Cirque Du Soleil Index

This is an index for the productions of Cirque Du Soleil, with links to individual shows and their respective tropes.

Retired Shows (No longer performing)
 * Le Grand Tour (1984-85)
 * La Magie Continue (1986)
 * Le Cirque Reinvente (1987-90, also 1992)
 * Nouvelle Experience (1990-93)
 * Fascination (1992) -- A Japan-only arena tour.
 * Pomp Duck and Circumstance (1997) -- The one show on this list not created by Cirque itself, this interactive dinner theater piece originated in Germany in 1990. Cirque co-produced a restaging in Hamburg and counts it as their tenth show.
 * Delirium (2006-08) -- An arena concert tour.
 * Wintuk (2007-10) -- Performed seasonally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, a boy left his city in search of snow...
 * ZAIA (2008-12) -- The Venetian Hotel & Casino in Macau, China hosted a tale of a girl's journey into the universe.
 * ZED (2008-11) -- A Tarot-inspired story of bridging the Earth and the sky, performed in a permanent theater at Tokyo Disneyland.
 * Banana Shpeel (2010) -- A hybrid of Cirque and vaudeville.

Arena Tours (The first four were originally tent tours)
 * Saltimbanco (1992) -- The joy of urbanity.
 * Alegria (1994) -- The 10th anniversary show, a reflection on the use and abuse of power. (The page also includes tropes for the 1998 film it inspired.)
 * Quidam (1996) -- A young girl enters a magical land in a search for connection.
 * Dralion (1999) -- A meeting of East and West as the four elemental forces (fire, water, air, and earth) come together in harmony.
 * Michael Jackson the IMMORTAL World Tour (2011) -- The music and visuals of the late superstar get a stadium-tailored showcase.

Tent Tours
 * Varekai (2002) -- What if Icarus didn't perish in that fall from the sky, but instead landed in an enchanted forest?
 * Corteo (2005) -- The deathdream of a turn-of-the-20th-century circus clown brings the mortal and immortal worlds together.
 * KOOZA (2007) -- An intentionally back-to-basics show and a fanciful story of self-discovery.
 * OVO (2009) -- Adventures within a whimsical insect community.
 * TOTEM (2010) -- Human evolution dramatized.
 * Amaluna (2012) -- A romance set on a mystical island.

Las Vegas Resident (Non-touring) Shows
 * Mystere (1993) -- An exploration of the meaning and nature of life.
 * O (1998) -- A giant aquatic "stage" sets the scene for often water-based acts which explore human emotion...their hopes, fears and desires.
 * Zumanity (2003) -- An adults-only, European cabaret-style show about love and sex.
 * KA (2005) -- An Asian-inspired epic fantasy unfolds on a pair of moving stages.
 * The Beatles LOVE (2006) -- The original recordings of the Fab Four are remixed and arranged to form the backbone of a metaphorical recounting of their career and impact.
 * Criss Angel Believe (2008) -- A magic show collaboration with the popular illusionist.
 * Viva Elvis (2010-12) -- Elvis Presley's times and tunes.
 * Zarkana (2011-12 tour, 2012 resident) -- A fusion of Cirque and rock opera as a heartbroken magician is swept into a magical land. This was initially a tour that split its time between New York City, Madrid, and Moscow.
 * Untitled Michael Jackson project (2013) -- This will involve Michael Jackson's music, but won't be a copy of the arena tour.

Other Resident Shows
 * La Nouba (1998) -- Walt Disney World gets a Cirque show with fairy-tale inspiration.
 * IRIS (2011-20) -- When it's not putting on the Academy Awards ceremony, the Dolby Theater hosts a show that brings the history of moviemaking to life.

Other Live Shows
 * Les Chemins Invisibles (2009-13) -- A five-year series of free, seasonal shows in Quebec City, themed around the "invisible people" outside of society.

Miscellaneous Productions (Film, TV, etc.)
 * Cirque Du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000; 3D IMAX short)
 * Fire Within (2002; a documentary series chronicling the lives of Varekai performers)
 * Solstrom (2003; 13-episode Widget Series/Variety Show hybrid)