Cirque du Soleil is back in Boston with a retro-futuristic production
'Kurios' opens at Suffolk Downs on Thursday, May 26.
Cirque du Soleil is returning to Boston.
The company’s show Kurios–Cabinet of Curiosities opens Thursday at Suffolk Downs in East Boston. Kurios features the same eccentric costumes, intricate sets, and otherworldly aesthetics that are typical of Cirque du Soleil productions, but with a historical twist: Kurios is set in the mid-19th century, in the throes of the Industrial Revolution.
“[The Industrial Revolution is] the time of all the great inventions,” says Kurios publicist Amelie Robitaille. “It was an inspirational time, and people believed that everything was possible.”
Kurios’s performers seem to do the impossible throughout the show.
“You can see acrobats flying higher than you could ever imagine, they’re almost touching the top of the tent,” says Anne Weissbecker, a Cirque du Soleil performer. “I’m flying on a bicycle at one point, I’m riding the bicycle upside down.”
Kurios is showing from May 26 to July 10. Tickets start at $35 and are available through Cirque du Soleil’s website.
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