Conceived by director Daniele Finzi Pasca (who worked on the ceremonies for the Olympic Games in Turin (2006) and Sochi (2014), the show transports spectators into a waking dream, where scenes follow one another like the pages of a wordless tale. We pass through an ancient cinema set, a luminous sea, a misty ball, then an infinite desert. In each scene, the sets skilfully blend Mexican tradition and modernity, in a visual dialogue of rare elegance. But it is above all the omnipresent rain that makes LUZIA an unprecedented feat. For the first time on a Cirque du SoleilFor the first time on a Cirque du Soleil tour, real showers accompany the acrobats as they perform. The artists twirl in the water, performing their figures amidst rain patterns: flowers, trees, animals, all created by 174 millisecond-controlled water jets. The result is hypnotic. Behind this poetry lies precision engineering: 10,000 liters of recycled water maintained at 39°C to ensure the artists' comfort, a floor pierced with nearly 95,000 orifices to collect the water, and a giant tent capable of accommodating 2,600 spectators.
As always in Cirque du Soleil shows, the magic is also in the details: 1,000 costumes, 140 pairs of shoes adapted to aquatic acts, and breathtaking stage inventions, such as a floral dress in which 61 mechanical flowers slowly open on stage, revealing their red petals in a striking metamorphosis. With over 400 million spectators, Cirque canadien is no stranger to innovation. It previously unveiled LUDŌ, an immersive aquatic show in a Mexican luxury resort (with 300 performances already scheduled and exceptional pre-sale demand), and an immersive show in the metaverse.
