Cirque de Soleil again illustrates that a magnificent show is never one with the cruelty of animal exploitation.
Luzia is a Cirque du Soleil show inspired by the richness of the Mexican culture. The name Luzia fuses the sound of luz (light in Spanish) and lluvia (rain), two elements at the core of the show’s creation. Luzia has a cast of 44 artists from 15 countries and is Cirque du Soleil’s 38th production since 1984, and its 17th show presented under the Big Top.
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Acts:
Clown: This is a man who is taken to the Luzia desert, looking for all his appearances rain, and pure water of light.
The Butterfly: This opens the show with great joy overflowing the magic of transforming a butterfly.
Hoop Diving: With gymnastic and acrobatic movements, passers jump between hoops.
Adagio: Three men and one woman practice dangerous movements on stage, the presentation in the air.
Cyr Wheel: Two women practice gymnastics in the desert, representing the desire to quench thirst.
Dance Trapeze: Unlike a presentation of a trapeze with a person, the act is done with the artist flying through the stage making movements of contortion.
Handbalancing: A man in the middle of the sea, with life-saving clothes shows his strength and balance.
Football Freestyle: This is a festival with several artists practicing the manipulation of a soccer ball.
The lluvia: The singer illuminates the stage with her voice, making rain in the desert, enchanting the clown and all the animals of the desert.
Pole Dance: With an iron simulating tree trunks, artists show their strength and balance.
360 Swing: This is a small part of the show, but exciting, with a kind of swing that turns 360° reaching the top of the tent.
Aerial Straps: An elastic and acrobatic rope is performed by an artist illustrating a metaphor about the coexistence of man and animal.
Juggling: A juggler features fast paced and difficult juggling with up to 6 keys
Contortion: Unlike all the contortionists, this one presents unknown and strange movements in the area of contortionism, surprising the whole audience.
Russian Swings: Two swinging species the artists fly and fall on another swing doing beautiful acrobatics in the air.
Track titles as they appear in order on the CD:
1. "Asi Es La Vida" (Hoop Diving)
2. "Tiembla La Tierra" (Adagio)
3. "Flores En El Desierto" (Cyr Wheel & Trapeze)
4. "Pambolero" (Football Freestyle)
5. "Pez Volador" (Handbalancing)
6. "Los Mosquitos" (Pole Dance)
7. "Alebrijes" (Contortion)
8. "Tlaloc" (Aerial Straps)
9. "Cierra Los Ojos" (Water Curtain)
10. "Fiesta Finale" (Curtain Call)
Additional songs not included on the CD:
1. "Zambullida" (Prologue)
2. "Running Girl" (Opening)
3. "La Wrestla" (360 Swing)
4. "Llave Dorada" (Juggling)
5. "Frente De La Tormenta" (Russian Swings)
6. "Tiempo De Fiesta" (Finale, part 1)
7. "Luz y Lluvia" (Finale, part 2)
8. "La Lucha" (Confetti)