Text and photos by Cesare Zucca
Cirque du Soleil?
I am a big , long-time fan….

I saw the very first Mystere, followed by the incomparable Alegria, then Saltibanco and obviously didn’t miss the acquatic acrobatis in O or the sexy performances in Zumanity with the amazing costumes by legendary Thierry Mugler, I also saw the movie and never, never got disappointed.

Last night, in Milan, I was litterally curious to see Michel Laprise’s “Kurios -Cabinet of Curiosities” and  I must say that again I enjoyed another artistic masterpiece, where 49 amazing artists take the viewer into a fascinating and mysterious world, which disorients the senses and perceptions of the reality.
A show that stimulates the imagination, where the impossible becomes possible
. Seeing men lower themselves from the ceiling onto a skyscraper of chairs is breath-taking, as are the many acrobatics in flight. Men-fishes, women lizzard, hands that dance and move like human bbeing, a bicycle rider up in the sky, more acrobatic feats, flips and twists, human towers, soaring flight and impossible landings, as well as juggling, contortionism, a virtuoso yo-yo-ing, the amazing duo Volodymyr Klavdich and Ekaterina Evdokimova and those hilarious fellinian comedians who know how to entertain the public…
Lights, costumes, music, in a world that looks coming out from a Julius Verne’s book

Here dinner guests are amazed by the telekinetic powers of one of the diners who is able to make a chandelier suspended above their heads move. Suddenly, the group realizes that their exact double exists in a parallel universe...
This is just an example how Kurios makes storytelling its strong point like an upside down world of poetry and humor where perspectives are transformed. “KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities” is a brilliant mix of unusual curiosities and breathtaking acrobatic feats, a true blockbuster in pure Cirque du Soleil style, This circus is known for not having animals performances, well Kurios introduces a lIon…. well is an invisible one… .

All of that will happen in the 2,600 seats yellow and blue Grand Chapiteau circus tent, 20 meters high  with a diameter of approximately 52 meters, supported by 4 trees, each 26 meters high.

Big numbers? Well, it ‘s the Cirque du Soleil….