Luzia (Cirque du Soleil)
Luzia | |
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![]() Logo for Cirque du Soleil's Luzia | |
Company | Cirque du Soleil |
Genre | Contemporary circus |
Show type | Touring show |
Date of premiere | April 21, 2016 (Montreal) |
Creative team | |
Conception and Director | Daniele Finzi Pasca |
Associate Director | Brigitte Poupart |
Director of Creation | Patricia Ruel |
Playwright | Julie Hamelin Finzi |
Set and Props Designer | Eugenio Caballero |
Costume Designer | Giovanna Buzzi |
Composer and Musical Director | Simon Carpentier |
Acrobatic Choreographer |
Edesia Moreno Barata Debra Brown Sylvia Gertrúdix González |
Puppet Designer | Max Humphries |
Lighting Designer | Martin Labrecque |
Projection Designer | Johnny Ranger |
Sound Designer | Jacques Boucher |
Acrobatic Performance Designer | Philippe Aubertin |
Acrobatic Equipment and Rigging Designer | Danny Zen |
Makeup Designer | Maryse Gosselin |
Other information | |
Preceded by | Paramour (2016) |
Succeeded by | Sép7imo Día - No Descansaré (2017) |
Official website |
Luzia is a Cirque du Soleil show inspired by the richness of the Mexican culture. The name Luzia fuses the sound of luz (light in Spanish) and lluvia (rain), two elements at the core of the show’s creation.
Luzia has a cast of 44 artists from 15 different countries and is Cirque du Soleil’s 38th production since 1984, and its 17th show presented under the Big Top. Its creative team comprises 16 creators under the artistic guidance of Guy Laliberté (Guide) and Jean-François Bouchard (Creative Guide).
Acts
- Hoop Diving
- Adagio
- Cyr Wheel & Trapeze
- Handbalancing
- Football Freestyle
- Pole Dance
- 360 Swing
- Aerial Straps
- Juggling
- Contortion
- Russian Swings
Music
The music listed bellow is from the soundtrack released at the premier of the show, but does not represent the live music in the show. The soundtrack was recorded in partnership with 'Bostich + Fussible' (real names: Ramón Amezcua and Pepe Mogt) who remixed some of the Luzia songs composed by Simon Carpentier. In an interview with Billboard.com, Alain Vinet, Cirque's musical director the reason for the partnership was because "Normally, the albums come out six months down the road, or a year down the road [after the show opens], because when we are in creation, the musicians are really, really busy; it’s impossible for us to take them out of the creation. But the mandate was for us to have the CD for the opening of the show. The only way we could achieve this was to outsource the production of the CD, and that is why we went with Nortec."[1] Rather than remixing all the songs from the show, 10 songs were chosen that represent 10 of the main themes in the show and although the melody is very similar to the live songs, the rhythm has been altered to achieve a more dance-orientated, pop-music style.
Track titles as they appear in order on the CD:
- Asi Es La Vida (Hoop Diving)
- Tiembla La Tierra (Adagio)
- Flores En El Desierto (Cyr Wheel & Trapeze)
- Pambolero (Football Freestyle)
- Pez Volador (Handbalancing)
- Los Mosquitos (Pole Dance)
- Alebrijes (Contortion)
- Tlaloc (Aerial Straps)
- Cierra Los Ojos (End of Act 1)
- Fiesta Finale (Curtain Call)
Tour
Luzia began its Grand Chapiteau tour in North America in its specially designed white and yellow Big Top designed based on the solar system to reflect the importance of space and especially the moon in the Mexican culture which inspired the show. The main tent is white with yellow curves to represent the paths of the planets around the moon and the artistic tent is yellow to represent the sun.
The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance:
EU Europe NA North America SA South and Central Americas AP Asia/Pacific OC Oceania AF Africa
Grand Chapiteau tour
2016 schedule
- NA Montreal, QC - From 21 Apr to 10 Jul 2016 (show premiere)
- NA Toronto, ON - From 28 Jul to 16 Oct 2016
- NA San Francisco, CA - From 17 Nov 2016 to 22 Jan 2017
2017 schedule
- NA San Jose, CA - From 9 Feb to 19 Mar 2017
- NA Seattle, WA - From 30 Mar to 21 May 2017
- NA Denver, CO - From 1 Jun to 9 Jul 2017
- NA Chicago, IL - From 21 Jul to 3 Sep 2017
- NA Phoenix, AZ - From 22 Sep to 22 Oct 2017
References
- ↑ Judy Cantor-Navas (2016-04-18). "Behind Cirque du Soleil's Mexican-Inspired Electronic Infused New 'Luzia' Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-27.