Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia' Show Combines Technology with Magical Mexican Mythology Holly Firmin - GeekWire
go to original April 3, 2017

Get a behind the scenes look at how Cirque du Soleil combines technology, artistry and athleticism to bring their show "Luzia" to life. GeekWire spoke to technical staff and artists at the premier of Luzia at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. (GeekWire)

Two years in the making, Cirque du Soleil’s newest show 'Luzia: A Waking Dream of Mexico' celebrates Mexico through its signature vocalist and music and imaginative costumes. The surreal journey intertwines Aztec and Mayan mythology, with nature and a nod to Mexico’s modernity, thus producing a dream-like state.

Of course, to create this world, Cirque du Soleil has pushed boundaries once again, incorporating cutting-edge technology to create a mystical world of juggling soccer players, flying scuba divers and hoop-jumping hummingbirds.

For the first time ever, Cirque has incorporated water into its touring show, and it most definitely takes on a life of its own, in the form of both rain and an actual pool of water submerged beneath the floor of the rotating stage.

And, if you look closely, you can also see images “printed” on the water, too. Amazingly, falling water takes the shape of flowers, birds and fish as it tumbles to the floor.

Add in an oversized treadmill that was acquired from a mining company and reconfigured so its belt actually has spring in it for the artists and larger-than-life puppets (another first), and you have an experience that promises one remarkable spectacle after another. The show starts with two miniature robots — topped with water can helmets — tending a garden of marigolds.

Of course, none of this innovation and technology would really matter if it wasn’t for the troupe of artists keeping the audience enthralled with their remarkable feats of athleticism and graceful movement.

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Related: Review: Cirque du Soleil’s “Luzia” Is Magical – Until an Acrobat Falls (The Olympian)

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