Jamie and Beata execute a hand-to-hand acrobatic routine on roller skates during a scene in 'The Royal Countess Zingara'.
After a successful run in Cape Town, “The Royal Countess Zingara” has arrived at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg.
Designer Richard Griffin has reimagined the iconic Spiegeltent as a large, ochre-hued royal enclosure.
Instead of replicating a specific time or place, the venue’s design is inspired by the Countess’s fictional travels through Morocco, the Sahara, Malta, and Mali. The aesthetic combines Byzantine and North African influences to create a unique, mirrored pavilion.
The production showcases a diverse ensemble of global and local talent, featuring roller-skating and hand-to-hand acrobatics from Jamie and Beata, alongside former Cirque du Soleil aerial cradle experts Juan Pablo Palacios and Victoria Perez Iacono of Argentina.
