Twisted Cirque Live
Twisted Cirque Live
Birthdays, milestones, engagements and celebrations at home. A fire act on the lawn or an aerialist over the pool deck — scaled to the space and the guest list, not to a stage.
Private parties are the most enjoyable work we do and the most frequently underestimated. A fire act on a lawn with forty guests standing three metres away has a physical intensity that no ballroom set can match — and that closeness is exactly why the space has to be planned properly rather than improvised on the evening.
We come out, look at the garden, the pool deck, the driveway and the trees, and design around what is actually there. Overhanging branches, low awnings and proximity to thatch all matter, and we will tell you plainly if fire is not appropriate and put the LED version on the table instead.
30ths, 40ths, 50ths and 21sts — a four-minute feature act that turns a party into an occasion.
A discreetly timed act as the frame for the moment, coordinated with whoever is in on it.
A single aerial or fire piece choreographed to a song that means something to you.
Roaming flow and fire scaled to a domestic space, working close to guests.
Costuming and choreography built to a theme — carnival, Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, Bollywood.
Daytime LED, flag and flow performance with no open flame, pitched for a family audience.
At most milestone parties the entertainment has nothing to do with the person it is for. A band plays covers, a DJ takes requests, and it could be anybody’s birthday. We do the opposite.
Every booking includes an original piece of music composed about the person being celebrated — their story, the year they were born, the things their friends would recognise. We compose three original pieces from your brief and you choose the one that fits. The fire or aerial act is choreographed to it, and the recording is theirs to keep.
Equally, if there is a song they love — the one that follows them around, or the track from the year everyone is teasing them about — we choreograph to that instead. The Score is an option, not a condition of booking.
Four minutes, and everyone in the room understands the show is about them. Each piece is composed complete rather than as a draft, so we cannot edit one afterwards — which is why you choose from three finished pieces instead of approving one.
Most private bookings are a single performer or a pair, one or two short sets, and a load-in that takes under an hour. We bring everything: apparatus, a free-standing rig where aerial is involved (hired separately, delivery and installation included), sound if you need it, fire safety equipment and a safety officer. What we need from you is a flat, clear area, a power point within reach, and somewhere for performers to change.
We perform across Johannesburg, Sandton, Fourways, Bryanston, Randburg, the East Rand, Pretoria and Centurion, and travel further with travel costs itemised. Estates with security protocols are routine for us — send us the access requirements and we will handle the paperwork with the estate directly.
Private party bookings are usually the most affordable thing we do, because the performer count is low and the set is short. The variables are the number of performers, whether aerial rigging is required, travel distance, and how late you want us on site. A single fire artist doing two short sets at a Johannesburg home is a very different figure to a festival ensemble, and we would rather quote you honestly than push you upward.
Tell us the date, the address, roughly how many guests, and what the occasion is. We will suggest what actually suits the space — including telling you when a smaller act will land better than a bigger one.
You tell us the story — how you met, what matters, anything you want woven in. We compose three original pieces from that brief and send them to you. You choose the one that is right, the act is choreographed to it, and the recording is yours to keep. Each piece is composed complete rather than as a rough draft, so we cannot edit one after it exists. That is why you get three finished options to choose between rather than one to approve. You are also free to skip it entirely and give us a song of your own to choreograph to — the Score is an option, not a condition of booking.
Usually yes, on a lawn, driveway or paved area with clearance from trees, awnings and thatch. We do a site visit first and will tell you honestly if the space is not suitable — in which case the LED version gives the same choreography with no flame.
Yes. We supply free-standing aerial rigs — hired separately from the performance fee, with delivery and installation included — so gardens, pool decks and marquees all work. We need a flat, firm footprint and clearance around the rig.
For a single fire performer, roughly a five-metre clear circle with a marked perimeter. Aerial on a free-standing rig needs a firm, level footprint and overhead clearance. We confirm the exact requirement on the site visit.
Private bookings are typically our most affordable work, because the performer count is low and the sets are short. Send us the date, address, guest numbers and occasion and we will quote honestly — including telling you when a smaller act will land better.
Yes, with daytime LED, flag and flow performance and no open flame, pitched for a family audience.
If you are still deciding between fire and aerial, these pages go into the detail of each:
Tell us your date, venue and vision — we'll come back with a bespoke production proposal.