{"id":11911,"date":"2013-03-19T23:53:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T21:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=11911"},"modified":"2013-04-18T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T08:46:54","slug":"zip-zap-circus-workshop-with-cirque-du-soleil-dralion-at-the-grand-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/zip-zap-circus-workshop-with-cirque-du-soleil-dralion-at-the-grand-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"Zip Zap Circus workshop with Cirque du Soleil Dralion at the Grand Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"
Friday 15 March 2013<\/div>\n

Prior to attending Friday night’s performance of Cirque du Soleil’s stunning show Dralion<\/em><\/a>, I had the privilege of joining a short media briefing and attending part of Cirque du Soleil’s workshop with the Zip Zap Circus School as well as getting a quick tour backstage.<\/p>\n

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During the brief conference, Zip Zap co-founder Brent van Rensburg spoke of the organisation’s aims<\/a> and history and the many amazing initiatives<\/a> they have undertaken over the more than a decade that they’ve existed. A representative of Cirque du Soleil spoke briefly on Cirque du Soleil’s support of and longstanding relationship with Zip Zap and a representative from corporate benefactor T Systems handed over a generous R40 000 donation to Zip Zap.<\/p>\n\n\t\t