Written and Directed by David Shiner
KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil celebrates Melbourne Premiere under the Big Top at Flemington Racecourse in front of a star-studded crowd!
Melbourne gives KOOZA a standing ovation and glowing reviews!
Melbourne, VIC – January 27, 2017 – Cirque du Soleil celebrated its return to Melbourne last week with the official premiere performance of its all-new production, KOOZA, on Friday January 20.
The opening night took place under the famous blue-and-yellow Big Top at Flemington Racecourse and was attended by a star-studded crowd who gave the show a full and rapturous standing ovation.
Celebrities that attended the Melbourne Premiere included:
Zoe Badwi Shareena Clanton Asher Keddie Robert Murphy
Pettifleur Berenger Joel Creasey Jordan Lewis Eddie Perfect
Carla Bonner Adam D’Sylva Felix Mallard Ash Pollard
Harley Bonner Alicia Gardiner Susie McLean Peter Siddle
Clare Bowditch Dave Graney Catherine McClements Billy Slater
Jacquie Brennan Barry Hall Lisa McCune Lily Van der Meer
Lauren Brant Ella Hooper Andrew Morley Candice Wyatt
Lee Chan Darren & Dea Jolly Marc Murphy Jack Ziebell
It’s not just the audiences that love KOOZA. The Melbourne critics’ reviews are in and they are glowing:
“For sheer spectacle, it has no equal… Uniting stellar production values with the finest acrobats from across the globe, the show will boggle and astonish just about anyone lucky enough to see it.” The Sunday Age
“KOOZA is Cirque du Soleil at its best… a delightfully entertaining extravaganza.”
The Herald Sun
KOOZA is now playing under the Big Top at Flemington Racecourse until March 26. For show and ticket information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza
About KOOZA
Cirque du Soleil rediscovers its origins with the company’s eighth Big Top show to tour Australia. A return to the intimate and fundamental human elements of circus, KOOZA combines thrilling acrobatic performance with the art of clowning. The international cast of 50 acrobats, musicians, singers and actors present heart-stopping feats and laugh-out loud antics to a live soundtrack fusion of jazz, funk and Bollywood beats. With nods to vintage children’s storybooks, Mexico’s Day of the Dead, opulent Indian designs and Las Vegas showgirl glamour, KOOZA is a visual east. We follow The Innocent as he takes a journey of self-discovery through a comic kingdom of eccentric characters, electrifying thrills and out-of-the-box surprises.
For more information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza
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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – KOOZA – AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Melbourne – Now playing until March 26 2017, Flemington Racecourse
Perth – From April 13 2017, Belmont Park Racecourse, Victoria Park Drive (off Farmer Freeway), Burswood Tickets at www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza
MAKE THE NIGHT VIP ROUGE
The ultimate Cirque du Soleil experience with the best seats and access to the intimate VIP suite one hour before the show and at intermission, including delectable wines and hors d’oeuvres and take home souvenirs.
Sponsors
Cirque du Soleil gratefully acknowledges Kirin as an official sponsor of the KOOZA Australian tour.
About Cirque du Soleil
From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has close to 4,000 employees, including 1,300 artists from more than 50 different countries. Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 160 million spectators in more than 400 cities in over sixty countries on six continents.
