Zarkana by Cirque du Soleil® PREMIERES IN LAS VEGAS TONIGHT at ARIA
Resort & Casino at CityCenter
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this
evening Cirque du Soleil proudly celebrated the Las Vegas premiere of its newest resident show
Zarkana at ARIA Resort & Casino™ at CityCenter.
Zarkana, a visually stunning modern acrobatic spectacular,
begins its residency at ARIA following hugely successful
engagements at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Arena Madrid and Moscow's Kremlin State Palace Theatre.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release,
please click:
http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58977-cirque-du-soleil-zarkana
(Photo:
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Celebrities joining the night's red
carpet event and after-party at HAZE Nightclub included Emmy
award-winning actor Aaron
Paul (Breaking Bad), director Francis Ford Coppola, actor Matt Lanter (90210), actress
Dot Jones (Glee),
actor Harry Shum Jr
(Glee), actor Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First
Class), Dj ASHBA (Recording Artist), Mark Foster (Recording Artist),
magician/illusionist Criss
Angel, actor Omar Benson
Miller (CSI:Miami), comedian Carrot Top,
entertainers Siegfried & Roy, the Zarkana
creative team including Francois
Girard (Writer & Director), Nick Littlemore (Composer & Musical
Director) and Cirque du Soleil's President and CEO
Daniel
Lamarre.
Set in a world where physical ability meets the extraordinary,
Zarkana, which TIME magazine proclaimed "the show of
the summer" in New York City and
The New York Times called
"aah-inspiring," was seen by more than 1.5 million people during
its triumphant 2011-2012 international run.
The show follows Zark, the ringmaster of an extraordinary circus
coming back to life, as he guides us in an abandoned theatre
populated by a motley collection of off-the-wall characters and
incomparable acrobats. Zarkana is a visual vortex set
in a twisted acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little,
chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration.
Zarkana is written and directed by Francois Girard, one of Quebec's most highly regarded creators who is
equally at ease in cinema (Silk, The Red Violin),
opera, visual arts and theatre and has earned an enviable
international reputation over the years. A keen music lover, he is
particularly known for the hybrid worlds he creates in which music
plays a predominant role. His works are recognized for their great
musicality, both in terms of sound and image.
The Creative Team
Along with Francois Girard, the creative team consists of
the following distinctive talents:
Guy
Laliberte
|
Creative
Guide
|
Gilles
Ste-Croix
|
Creative
Guide
|
Francois
Girard
|
Writer and
Director
|
Line
Tremblay
|
Director
of Creation
|
Stephane
Roy
|
Set and
Props Designer
|
Alan
Hranitelj
|
Costume
Designer
|
Nick
Littlemore
|
Composer
and Musical Director
|
Debra
Brown
|
Choreographer
|
Jean-Jacques Pillet
|
Choreographer
|
Alain
Lortie
|
Lighting
Designer
|
Raymond
St-Jean
|
Image
Content Designer
|
Steven
Dubuc
|
Sound
Designer
|
Florence
Pot
|
Acrobatic
Performance Designer
|
Danny
Zen
|
Rigging
and Acrobatic Equipment Designer
|
Eleni
Uranis
|
Makeup
Designer
|
SHOW SCHEDULE:
- Zarkana performs Friday through Tuesday at 7:00pm and 9:30pm.
- There are no performances on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
TO RESERVE TICKETS:
- Call 877.253.5847 or 702.531.2031
- Go to www.cirquedusoleil.com/zarkana or
www.arialasvegas.com/zarkana
- Visit the Zarkana ticket office at ARIA or any of the
MGM Resorts International box offices.
TICKET PRICES:
- $69, $99, $130,
$140, $150, $180 (plus
tax and fees).
- Tickets are available 120 days in advance of the performance
date.
Like Zarkana on Facebook or Tweet us: @Cirque
#Zarkana.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Video images and sound bites will be available on
November 9 for download at:
http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58977-cirque-du-soleil-zarkana
- For creative team biographies, show images and additional
information, visit the Cirque du Soleil press room at:
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/pressroom/default.htm
(Registration is required to access images)
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