Cirque Du Soleil – Luzia

A Mesmerising Montage

Cirque du Soleil return to London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2020, bringing their dazzling luminous spectacle, LUZIA to Europe for the first time.

LUZIA takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light (“luz” in Spanish) quenches the spirit and rain (“lluvia”) soothes the soul.

With a surrealistic series of grand visual surprises and breathtaking acrobatic performances, LUZIA cleverly brings to the stage multiple places, faces and sounds of Mexico taken from both tradition and modernity.

Highlights

We loved the following acts;

Swing to swing

Under a luminous red moon, nine artists perform a stunning Russian swing act. For the first time at Cirque du Soleil, the two swings are mounted on a turntable so that the audience can enjoy the performance from all angles. The pushers demonstrate impeccable timing by flinging their partners up to 10 meters (33 feet) in the air.

Football dance

This youthful act pays tribute to the modern ritual sport of football, highly celebrated in Mexico. A man and a woman try to outdo each other by deftly manipulating a ball with their feet and head.

Cyr wheel and trapeze

With cacti silhouetted against the setting sun, two young women dance on stage in large majestic hoops as in a dream. Rolling among the quiotes (Agave plants), they are soon joined by a trapeze artist who performs a series of original figures, sometimes hanging only by one heel. The performance culminates in the rain.

Verdict – Outstanding 10/10

This show is truly a spectacular, show stopping supremacy!Cirque du Soleil presented a waking dream of Mexico leaving the audience in awe. But the icing on the cake is the waterfall, height of Royal Albert hall!The acts will not disappoint. There are 17 in total and the finale is worth the wait.

Source: https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/