ZARKANA and ZAIA

Hi everybody! This week I found interesting information about some shows of the Cirque Du Soleil. This show is called it “Zarkana” and is touring in United States, Spain and Russia, this show is mix between opera, and acrobatic show. “The story follows Zark, a magician who has lost his powers – and the love of his life– in an abandoned theatre populated by a motley collection of off-the-wall characters and incomparable acrobats. He runs into the Mutants, four sirens as sinister as they are fabulous, who are determined to divert him from his quest. (cirquedusoleil.com)

This show is a visual spectacular, an acrobatic universe where a fantasy and crazy world makes the perfect combination to involved people and let them dream about the arts and beauty of life. Zarkana, began the tour on June 9, 2011 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. 

Other amazing show that the Cirque Du Soleil has is “ZAIA” this show is about “the dream of a young girl who journeys into space on a strange, yet familiar voyage of self-discovery. As she travels, she encounters the beauty of humanity and eventually brings it back with her to share with the inhabitants of earth.” (cirquedusoleil.com) “ZAIA” present a different point of view about the stars, planets and the universe in general, a show with acrobatics, visual effects and lights that make you think that everything is possible if you just dream it. 

Here are links, if you want to see the magic of the show:

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home.aspx#/en/home/multimedias/videos/zaia

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home.aspx#/en/home/multimedias/videos/zarkana

Reference

Cirque Du Soleil . 25 August 2011 <http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home.aspx#/en/home/shows/details/zarkana.aspx>.

How did it start?

Nowadays the Cirque du Soleil is recognized because the spectacular show they present, this circus shows a mix between circus arts, theater, original music, special effects, visual vanguards, among other things; it is important to mention that Cirque du Soleil does not give animals acts, as the majority of the circus does.

This famous circus was founded in 1984 in Quebec which in French means “Circus of the Sun” (cirquedusoleil.com) at first called “High Heels Club” in the 1980´s as a entertainment group that set up a festival, there the artists could changed ideas between them about the circus tradition; Through the years, this circus become more and more famous because the unique show they give. The Cirque du Soleil develops its programs in Montereal studio, and by now it has a permanent show in Las Vegas and Disney World in Florida, but principal it is famous because it travels around, the world since America to Asia, and employs actors, artists, acrobats, musicians from any nation.

The Cirque du Soleil has a lot of show in which we can appreciate the level of creativity, on of them is “OVO” which it is touring in USA, Canada and Mexico this show introduce you “into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life” (cirquedusoleil.com). Because the artists play with the insect´s home, a world filled of energy and movement; with this performance we can appreciate the insect work, eat, play and fight for love, since the mysterious egg appears at the beginning of the act, through the enigma they feel about this object until the end of the day. They make a unique performance of something we do not even thing it could be possible. 

Here you can see a quick overview of this spectacular show: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home.aspx#/en/home/shows/details/ovo.aspx

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References

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com