New Cirque du Soleil experience arrives in Australia in August

Cirque du Soleil will arrive in Australia next month with KOOZA, an entertainment event playing homage to the traditions of circus.

The national tour will begin in Sydney on 25th August 2016, where KOOZA will be performed under the famous blue-and-yellow Big Top at the Entertainment Quarter, before moving on to Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.  

Since its world premiere in Montreal in 2007, KOOZA has been seen by over seven million people around the world. 

Currently delighting audiences in Santiago, Chile, where the season will wrap up on 31st July 2016. After this the production’s tonnes of equipment and over 1000 costume pieces will then be loaded onto two Boeing 747s to make their way to Australia.

Marking Cirque du Soleil’s eighth Big Top show to tour Australia, KOOZA presents a return to the intimate and fundamental human elements of circus, combining thrilling acrobatic performance with the art of clowning.

The international cast of 50 acrobats, musicians, singers and actors present heart-stopping feats and laugh-outloud antics to a live soundtrack fusion of jazz, funk and Bollywood beats.  

The cast and crew of KOOZA represents 20 nationalities, coming from Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. 

Cirque du Soleil’s 2016/17 Australian tour

Sydney - Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, from 25th August 2016

Brisbane - Skygate Brisbane Airport, from 24th November 2016

Melbourne - Flemington Racecourse, from 20th January 2017

* Dates for the Perth season will be announced later in the year.  

From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has close to 4,000 employees, including 1,300 artists from more than 50 different countries. Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 160 million spectators in more than 400 cities in over 60 countries on six continents. 

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

Tickets for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne are on sale now at www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza  

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