Cirque du Soleil presents DELIRIUM, its first-ever live arena event. DELIRIUM will stop at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky for four electrifying performances:
Friday, October 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 28 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Tickets ($100.50, $85.50 and $70.50) for the three evening performances are on sale now. Tickets ($89.00, $69.00 and $39.00) for the 2pm Saturday matinee performance go on sale Monday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Freedom Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.Ticketmaster.com or www.Livenation.com, charge by phone in Louisville at (502) 361-3100 or in Lexington at (859) 281-6644. All tickets are subject to applicable service charges. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice.
Created and directed by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, DELIRIUM is a multifaceted event of unprecedented proportion featuring Cirque du Soleil music remixed. Driven by an urban tribal beat and awe-inspiring visuals, musicians, singers and dancers transform the arena into joyous frenzy.
DELIRIUM is the quest for balance in a world that is increasingly out of sync with reality. It pushes the limit of arena performance through technical magnitude, human introspection and creative prowess.
DELIRIUM is an urban tale, a state-of-the-art mix of music, dance, theatre, and multimedia. Pumped by this re-energized Cirque du Soleil rhythm, the DELIRIUM tour transports audiences into a universe of delirious sensory folly.
The Stage and Projections
This unique, large-scale event may be the most massive technical production ever created to tour arenas. A 130 foot two-sided stage bisects the arena, submerging the audience in the huge set. Placing all this equipment into an arena is a complex puzzle normally reserved for stadiums.
540 feet of projections dominate the scene - the equivalent in width of almost four IMAX screens - setting the stage for a colossal multimedia presentation. Images projected range from prerecorded visuals to manipulated live feeds that create interactions between the show and the audience.
The Artists
DELIRIUM showcases 45 talented and multidisciplinary artists, 8 of whom have collaborated with Cirque du Soleil in the past. Each artist has been selected for individual virtuosity. They include 11 musicians, 6 singers, 18 dancers, 8 acrobats and 2 main characters. In all, 12 countries are represented in the troupe, including 2 Americans: Karl Baumann (Las Vegas) who portrays one of the main characters and dancer Alexandra Apjarova (New York).
To heighten the musical experience, DELIRIUM is infused with acrobatic dances choreographed by Dave St-Pierre, as well as classic Cirque du Soleil feats including aerial, acrosport and hand balancing acts.
Turning Music Into Motion
For the first time in Cirque du Soleil history, lyrics have been created for the instrumental tracks and real words integrated in place of invented language, bringing to the music a fresh poetic dimension. The texts are in English, French, Spanish, Wolof and Portuguese. Robbie Dillon, who contributed texts for Cirque du Soleil's ZUMANITY, composed the English lyrics for DELIRIUM.
In all, 21 of Cirque du Soleil's most memorable musical moments - originally created by Rene Dupere, Benoit Jutras and Violaine Corradi - have been re-mixed by Quebec producer, composer and arranger Francis Collard, who deftly injects new life into these powerful classics. The result is a hyper-energizing urban tribal beat that explodes with electronic sounds, percussions and world rhythms.
Also for the first time, Cirque du Soleil musicians and singers will be center-stage as their music will be the driving force of this gigantic event.
Amongst the musicians lending to this eclectic mix of sounds are percussionist brothers El Hadji Fall Diouf and Pape Abdou Karim Diouf of Senegal; Gaia, an energetic group with Brazilian and Peruvian roots dipped in funk, soul and electro jazz; keyboardist and band leader Ric'key Pageot; Italian-born percussionist Raffaele Artiglieri; and Brazilian Italo-Cuban singer Dessy Di Lauro.
The Creative Team
Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon are the creators and directors of this event, which brings together the following 12 creative minds.
Guy Laliberte Guide
Gilles Ste-Croix Artistic guide
Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon Creators, directors, multimedia and scenic designers
Francis Collard Musical director, producer and arranger
Dave St-Pierre Choreographer
Michel Robidas Costume designer
Alain Lortie Lighting designer
Yves Savoie Sound designer
Anne-Seguin Poirier Props and decorative elements designer
Carmen Ruest Director of creation
Ian Tremblay Associate producer, musical content
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil is primarily a creative content provider for a wide variety of unique projects. In addition to shows, the Montreal based company wishes to ext/files/storyimages/its creative talent to other spheres of activity. While maintaining stringent standards of artistic quality and originality, Cirque du Soleil brings to innovative projects the same energy and spirit that characterizes each of its shows.
Cirque du Soleil is a Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. Since its beginnings in 1984, over 50 million spectators in over a hundred cities on four continents have been thrilled by Cirque du Soleil. Currently, 11 shows are simultaneously being presented across the globe. Cirque du Soleil is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Emmy, Drama Desk, Bambi, ACE, Gemeaux, Felix and Rose d'Or de Montreux.
