Barely four months after launching its first country show, Cirque du Soleil is putting an end to the American adventure of Songblazers. In the same breath, the multinational announced the creation of Ludoin the amusement park of Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, which will launch in a year, as well as two other shows, in Berlin and Hawaii.
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Songblazers : A Journey Into Country Music was launched with great fanfare on July 10 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. The show co-produced with the Universal Group Nashville then began a tour of cities in the southern United States.
“Country and circus are two arts that come from the street, very community arts that have long rubbed shoulders in rural fairs, in village festivals,” creative director Daniel Ross told The Presswho was present at the launch. It’s a natural marriage. »
But the tour of this show staged by Amy Tinkham, which brought together around thirty artists on stage, ended prematurely barely four months after its launch, confirmed the management of Cirque du Soleil, which did not succeed to sell as many tickets as she wanted.
“The show unfortunately did not have the success we hoped for with the clientele we were targeting,” Amélie Robitaille, director of communications for Cirque touring shows, told us. Even though there was enthusiasm among the people who came to see us, we realized that country music fans were not necessarily circus fans. »
The end of the Cirque’s country adventure was quickly overshadowed by the announcement of new shows.
Mexico, Germany, United States
First of all Ludowhich will be created in November 2025, and which arises from a partnership with Grupo Vidanta, in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. A collaboration born ten years ago when the dinner show was created Joyà presented in a 600-seat circular theater built in Playa del Carmen.
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Ludo will be presented in a brand new theater built by Grupo Vidante in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, in a themed amusement park, which will be inaugurated in one year, in November 2025.
Ludowhich will be directed by Cirque creative guide Michel Laprise, will also be a dinner show, but set in an “aquatic universe”.
« Ludo exploits the limitless qualities of water, a medium that captures memory, transcends gravity and allows us to create a dynamic and dreamlike journey like no other, explains the director in a press release. Through this collaboration, we are able to invite audiences into an experience that celebrates nature, wonder and art in a whole new way. »
With the end of the shows LOVE last July, which was presented for 18 years in Las Vegas, and Songlbazersrecently, we can expect to see some artists and acts from these two plays migrate.
Other important news: the Cirque is preparing to move to Berlin in November 2025, at Potsdamer Platz, the flagship location of the Berlinale, to present the show Alizé. The acrobatic piece will be presented in the 1,700-seat theater which until recently hosted Blue Man Group. Work will have to be carried out in the coming months to adapt the venue for the show.
Alizéwhich will be co-produced by LiveNation, “will celebrate the magic of humanity through captivating acrobatic performances and enchanting visuals,” Cirque said in an enigmatic press release. “This will be the Cirque’s first resident show in Europe,” Amélie Robitaille tells us.
A permanent spectacle in Hawaii
Finally, the Cirque had announced the launch of its show last March. He’s wandering next December 17. This is Cirque’s new resident show in Hawaii. The acrobatic piece produced by Hawaiian Aaron J. Salā is the result of a partnership with the Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber hotel in Honolulu.
Director Neil Dorward will explore the culture of the islands. “The story of He’s wandering unfolds in eight chapters, each telling a distinct Hawaiian story, explains the Cirque in a press release. The first act begins with a stunning rendition of the Polynesian migration to the islands, as a troupe of high-flying acrobats are propelled by traveling swings and soar into the sky. »
“Our collective brought to life a fantastical, otherworldly journey through the songs, stories and traditions of our Hawaii, with heartbreaking performances descended directly from the heroes and luminaries of Hawaiian lore,” Aaron also said. J. Salā in the press release published by the Cirque last spring.
Clarification: In a previous version of this text, we indicated that the show Opresented in Las Vegas, ended in July. However, it is rather LOVEin homage to the Beatles, which ended in July. O is always presented. Our apologies.
