Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil presents

"Quidam"

Directed by Franco Dragone

OVER 9 MILLION FANS WORLD WIDE...13 YEARS OF SPELL BINDING SUCCESS....BRINGING THE IMPOSSIBLE TO LIFE

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL MASTERPIECE SHOW “QUIDAM”
TOURS IRISH ARENAS FOR THE FIRST TIME

The Quidam Tour will be presented in very limited engagements in The O2 Dublin from 31st March – 5th April 2009.

Tickets for this spectacular show are on sale now from usual outlets nationwide.

Critically celebrated entertainment group Cirque Du Soleil  is to stage an arena tour of the breathtaking production Quidam throughout the UK and Ireland. This spellbinding masterpiece hits Ireland for the first time with a series of exclusive shows in Belfast and Dublin during March and April 2009. Tickets for the show are on sale now from usual outlets..

Directed by the unique and inspirational Franco Dragone, Quidam has toured the world for the past 13 years to wide-spread acclaim and has enjoyed sell-out success across the world in Europe, the US, Australia, Japan, Canada and New Zealand performing to over 9 million fans. America's TIME Magazine says “Beyond Circus, beyond theatre…makes the incredible visible” whilst Australia's The Age is equal in its praise stating “We are surely seeing the world's best performers”.

The show follows the sell-out success of Delirium which toured in UK and Ireland last year.  In contrast to Delirium which was a multimedia musical production, Quidam is classic Cirque du Soleil at its very best -usually presented under the big top setting and now for the first time ever in arenas. With more than 50 performers from 14 countries, Quidam is fêted for bringing the impossible to life.  The show is a thrilling combination of gravity defying acrobats, awe-inspiring aerial acts, contortionists, rope-jumpers, a balancing duo and of course the acclaimed crazy clowns. Technical expertise and extravagant design are woven together by a dramatic emotional thread where hope and beauty come to life. 

In Quidam, the ensemble weaves a narrative of a young girl's adventures in an alternate universe into their surreal, death-defying performance.  The show has a unique relevance for a big city audience with one of the key themes exploring the loneliness and isolation of the individual in a world where people are busy, rushing by, caught up in their own personal dramas. 

Teresa Meriläinen, PR Manager at Cirque du Soleil, said: “We are thrilled to be bringing Quidam to cities across the UK and Ireland. The show is a classic Cirque du Soleil masterpiece, known to be one of the most emotionally impactful shows in Cirques's repertoire.  It has great synergy with big cities because it's all about the anonymity of life in a busy, bustling world.”

By limiting capacity to each arena, every venue will be transformed into an intimate performing space, drawing in the audience in a way more reminiscent of Cirque du Soleil's traditional grand chapiteau tent. 

Quick Quidam Facts

Quidam, pronounced "key-dam," is a Latin word for an anonymous passerby, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person rushing past, living lost amidst the crowd.

Quidam follows a young girl in a world of nameless faces, lost in an anonymous society. Frustrated with her little world she embarks on a journey and meets mysterious characters who seduce her with the marvellous, the unsettling and the terrifying.

Quidam showcases approximately 250 costumes, 500 costume accessories and 200 shoes.  The average age of the cast is 28: the oldest artist is 52, and the youngest is 12.

Cirque du Soleil

From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is now a major Quebec-based organisation providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has close to 4,000 employees from over 40 different countries, including 1,000 artists.

Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to almost 80 million spectators in over 200 cities on five continents.  In 2008, Cirque du Soleil will present 18 shows simultaneously throughout the world. The company has received such prestigious awards as the Emmy, Drama Desk, Bambi, ACE, Gémeaux, Félix, and Rose d'Or de Montreux.  Cirque du Soleil International Headquarters are in Montreal, Canada.

Shuttle Bus for Cirque du Soleil

Matinee shows starting at 4pm the shuttle bus will start running from 2pm. For the evening shows starting at 8pm the shuttle bus will start running at 6pm. Sunday 5th March the shuttle bus will start running at 11am for the matinee performance at 1pm and 3pm for the evening performance at 5pm

For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

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