About LUZIA

Dazzle(s) the eye with luminous spectacle and gasp-worthy, derring-do.
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About LUZIA

About the show Luzia by Cirque du Soleil

A WAKING DREAM OF MEXICO

LUZIA takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light (“luz” in Spanish) quenches the spirit and rain (“lluvia”) soothes the soul. With a surrealistic series of grand visual surprises and breathtaking acrobatic performances, LUZIA cleverly brings to the stage multiple places, faces and sounds of Mexico taken from both tradition and modernity.

THE WORLD OF LUZIA

Water as a source of inspiration

Integrating the element of water adds a level of acrobatic complexity never-before-seen under the Big Top at Cirque du Soleil. Cyr Wheel artists perform the unprecedented feat of rolling and spinning under the rain, while an aerialist suspended from a Trapeze flies and twirls through pouring showers.
A set of multiple faces

LUZIA takes audiences from an old movie set to the ocean to the semi-desert to an undersea world to a cenote to the jungle to a city alleyway to a dance salon – passing smoothly from an urban setting to the natural world, past to present, tradition to modernity.
Surreal menagerie

The fascination of the Mexican people for the animal world is as evident in the country’s traditions and mythology as it is in its traditional arts and crafts. The world of LUZIA is populated by surrealistic animals of all sizes.
Breaking down the barriers

LUZIA explores the combination of hoop diving – a traditional circus discipline from China – and two giant treadmills to generate speed and expand exponentially the amount of daring leaps executed.

LUZIAself

A collection of portraits highlighting the unique stories, passion and dedication of some LUZIA artists!

Hoop Diving - Episode 1

In episode 1, LUZIAself with our Hoop Diving acrobats from San Francisco! Get to know the personalities lying under the feathered costumes and wings!

Cyr Wheel - Episode 2

In episode 2, LUZIAself with our Cyr Wheel artists from Los Angeles and New York! Get to know the 2 ladies who are constantly turning their lives around!

Contortion - Episode 3

In episode 3, LUZIAself with our contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko! Get to know how he became the most flexible human in the world!

Songs and Pole Dance - Episode 4

In episode 4, LUZIAself with Majo and Diana! Get to know these ''sisters'' and what brings them together.

Adagio - Episode 5

In episode 5, LUZIAself with our Adagio performers: Kelly and Grzegorz! Here's a sneak peek at how they create their Adagio number.

Football Dance - Episode 6

In episode 6, LUZIAself with our football player Abou Traore! Find out his story and how he developed these acrobatic football skills.

Clown - Episode 7

In episode 7, LUZIAself with our favorite clown Eric! Get to know the man behind that funny character!

Aerial Straps - Episode 8

In episode 8, fly away with Benjamin, the Aerial Straps artist of LUZIA by Cirque du Soleil! Learn all about his passion and the fun of working with water.

Russian Swing Artist - Episode 9

In episode 9, LUZIAself with our artist Oksana! Find out how she learned how to glide through the air with grace on the Russian swing!

Chorale - Episode 10

In this final episode of the series, LUZIAself with the LUZIA family. Get to know who inspires who in this waking dream of Mexico.