CIRQUE DU SOLEIL Presents: KURIOS-Cabinet of Curiosities
OPENING IN COSTA MESA AT OC FAIR & EVENT CENTER
OCTOBER 15 THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, 2015
FOLLOWED BY LOS ANGELES
DECEMBER 10, 2015 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7, 2016
AT DODGER STADIUM-1000 Elysian Park Ave. Los Angeles 90012-
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In an alternate yet familiar past, in a place where wonders abound for those who
trust their imagination, a seeker discovers that in order to glimpse the marvels
that lie just below the surface, we must first learn to close our eyes.
In his larger-than-life curio cabinet, the seeker is convinced that there exists
a hidden, invisible world – a place where the craziest ideas and the grandest
dreams lie waiting. A collection of otherworldly characters suddenly steps into
his makeshift mechanical world. When the outlandish, benevolent characters
turn his world upside down with a touch of poetry and humor in an attempt
to ignite the seeker’s imagination, his curios jump to life one by one before
his very eyes. What if by engaging our imagination and opening our minds we could unlock the door to a world of wonders?
10 Curious Facts About the Show
•To make the Accordion Man’s attire,
the costume-maker spent an entire
week sewing inside the costume.
• Antanina Satsura, the artist who plays
Mini Lili in Kurios, is 3.2 feet tall and
weighs 39 pounds. She is one of the
10 smallest people in the world.
• The mechanical hand in Kurios weighs
750 pounds and measures 15 feet by
6.8 feet.
• More than a hundred costumes were
created to dress the cast of Kurios.
• There are 426 props used in
Kurios, the most of any show in
Cirque du Soleil’s history.
• Close to 65 trucks transport close to
2,000 tons of equipment for
KURIOS™.
• The 109 Tour Members range from
brand new to over 20 years on tour
with Cirque and are from 21 countries.
It is also the first time that Cirque du Soleil presents a welcoming act on top
of the big top before the show starts.
When the weather is allowing, 3
Artists climb the big top and welcome the
guests on site. As they are playing
music and acting, the audience is ar
-riving on site and is being introduced
to the KURIOS experience.
•It took the team of prop makers ap
-proximately 250 hours to build the
Micro-Cosmos ball.
• All performers are responsible for doing
their own make-up every show. It can
take them between 40 – 120 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmnJBc0M1lY
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL AT A GLANCE
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 1,300 artists from more
than 50 different countries.
Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to close to 155 million
spectators in more than 300 cities in over forty countries on six continents.
For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.
The mission
The mission of Cirque du Soleil is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses
and evoke the emotions of people around the world.
The Creatio n of Cirque du Soleil
It all started in Baie-Saint-Paul, a small town near Québec City in Canada.
There, in the early eighties, a band of colourful characters roamed the streets,
striding on stilts, juggling, dancing, breathing fire, and playing music. They were
Les Échassiers de Baie-Saint-Paul (the Baie-Saint-Paul Stiltwalkers), a street
theatre group founded by Gilles Ste-Croix. Already, the townsfolk were impressed
and intrigued by the young performers – including Guy Laliberté who founded
Cirque du Soleil.
The troupe went on to found Le Club des talons hauts (the High Heels Club),
and then, in 1982, organized La Fête foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul, a cultural event
in which street performers from all over met to exchange ideas and enliven
the streets of the town for a few days. La Fête foraine was repeated in 1983
and 1984. Le Club des talons hauts attracted notice, and Guy Laliberté, Gilles
Ste-Croix and their cronies began to cherish a crazy dream: to create a Québec
circus and take the troupe travelling around the world.
In 1984, Québec City was celebrating the 450th anniversary of Canada’s
discovery by Jacques Cartier, and they needed a show that would carry the
festivities out across the province. Guy Laliberté presented a proposal for a
show called Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun), and succeeded in convincing
the organizers. And Cirque du Soleil hasn’t stopped since!
