ZIP ZAP CIRCUS

In one playful, generous movement, Moya is both a spectacular performance and a portrait of ten young artists whose individual stories reflect a nation’s destiny. Moya is a Zulu word that means spirit, air, soul, and wind. It is an engine of life that can bring out the best in each one of us. The term is related to the concept of ubuntu, which emphasises interdependence and our sense of universal responsibility towards one another, a core philosophy of the Zip Zap School. Established in Capetown thirty years ago, the school uses circus arts as a tool for growth and emancipation for South African youth living in the grips of instability and violence. The spectacle comprises a staggering range of circus techniques (aerial straps, Cyr wheel, juggling, bouncing balls, trapeze, lifts, and more) as well as many styles of South African dance to reveal the various characters, to recount their desire for other worlds, exchange, fulfilment, and comradery.