Arts preview: Masks and sparks at The Venetian Macao’s Carnevale 2014

Grab your feathered mask and let the festivities begin - it's time for The Venetian Macao's Carnevale di Venezia festival, two weeks of food, wine and fun.

What will make this year's event different is the "Lords of Lightning" performance featuring Kino McDonald and Joshua Leighton-Trew, who battle it out on stage with four million volts of electricity at their disposal.

Think light sabres, but made of pure, genuine electricity.

The idea was concocted in 2011 when engineer Carlos Van Camp teamed up with McDonald and Leighton-Trew to choreograph an act combining their skills in martial arts, dance and circus performance.

"We both need an excellent sense of balance to do this show, as we are standing high in the air on small metal podiums. We wear metal suits, which have proved to be very slippery while handling large equipment," explains Leighton-Trew, adding that receiving minor shocks has become part of the routine.