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Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2001)

Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2001)

Family Music

Ignite your senses and behold the wonder

Release Date: 2001, August 4
Directors: David Mallet, Guy Caron
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Production: Cirque du Soleil Images, Serpent Films
Cast: Zhao Jian, Erik Karol, Agnès Sohier, Sheetal Gandhi, Henriette Gbou, Juliana Neves, Luis Pelegrini, Viktor Kee, Joe De Paul, Luan Leilei

Overview:

The Chinese consider the lion a symbol of good luck, so it's a half-dragon, half-lion – a dralion – that is the symbol of the East-meets-West fusion of this performance in which 36 Chinese acrobats join the renowned Canadian troupe. Celebrating the four elements as represented in four colours – blue (air), green (water), red (fire) and ochre (earth) – Dralion combines ancient Chinese circus traditions with Cirque du Soleil's usual stunning elements: the techno-oriented single ring; the multicoloured lights and costumes; the music that mixes rock, New Age and various world influences (though not Chinese); and the madcap clowns that pull a victim out of the audience.

Keywords:

acrobatics concert circus acrobats trapeze