape Town, who decided to start their own circus to keep the spirit alive in South Africa.
“We started this four years ago in the parking lots of Cape Town shopping malls and now it has become what we dreamed of,” said Duncan, who performs as a clown.
He said poodles, ponies, camels and pythons all compete for attention with clowns, fire-eaters, sword swallowers and other colourful characters.
Spectators can look forward to seeing Billy the goat, who has been with the team for four years . He jumps the hula-hoop and walks on his hind legs. “Billy loves to show off,” he said.Other characters are two poodles, Sonny and Cher. Cher is the show’s dancing diva, who wears her little dress when she takes to the stage. She dances to the sounds of the late singer Brenda Fassie while Sonny is a caring boy who pushes a pram and jumps through a hula-hoop.
“P eople are guaranteed to have fun,” said Duncan, adding that he was looking forward to performing for the people of East London and surrounding areas.
The circus will be at the Gonubie field until December5, then in Beacon Bay from December8 and finally it moves to Cambridge Police Park on December14. Tickets are between R40 and R80 and bookings can be made on 0827475726.
In the spirit of love , the McLaren Circus invites needy local charities to a free show on December14, at 3pm. Charities need to send a list of children to 0217020434, and there are about 500 seats available. — By XOLISA MGWATYU
The circus is here for a month, kicking off at Gonubie Sports Field and later moving to two other sites across Buffalo City.
The travelling circus is an initiative by brothers David and Duncan McLaren from Cape Town, who decided to start their own circus to keep the spirit alive in South Africa.
“We started this four years ago in the parking lots of Cape Town shopping malls and now it has become what we dreamed of,” said Duncan, who performs as a clown.
He said poodles, ponies, camels and pythons all compete for attention with clowns, fire-eaters, sword swallowers and other colourful characters.
Spectators can look forward to seeing Billy the goat, who has been with the team for four years . He jumps the hula-hoop and walks on his hind legs. “Billy loves to show off,” he said.Other characters are two poodles, Sonny and Cher. Cher is the show’s dancing diva, who wears her little dress when she takes to the stage. She dances to the sounds of the late singer Brenda Fassie while Sonny is a caring boy who pushes a pram and jumps through a hula-hoop.
“P eople are guaranteed to have fun,” said Duncan, adding that he was looking forward to performing for the people of East London and surrounding areas.
The circus will be at the Gonubie field until December5, then in Beacon Bay from December8 and finally it moves to Cambridge Police Park on December14. Tickets are between R40 and R80 and bookings can be made on 0827475726.
In the spirit of love , the McLaren Circus invites needy local charities to a free show on December14, at 3pm. Charities need to send a list of children to 0217020434, and there are about 500 seats available. — By XOLISA MGWATYU
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