цирк дю солей в москве 2012 заркана

StГYphane Roy drew inspiration from the

snakesвІ which started out as styrofoam sculptures that were used to create molds for the liquid resin. The second arch represents Mandragora, a plant creature whose vines have overtaken the abandoned theater; the arch is utilized as a video screen. It also has plant-like "arms" which extend to nearly 100 feet (30 m) in length. The third and final arch, decorated with technological gears and pulleys, represents both the Pickled Lady and the Mad Scientist whose experiments unwittingly created her.

The set consists of three hand-sculpted arches which represent three of the four mutant characters. The first arch, which is also the largest, represents Kundalini, a snake woman whose world is populated by dozens of slithering snakes. It is decorated with more than 150 feet (46 m) of hand-painted resin вІ

[ ] Set and technical information

To fully rehearse for Zarkana, Cirque du Soleil needed to find a facility large enough to accommodate a space similar in size to that of Radio City Music Hall. Lacking enough space at the MontrГYal headquarters, the company looked around North America for a suitable place. They chose the , located in , . The crew moved into the facility on February 28, 2010, and stayed for a couple of months. Cirque du Soleil paid US$2,500 ($2,583 in 2013) a day plus expenses to rent the arena; around 200 Cirque employees were eating in Orlando and staying in hotels, and around 100 Floridians worked on the project part-time, creating a "great economic boost" for the city, according to Orlando venues executive Alan Johnson.

Following Zarkana's successful run in Moscow, it was announced that the show would start residency at the in . The show replaced the Cirque du Soleil resident production , which closed in August 2012 at the Aria Resort.

The show has been marketed as a reinvention of the variety show, with a story about a magician in an abandoned theatre who has lost his love and his magic. As he cries and begs the gods for her return, he is plunged into a world inhabited by surreal creatures. The title Zarkana is a fusion of the words "bizarre" and "arcana", which refers to the strange aura and atmosphere of this place and its inhabitants.

Zarkana is a stage production written and directed by . It began as a touring show in 2011 and was converted to a permanent show in in late 2012. It premiered at in on June 29, 2011, and later toured to the in and the in .

Rigging and acrobatic equipment designer

Acrobatic performance designer

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