Head out of Town: Book now for Dolphins By Starlight at uShaka

Dolphins by Starlight takes place at uShaka Marine Workl from December 8 to 13, at 7pm every evening.

WE don’t have snow and sleigh rides but KwaZulu-Natal does have a rather special summery festive season tradition, the uShaka Marine World’s eagerly anticipated Dolphins By Starlight.

This year it takes place at uShaka in Durban from December 8 to 13, from 7pm every evening.

This star-spangled Christmas marine treat is designed to put stars in the eyes of young and old alike as the magnificent uShaka Sea World dolphins perform their dazzling aquatic aerobatics to Christmas soundtracks inspired by love, hope and family.

They will be joined by the Durban Gospel Choir, ‘divo’ Clive Gumede, songbird Samantha Landers, rising soprano star Slindo Zondo, the Quattro Femmes String Quartet, a live band under the direction of Burton Naidoo and a host of other talented guest artistes. Expect plenty of Christmas carols as well as stirring renditions of much loved favourites such as Josh Groban’s ‘The First Noel’, Whitney Houston’s ‘Joy to the World’, ‘God Bless Africa’ and the ‘Hip Hop Nutcracker’. The producers have even penned a special Christmas version of ‘The Circle of Life’ and reworkings of popular songs like ‘Can’t stop the Feeling’ and ‘Happy’.

Without giving too much away, early test flights have shown that Santa’s reindeer have been unable to make his sleigh hover more than 20cm off the ground. The North Pole News has reported that this failure to launch may be as a result of low Christmas spirit as well as folk forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. Santa is so concerned that he has decided to send his chief investigative elves Andy Alibastar and Polly Peppermint to uShaka to investigate.

Dolphins By Starlight is family entertainment at its very best with plenty of fun-filled interludes for children. So, expect a meeting with the uShaka Ocean Warriors, plenty of dancing and singing and perhaps even a surprise visit by the big man himself in a celebration that is sure to help us all rediscover the true heart of the holiday season in Durban.

Tickets are available at Computicket or via uShaka’s online ticketing.

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