Cirque du Soleil is coming back to the Bay Area with “Kooza.”
The new big-top production — which “delivers a signature Cirque du Soleil experience in its most exciting form with high-flying acrobatics, whimsical characters, lavish costuming, colorful sets, hilarious clowning and a powerful live score,” according to a news release — will set up shop at Oracle Park in San Francisco for a Jan. 17-March 10 run.
It marks Cirque du Soleil’s first big top show in San Francisco since 2019.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. June 27, cirquedusoleil.com/kooza. Cirque Club members can get their ducats starting at 10 a.m. June 20.
“Kooza” debuted in 2007 and has been performed to nearly 8 million people during 4,000 shows in 65 cities in 22 countries. It had its U.S. premiere in San Francisco in 2007.
“A breathtaking return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil, ‘Kooza’ pays tribute to traditional circus in all its splendor with audacious acrobatic prowess and bold slapstick comedy,” according to a news release. “Filled with chills, thrills, laughter and wonder, ‘Kooza’ unfolds a non-stop, adrenaline-packed series of edge-of-your-seat surprises.
“Under the watch of a mysterious trickster with electrifying powers, ‘Kooza’ follows the self-discovery adventures of the Innocent who is magically transported to an exotic yet zany kingdom.”
Source: www.mercurynews.com