Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Cirque du Soleil Extends Denver Run of Amaluna!

Cirque du Soleil has announced additional performances (August 16 – 25, 2013) to the Denver engagement of Amaluna. Directed by the 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Director of a Musical Diane Paulus, Amaluna isCirque du Soleil’s newest Big Top creation and features for the first time in Cirque history a 70% female cast and an all female rock-and-roil inspired band.

Amaluna invites the audience to a mysterious island governed by Goddesses and guided by the cycles of the moon. Their queen, Prospera, directs her daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony in a rite that honours femininity, renewal, rebirth and balance which marks the passing of these insights and values from one generation to the next.

In the wake of a storm caused by Prospera, a group of young men land on the island, triggering an epic, emotional story of love between Prospera’s daughter and a brave young suitor. But theirs is a love that will be put to the test. The couple must face numerous demanding trials and overcome daunting setbacks before they can achieve mutual trust, faith and harmony.

Amaluna is a fusion of the words ama, which refers to “mother” in many languages, and luna, which means “moon,” a symbol of femininity that evokes both the mother-daughter relationship and the idea of goddess and protector of the planet. Amaluna is also the name of the mysterious island where the story unfolds.