KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil

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KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil description

KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities is Cirque du Soleil's steampunk circus show, set inside the workshop of a 19th-century inventor.

The inventor, known as the Seeker, has built a machine intended to bend time, space and dimension. When it works, a troupe of improbable characters steps out of it and his cabinet of curiosities comes to life around him. The acts are staged as the contents of that cabinet: an aerial bicycle, a Russian cradle, contortionists folded into a giant mechanical hand, a rola bola balanced high above the stage, acro net, banquine, aerial straps, yo-yo, and a chair-balancing act performed twice at once - upright, and mirrored upside down on the ceiling.

The production premiered in Montreal in 2014 and has since played across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It made its European premiere at the Royal Albert Hall, which has hosted Cirque du Soleil for more than two decades. Reviewing it for WhatsOnStage, Theo Bosanquet gave the show four stars and called it "a glorious spectacle".

KURIOS is directed by Michel Laprise, with Chantal Tremblay as director of creation. The score is by Raphaël Beau and Bob and Bill, sets are by Stéphane Roy, costumes by Philippe Guillotel and lighting by Martin Labrecque, with choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Yaman Okur and acrobatic performance design by Rob Bollinger, Germain Guillemot and Boris Verkhovsky.

The show is performed by an international company of acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, clowns and musicians, with the score played live throughout by a band on stage. Cirque du Soleil recruits its performers from circus schools and elite gymnastics programmes worldwide.

Book tickets to see the Seeker's cabinet open at the Royal Albert Hall.

Playing at Royal Albert Hall

Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP GB (venue info)

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