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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sydney, February 2008
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA!
NEW SHOW DRALION TO OPEN IN SYDNEY ON 16 JULY 2008
Cirque du Soleil ® is pleased to announce its return to Australia with its stunningly visual and spectacularly executed show Dralion™, proudly presented by Optus.
Dralion will open at The Entertainment Quarter in Sydney on 16 July 2008, under Cirque du Soleil’s signature 2,600-seat blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau … and is set to dazzle all!
Since its world premiere in Montreal in April 1999, Dralion has been experienced by more than 6.5 million spectators in 53 cities across the world. It will be the fifth Cirque du Soleil production to tour Australia, after record-breaking numbers with the most recent tour, Varekai, which performed to over 1 million people across the country.
Dralion customers will now be able to purchase their tickets through a new revolutionary Cirque du Soleil online ticketing system, which has had an enormous success in North America.
Cirque du Soleil Vice-President of Marketing for Asia-Pacific, Milan Rokic said today: “ Cirque du Soleil fans demand innovation. With this new booking tool, they will receive unparalleled access to their choice of viewing experience under the Grand Chapiteau. On stage, Dralion continues our tradition of setting the benchmark for live theatrical productions combined with explosive acrobatic talent”.
Bearing the unmistakable avant-garde signature of Cirque du Soleil and featuring a total of 73 artists from 19 countries - including a house troupe of 48 Chinese performers - Dralion will define new heights of acrobatic creativity with its unique and exciting acts. Of course the crazy and colourful clowns also return, adding more than a touch of madness and audience interaction.
Tickets for the Sydney season are now available for Cirque Club members.
Join Cirque Club at www.cirquedusoleil.com - it’s free!
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday 31 March at 9am and can be booked online at www.cirquedusoleil.com or by phone on 1300 130 300.
Dralion will be embarking on a five city tour of Australia . Here are the season’s opening dates for each market:
- Sydney - Opens July 16, 2008
- Canberra - Opens October 23, 2008
- Brisbane - Opens November 27, 2008
- Perth - Opens January 28, 2009
- Melbourne - Opens April 9, 2009
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