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Cirque du Soleil Corteo
May 30 @ 7:00 pm
Also showing on Saturday, 6/1 at 3 pm.
Debuted in 2005 in Montréal, Corteo returns to assume its joyful place in the Cirque du Soleil solar system. Taking its title from the Italian word for “cortège,” or procession, Corteo offers a parade of brilliant entertainments in a carnivalesque atmosphere.
While all of the show’s principal characters are clowns – including the Dead Clown, Clowness, Giant Clown, and Little Clown – the 62-member cast, from more than a dozen countries, also features aerialists, acrobats, musicians, jugglers, contortionists, hoopers, and gymnasts in addition to its many jubilant jesters.
About the Story:
The clown Mauro envisions that his own burial will take place amid a carnival atmosphere and be attended by tender angels. The show contrasts the grand with the intimate, the silly with the tragic, and the beauty of perfection with the appeal of imperfection. It also emphasizes the strength and vulnerability of the clown as well as his knowledge and generosity to represent the aspect of humanity that exists in each of us. Corteo is guided through a timeless ceremony in which fantasy teases reality with music, which is both poetic and mischievous.