Looking back on 2011 Zazzy highlights

Looking back on 2011, below are some photo’s of Zaz’s highlights. Starting with the Clowns International festival in butlins Bognor Regis, after all back in the early 90’s Clown Zaz was born here, every year clowns perform to the public, meet & share ideas. (This years festival is set, the weekend of  3&4th March) In March Zaz was booked to perform at a grand family party set in a 5* hotel in Bhubaneswar, India. An amazing experience working with other acts from Europe. The grandest child’s birthday i’ve  been to yet! The stage was built & decorated for magic illusions, my clown show & lots & lots of live Bollywood shows, to amaze the 1500 or so guests & children. As I arrived back home from India The Guardian G2 magazine article on clowns was nice to see & quite interesting to……….the Guardian had interviewed myself & others from the clown fest in Bognor. For the Royal wedding day Zaz & friends spent most of the day at Hotham park in Bognor, the local council had set up big screens & other free activities including circus skills! once finished we quickly packed down & head back to Brighton as in my very own street there was a party in full swing! round two & the mini circus was set again but this time not on the grass but out side my house in my very own street! At least now ALL the neighbours know that there’s a real clown living in the street!

In May, like most years, Zaz met friends & clown performers on the annual “working holiday” that is the Danish clown fest in Svendborg. I think 2010 was my 8th time attending, & this year got some great press. A large pic taken in a dressing room on my iphone was printed in the Copenhagen Politiken news paper also a DK TV news program filmed at Tivoli in Copenhagen. Hope to meet all my Danish clown friends again this year!

The summer is here (or on its way) Very happy to be invited back to Glastonbury KidzField 2011, which is England’s largest Free Kidz festival. Its great treat  to work along side some of the coolest acts for kids, many including the cbbc presenters, Gruffalo & Rastamouse & the easy crew.  One of my shows in the BigTop was just before Rastamouse, so many kids & families had come to see his debut festival gig, I hope he digz my cool clown warm up!  The Observer Sunday Glastonbury special featured a zazzy photo taken in the kidzfield, & (quote) its true Zaz prefer’s Rastamouse to Beyonce!

busy with summer festivals, kids party’s & school fetes, Zaz’s first time at the BigChill music festival in Herefordshire, the Little chill was great, listening to tunes on my giant Ipod was fun, the highlight for me, Dj Tom Middleton did a fantastic Dj set for kids, mums&dads, its great to see festival dj’s & bands playing in the children’s Zone at the festival! Lawnfest, Harvest, Hampshire Water & Out of the ordinary festivals saw the mini circus in full swing. With summer packed away in the garage, once again its Christmas season, Zaz Elf began early with Harrods xmas parade in london working with many great family performer friends, the usual busy shopping centres, sporting xmas lunch, one of my favourite charity gigs I have supported for years. Brighton FC kids xmas party is always great fun, pwb children’s charity show filmed in Brighton, hat juggling without the red nose for a change…..

I hope you enjoyed my Zazzy highlights, its been a great year & its nice to share my travels, thanks for all the help & bookings & kind feedback from friends, mums&dads, schools & entertainment people!…… Looking forward to more Cool Clown fun in 2012!

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Happy Zazzy New Year!

pics from christmas day with Santa and his reindeer………Zaz has had a great fun year & is looking forward to more family & kidz’s clown fun in 2012!

Its the weekend before Christmas, last minute Kidz entertainment

Hurrah it’s the weekend before Christmas, Zazzy Elf has been busy keeping santa grotto queues entertained & having fun at kidz & adults xmas parties all over.  Not to long to wait for the big day!              Zaz does have some last minute time slots free between now & xmas click here for booking enquires or is happy to help with any plans for 2012.

Nice feedback for Christmas season’s Zazzy Elf

Zaz, You did a fantastic job being here, there and everywhere, not only entertaining, but keeping the queue for the Grotto suitably distracted! Please can we book you in for 2nd Dec 2012???? Alton Town Council. Great feedback from the organisers of  Yuletide festival in Alton, Hampshire. A festive time was had by all on Sunday hundreds of people came to see the Christmas markets & of course Santa himself! 

PWB Children’s charity cabaret fundraiser

Last Thursday at the Marlborough Theatre in Brighton many performers including Zaz put together a great evening of cabaret  entertainment to raise money & promote Children’s Charity Performers without boarders.  A UK charity that works with vulnerable children in countries with high levels of child poverty. Giving these children an extraordinary opportunity to learn a wide range of circus and performance skills. Over £500 was raised on the night to help with their up coming trip to India. For more info or to support PWB see pwb website here Well done to all that saw, performed or helped with the show it was a great night!  Here is MattZaz hat juggling in the show……… 

It will soon be time for Christmas Elf-Clown to come out to play…..

With Christmas only a few months away Zaz is now taking bookings for Kidz & Family Xmas parties. This time of year Zaz changes into more an Elf than a Clown, but still with all the Circus fun & extra christmas Magic! 

Ooto festival 2011 photos

Another fine & Sunny time spent in the Circus area with good friends @ the Out Of The Ordinary Festival, a 3 day Eco friendly celebration of peace, community, fun, education and exploration. Always a nice calm end to the summer season, unlike the bigger festivals ooto is a collection of festival friends rather than ticket holders a lot smaller and greener with cool family’s enjoying the end of summer.  My daughter and I loved hoola hooping and my 5 yr old son trying to uni cycle and tightrope. Brilliant time had by us all. Loved the show too 🙂 (posted by a mum on the festival facebook) 
for more photos click here & Ooto website here

Kit clean up time……..

Spent this afternoon cleaning this summers festival mud off all the circus workshop toys……., now heading to London for more birthdays & circus skills&show in a synagog would you believe, have a great weekend All!

Out of the Ordinary festival 2011 this weekend

It is a sign that the end of summer is here as, OOTO festival in Sussex is this coming weekend. Last weekend was spent at Bristol juggling convention (which is also on this weekend with the gala show on the Friday evening, well worth a visit if your in the west) On Saturday Zaz & super hula hooper Jo Mondy set up the circus for a wedding party, providing a children’s circus area and a light show just before fireworks & bedTime for the younger guests.

Zaz will be @ Alex James Harvest Festival kids&family fields on Sunday

On Sunday (not Sat) Zaz will be adding Cool Clown Fun to the Kidz & Family field @ this weekends Alex James Presents Harvest.                           A great British family friendly festival in Oxfordshire, Amazing Food &  Music line-up along with some great stuff for Kidz too!                                  For more info see the website here

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