It's a circus for the modern age and, in a world of high technology and cinematic special effects, it is a notable feat to produce a show which can still provoke immense awe at just what can be achieved with the human body alone.

Joburg Theatre brought you - for the first time in South Africa - the spectacular extravaganza known as Le Grand Cirque. After 54 sold-out performances, it has become the most in-demand show from our patrons for a return visit. We are absolutely delighted that we can now announce an exclusive four-week triumphant return of Le Grand Cirque with its brand new edition Le Grand Cirque Fantazie.

Cirque du Soleil changed the face of Cirque style productions with its artistic interpretations of the world’s greatest acrobatic skills. From its base in Canada, it soon became the world leader in this style of presentation with many sold-out shows in Las Vegas and around the world.

From the award-winning creative team behind Spirit of the Dance, one of the world’s - and certainly South Africa’s - most popular dance shows, came the next generation of Cirque style productions.

The spellbinding and magical Le Grand Cirque is one of the most exciting shows you will ever see. It has fast become one of the hottest tickets in show business history with sold-out shows and standing ovations night after night. It has played to over 10-million people around the world, smashing all box office records on the way.

Featuring an international cast of 50 world champion acrobats and performers from over 15 countries - including China; Russia; and Monte Carlo - this award-winning spectacle will quite simply take your breath away. This thrill-a-minute production delivers incredible talent beyond your wildest imagination that will take you to the edge of your seats - and back again!

Le Grand Cirque Fantazie is perfect for all the family, with fun and happiness written all over it. The mesmerising show brings you beautiful costumes; dynamic lighting; and some of the greatest international talent ever assembled on one stage. The music for the show has been selected from the world’s most popular classical composers, and masterfully arranged with up-to-date rhythms to reflect the international appeal of the show.

This latest edition brings back the most popular of its original Le Grand Cirque sequences and adds even more breathtaking spectacle with a feast of white-knuckle stunts and precision skill, producing so much mind-boggling electricity it could light up all of Joburg!

Performances begin in The Mandela at Joburg Theatre on Thursday, 15 July, and the limited season must close on Sunday, 8 August.

Tickets are R186; R242; R288; and R335, and are available at Computicket – call 011 340 8000 / 083 915 8000 or visit www.computicket.com.

Special discount ticket prices are available for groups of ten or more – call the theatre’s VIP Ticketing on 011 877 6854.

Le Grand Cirque Fantazie is presented in South Africa in association with M-Net and Classic FM.

Put this spectacular show at the top of your wish list!