KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil® that
combines two circus traditions—acrobatic performance
and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical
demands of human performance in all its splendor and
fragility, presented in a colorful way that emphasizes bold
slapstick humor.
“KOOZA is about human connection and the world of
duality, good and bad,” says the show’s writer and director
David Shiner. “The tone is fun and funny, light and open.
The show doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it’s very much
about ideas, too.”
The show starts with the Trickster bursting onto the scene
like a jack-in-the-box in front of The Innocent, and that’s just
the first of many surprises to come. The Innocent’s journey
brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters
such as the King, the Trickster, the Clowns and his Mad Dog.
Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles,
turmoil and harmony, KOOZA explores themes of identity,
recognition and power. The show is set in an electrifying and
exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, chills, audacity
and total involvement.
The name KOOZA is inspired by the Sanskrit word “koza,”
which means “box,” “chest” or “treasure,” and was chosen
because one of the underlying concepts of the production
is the idea of a “circus in a box.”
KOOZA features an international cast of 54 artists including
6 musicians and 2 singers.
More information about KOOZA and how to get tickets can be found at https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/kooza
