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The Cirque is Back in Town: Bigger Than Ever Print E-mail
Sunday, 01 July 2007

Sun. July 1

Can you go wrong with Cirque du Soleil? Not if you're a fan of the phtasmagorical, acrobatics, dance, pulsing (yet classically tinted music) and a whirlwind of action: dance, drama, comedy? All of of those things happen at the same time, so you find yourself needing to catch your breath here and there. Cirque du Soleil has become a wildly successful company over the past 15 years. We've generally seen production in circus tents. This time, Cirque takes its "Delirium" to the arenas, to TD Banknorth Garden, for a brief run that concludes tonight, Sunday July 1. It's the first time in Cirque history that lytircs have been matched to the instrumental tracks, and for the first time musicians and singers are not hidden behind scrims, but are at center stage.  What they've done is take 20 of Cirque's most, as they say, "memorable musical moments," and put them to a massive technical production. That includes 540 feet of projects screens - almost four IMAX screens, which will show prerecorded visuals and manipulated live feeds. The company includes six singers, six musicians, 12 dancers, nine acrobats and three main characters. Exepct to be dazzled all over again. Shows: Sunday at 8. Tickets: $122.50 -$37.

Causweay St., livenation.com, www.ciqurdeusoleil.com  617-228-6000

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