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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: KURIOS
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review by Max Lyons
Director: Michel Laprise.
Writer: Michel Laprise.
Season POSTPONED.
Time: POSTPONED.
Venue: Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne, VIC).
Tickets:
Adult
$80 - $365
Concession & Senior
$75 - $365
Child (age 2-12)
$70 - $355.
Performance Review:
By Maxwell M. Lyons
Cirque du Soleil has become a household name worldwide for the cavalcade of contemporary circus productions it has showcased over the last 35-years. With around twenty different shows being performed all over the world at any given time, this rotating roster of entertainment spectacles provides new and exciting experiences for all whenever one of their catalogue makes its way to Australian shores; the latest and greatest of which is Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.
After a successful run in both Brisbane and Sydney, Kurios has continued on its Australian tour and made temporary residency in the immaculate Big Top style pavilion at Flemington Raceway, Melbourne. Some six-years since its debut, Kurios still remains a flagship show for the company, truly epitomising the prodigious standards associated with the Cirque name, and wow, does it not disappoint.
Kurios features all the usual acts you would expect from a professional circus ensemble, albeit guised in an idiosyncratic fervour that is as overstimulating as it is enthralling. You’ll bear witness to acrobatics, contortionists, aerialists, strongmen, puppeteers, and even the impressive mimesis of an invisible circus. As mere acts of physicality and artistry, they eclipse even the boldest of expectations, but this virtuosity makes up little more than the foundation of Kurios’ captivation; this is a Cirque show after all.
Reality as you know it ceases at the threshold of the arena’s entrance, a fantasy world of limitless possibilities awaits you thereafter. Decked out in an industrial-toned palette, the steampunk-esque aesthetic immediately enraptures all that surrounds, populated with a colourful cast of characters each as pivotal to the environment and its underlying narrative as any other. Even prior to commencement, the characters roam the aisles of the Big Top, greeting guests as they are seated and offering small glimpses of the curios to come. Once the lights dim, it’s showtime, and all systems go, from every which direction, whether on-stage or above; blink and you’ll miss it. Featuring nearly fifty performers from seventeen different countries, over one hundred costumes, close to five-hundred unique props, and an original score performed by live musicians and vocalists, no detail is left unturned.
Cirque du Soleil are the true personification of the modern travelling circus, and Kurios earns its spot among the some of the greatest in its arsenal. Unfortunately, due to the recent health-related concerns regarding COVID-19, all Cirque du Soleil shows have been postponed indefinitely. When they do return, however, I imagine there would be no better way to celebrate than experiencing Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.
Highly recommended.
Director: Michel Laprise.
Writer: Michel Laprise.
Season POSTPONED.
Time: POSTPONED.
Venue: Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne, VIC).
Tickets:
Adult
$80 - $365
Concession & Senior
$75 - $365
Child (age 2-12)
$70 - $355.
Performance Review:
By Maxwell M. Lyons
Cirque du Soleil has become a household name worldwide for the cavalcade of contemporary circus productions it has showcased over the last 35-years. With around twenty different shows being performed all over the world at any given time, this rotating roster of entertainment spectacles provides new and exciting experiences for all whenever one of their catalogue makes its way to Australian shores; the latest and greatest of which is Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.
After a successful run in both Brisbane and Sydney, Kurios has continued on its Australian tour and made temporary residency in the immaculate Big Top style pavilion at Flemington Raceway, Melbourne. Some six-years since its debut, Kurios still remains a flagship show for the company, truly epitomising the prodigious standards associated with the Cirque name, and wow, does it not disappoint.
Kurios features all the usual acts you would expect from a professional circus ensemble, albeit guised in an idiosyncratic fervour that is as overstimulating as it is enthralling. You’ll bear witness to acrobatics, contortionists, aerialists, strongmen, puppeteers, and even the impressive mimesis of an invisible circus. As mere acts of physicality and artistry, they eclipse even the boldest of expectations, but this virtuosity makes up little more than the foundation of Kurios’ captivation; this is a Cirque show after all.
Reality as you know it ceases at the threshold of the arena’s entrance, a fantasy world of limitless possibilities awaits you thereafter. Decked out in an industrial-toned palette, the steampunk-esque aesthetic immediately enraptures all that surrounds, populated with a colourful cast of characters each as pivotal to the environment and its underlying narrative as any other. Even prior to commencement, the characters roam the aisles of the Big Top, greeting guests as they are seated and offering small glimpses of the curios to come. Once the lights dim, it’s showtime, and all systems go, from every which direction, whether on-stage or above; blink and you’ll miss it. Featuring nearly fifty performers from seventeen different countries, over one hundred costumes, close to five-hundred unique props, and an original score performed by live musicians and vocalists, no detail is left unturned.
Cirque du Soleil are the true personification of the modern travelling circus, and Kurios earns its spot among the some of the greatest in its arsenal. Unfortunately, due to the recent health-related concerns regarding COVID-19, all Cirque du Soleil shows have been postponed indefinitely. When they do return, however, I imagine there would be no better way to celebrate than experiencing Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.
Highly recommended.
photography Andrew J Liu at PRIDE Productions
photos: Erkin Kalayci
photos: Kieran McNamara
KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil new program and Aus tour presented by Cirque du Soleil opened its doors for media on 11-12 March at Flemington Racecourse https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/ and www.cirquedusoleil.com/kurios
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/australia/sydney/shows
the shows are currently postponed till April
we were lucky enough to sneak peek this preview shows and are hahpy to share the following information with all our readers:
review: Max Lyons
art works by Kieran McNamara at Kieran Mcnamara Photography, Erkin Kalayci / Erkin Kalayci Independent Photographer at Cheers Melbourne Photography and Andrew J Liu at PRIDE productions
KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil by Cirque du Soleil / Flemington Racecourse Melbourne / Cavanagh PR
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/ and www.cirquedusoleil.com/kurios
special thanks: Larissa Anderson at Cavanagh PR
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/australia/sydney/shows
the shows are currently postponed till April
we were lucky enough to sneak peek this preview shows and are hahpy to share the following information with all our readers:
review: Max Lyons
art works by Kieran McNamara at Kieran Mcnamara Photography, Erkin Kalayci / Erkin Kalayci Independent Photographer at Cheers Melbourne Photography and Andrew J Liu at PRIDE productions
KURIOS by Cirque du Soleil by Cirque du Soleil / Flemington Racecourse Melbourne / Cavanagh PR
https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/ and www.cirquedusoleil.com/kurios
special thanks: Larissa Anderson at Cavanagh PR
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