Cirque du Soleil and MGM Grand Celebrate the Gala Premiere of KA in Las Vegas
MGM Grand, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109
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Pamela Anderson, David LaChapelle (pictured with KA artist) attended the Gala Premiere of KA. Last night Cirque du Soleil unveiled its latest creation, K?, to an enthusiastic audience made up of celebrities, VIPs and media. More than 4000 guests celebrated the show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where they partied until early light in a festive, Global Village atmosphere.
(PRNewsFoto) LAS VEGAS, NV USA 02/04/2005
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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/
On Feb 3, Cirque du Soleil unveiled its latest creation, KA, to an enthusiastic audience made up of celebrities, VIPs and media. More than 4000 guests celebrated the show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where they partied until early light in a festive, Global Village atmosphere.
Celebrity attendees included Pamela Anderson, Trista Rehn, Ryan Sutter, Wolfgang Puck, Cheryl Hines, Kelly Hu, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus of Blink 182, Melinda Clarke, among others.
Featuring 80 performers from around the world, KA combines martial arts, acrobatics, puppetry, interactive video projections and pyrotechnics to tell the epic saga of Imperial Twins -- a boy and a girl -- who embark on an adventurous journey to fulfill their destinies.
KA is created and directed by acclaimed theatre and film director Robert Lepage. Lepage ("Bluebeard's Castle," "The Far Side of the Moon") describes the story as "the coming of age of a young man and a young woman through their encounters with love, conflict and the duality of KA, the fire that can unite or separate, destroy or illuminate." The Twins' journeys take them through a succession of challenging landscapes and ever-changing performance spaces that conjure an entire empire on stage.
As the plot of KA unfolds, danger lies in wait for the separated Twins at every turn. Archers and Spearmen hunt them relentlessly. As the villains give chase, the artists show off their climbing prowess with an incredible ascent to safety. An encounter with mysterious giant sea creatures proves to be more mischievous than menacing... As a distraction from danger, the Twin Brother learns the art of shadow puppets in a tender, yet poignant moment. The action resumes during the Pillars scene, where artists perform daring acrobatic maneuvers while leaping on and over multiple pillars
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The Twin Sister, protected by her Nursemaid, manages an escape in a miraculous man-powered flying machine, releasing her into a surreal forest populated with bright, luminous creatures on Bungees and Swing Poles. Meanwhile, in the Archer's Den, captives perform on the Wheel of Death with breathtaking displays of gravity-defying feats. In the culmination of the Twins' extraordinary journeys, a battle takes place on an enormous vertical stage offering a unique aerial perspective. Video projections react to the artists' touch while the adversaries spin through the air in a stunning display of perpendicular acrobatics and aerial adventure.
The show's title, KA, is inspired by the ancient Egyptian belief in the "ka," an invisible spiritual duplicate of the body that accompanies every human being throughout this life and into the next.
Cirque du Soleil is world-renowned for its distinct brand of theatrical entertainment. In Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil has a privileged partnership with MGM MIRAGE to create and present unique and innovative productions, which include Mystere(R) at Treasure Island, "O(R)" at Bellagio, and ZUMANITY(TM), ANOTHER SIDE OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL(TM) at New York-New York Hotel and Casino.
KA Creative Team
Guy Laliberte -- Guide / Robert Lepage -- Creator and Director / Guy Caron --
Director of Creation / Mark Fisher -- Set Designer / Marie-Chantale
Vaillancourt - Costume Designer / Rene Dupere -- Composer and Arranger / Jacques Heim -- Choreographer / Luc Lafortune -- Lighting Designer / Jonathan Deans -- Sound Designer / Holger Forterer -- Interactive Projections Designer/ Michael Curry -- Puppet Designer / Patricia Ruel -- Props Designer / Jaque
Paquin -- Acrobatic Equipment and Rigging Designer / Andre Simard -- Aerial
Acrobatics Designer / Nathalie Gagne -- Make-up Designer
KA Ticket Information and Show Schedule
Tickets are $150, $125 and $99 (including tax) and are available 120 days in advance of the performance date.
Show days and times:
* KA performs at 7:30 and 10:30pm Fridays through Tuesdays.
* KA is dark (no shows) on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
To reserve KA tickets:
* Call 800-929-1111 or 702-891-7777.
* Go to www.ka.com or www.mgmgrand.com .
* Visit the KA ticket office at MGM Grand or any of the MGM MIRAGE box
offices.
Source: Cirque du Soleil
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The Pageant scene from 'KA' Photo by Tomas Muscionico Costumes by Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt.
(PRNewsFoto) LAS VEGAS, NV USA 02/04/2005
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They're revolutionized the entertainment arts and reinvented the circus. Now the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil takes you on another awe-inspiring journey of the senses with its latest acclaimed production, Dralion. An imaginative fusion of ancient Chinese circus traditions with the Cirque's own unique performance artistry, this collector's DVD immortalizes the timeless magic of a show destined to delight viewers of all ages! 89 minutes.
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Cirque du Soleil - Dralion DVD & VHS
The DVD includes "In the Heart of the Dralion," a 23-minute making-of documentary. Director Guy Caron discusses the challenges of traveling to Kunming, China, in order to create a new show, Dralion, with the Chinese, and choreographer Julie Lachance, costume designer François Barbeau, composer Violaine Corradi, and set designer Stéphane Roy provide various insights into the show. Also included are four scenes (single-hand balancing, teeterboard, dralions, and skipping rope) that can be viewed from three different angles each. Note that this multiple-angle option is available only as a special-features addendum, not when viewing the regular program.
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