Cirque du Soleil KOOZA - season extends

Written and Directed by David Shiner


DUE TO AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL EXTENDS THE SEASON OF IT’S NEW SHOW ‘KOOZA’

KOOZA OPENS IN ONE MONTH ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019

NEW AND FINAL SHOWS ON SALE MONDAY, JANUARY 18

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 : Cirque du Soleil arrives in Auckland in one month with the spectactular NEW production KOOZA.

KOOZA opens Friday, February 15 and will perform under the famous blue and yellow Big Top at Alexandra Park, Epsom. Due to exceptional demand for tickets, Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to announce the Auckland season will now be extended until Sunday, March 24.

Tickets for the newly announced shows Wednesday, March 20 until Sunday, March 24 will go on sale Monday, January 18 at:

www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza

One of the most physically astonishing shows in the Cirque du Soleil stable, KOOZA is a colourful, sparkling homage to the traditions of circus, combining thrilling acrobatics with the art of clowning.

Cirque du Soleil’s casting teams search the world for performers at the very top of their craft and this quest for the best is evident in KOOZA, which features breath-taking acts on a scale not regularly seen by local audiences. Some of these include:

The Twin Hire Wire: Two high wires are suspended 5 metres and 8 metres above the stage. The four artists are third and sixth generation circus performers and their expert ability allows them to perform feats in the air that most of us would find difficult to do on the ground, including skipping ropes, sword fighting and standing on a chair balanced across two moving bicycles.

Wheel of Death: KOOZA’s 700 kilogram Wheel of Death rotates at heart-stopping speeds, powered only by the two artists who leap and counter-rotate in a death-defying display of fearless acrobatics and astonishing teamwork.

The Teeterboard: The Teeterboard is a giant see-saw that literally flings artists into the air, where they execute quintuple twisting somersaults—and that’s just the prelude! The troupe of over 10 acrobats perform stunts of ever-increasing complexity including spinning 9 metres above the stage and landing with double or single metal stilts strapped to their legs.






About KOOZA
Cirque du Soleil rediscovers its origins with the company’s first Big Top show since Totem in 2014. A return to the intimate and fundamental human elements of circus, KOOZA combines thrilling acrobatic performance with the art of clowning. We follow The Innocent as he takes a journey of self-discovery through a comic kingdom of eccentric characters, electrifying thrills and out-of-the-box surprises.

Presented in a colorful mélange, KOOZA springs open like a bejeweled toy box to capture the audience’s imagination and set their pulse racing. Sheer human effort - performance in its rawest, purest form - is showcased in all its splendor and fragility.

The international cast of 50 acrobats, musicians, singers and actors present heart-stopping feats and laugh-out-loud antics to a live soundtrack fusion of jazz, funk and Bollywood beats.

Glowing praise for KOOZA;

“This is Cirque du Soleil’s pinnacle… so spectacular, so obviously death-defying, so totally insane that I found myself with my hands over my face. We all love Cirque du Soleil but this time they have outdone themselves. And I haven’t laughed so much in ages.”
The Courier Mail

“Spell-binding feats have you gasping… remarkable acrobatic and other physical skills wrapped up in a slick, lavish staging… the performers are exceptional.”
The Sunday Telegraph

“KOOZA delivers in all areas…never fails to elicit gasps from the audience… packs a thrill of danger… the final scene is as touching as anything I’ve seen from this company.”
Sydney Morning Herald

“KOOZA, a back-to-basics affair, presents the usual rubbery contortionists, fearless tightrope walkers and other gravity-defying daredevils. But what is special about this new production is that Cirque introduces some carefully choreographed chaos and old-fashioned sideshow spark… the real pleasures are the genuinely funny clowns.”
The New York Times

For more information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - KOOZA – AUCKLAND 2019
Opens Friday, February 15 until Sunday, March 24, 2019

About Cirque du Soleil
From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has close to 4,000 employees, including 1,400 artists from more than 50 different countries.

Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 190 million spectators in more than 450 cities in over sixty countries on six continents.

For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com
To find out more about the ONE DROP Foundation, visit www.onedrop.org

KOOZA Broadcast Quality Downloadable Video:
B Roll: https://cirk.me/KOOZA_PAL

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