Circus Oz and NORPA are donating 100 tickets to flood affected families via the Lismore Helping Hands Community Group.
Circus Oz’s latest show, Model Citizens will be performed at the Lismore City Hall on Friday, 12 and 13 May.
It will be the first show NORPA has been able to present since the flood inundated the entire bottom half of Lismore City Hall, damaging the box office, administration office, kitchen and dance studio.
In the lead up to the show, Circus Oz and NORPA have been conducting free workshops at a number of schools in the region that were affected by the flood.
NORPA’s general manager Patrick Healy said it was the company’s way of saying thank you to the community of Lismore.
‘We know how exhausting and heartbreaking the clean up is and that there are families and individuals in our community who could do with a bit of time out to enjoy a fabulous show thanks to Circus Oz,’ Mr Healy said.
‘Lismore Helping Hands have been at the coalface of helping people in our community and are well positioned to distribute the tickets to those who are having a tough time.’
Lismore City councillor Elly Bird from Lismore Helping Hands said the tickets would be greatly appreciated.
‘Helping Hands will work closely with NORPA and other agencies to get these tickets to those families so they can have a great night out at the circus,’ Cr Bird said.
Circus Oz programming director Matt Hughes, who completed his university studies in Lismore, said he understood the impacts of flooding.
‘I understand the heartache, anguish and trauma the flood-water brings, the hard work commences after the water recedes,’ Mr Hughes said.
‘I also witnessed the resilience and spirit that demonstrated the strength of a community and how the people of Lismore support each other in times of need.
‘As a company, Circus Oz celebrates diversity and human kindness, offering creativity and inspiration in the form of world class Contemporary Circus.
‘When NORPA suggested we work with them and assist Lismore Helping Hands we were only too pleased to agree to such a worthy cause.”
Tickets to the show range from $25 to $50 and bookings are available at norpa.org.au or by calling 1300 066 772.
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