Amaluna Explained
Amaluna |
Company: | Cirque du Soleil |
Genre: | Contemporary circus |
Type: | Touring show |
Creatortitle2: | Director |
Creatorname2: | Diane Paulus |
Otherlabel1: | Preceded by |
Otherdata1: | (2011) |
Otherlabel2: | Succeeded by |
Otherdata2: | (2013) |
Website: | https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/amaluna/default.aspx |
Amaluna was a touring show by Cirque du Soleil. It was created and directed by Diane Paulus and is loosely inspired by The Tempest by William Shakespeare.[1] It opened in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, on April 19, 2012. The cast is 70% female.[2] They performed their last show in Sacramento, California, US, on March 1, 2020. [3]
Music
Track titles as they appear in order on the CD (the items in parentheses reflect the act correlated with each song):
- All Come Together (Opening 2012 - Present)
- Elma Om Mi Lize (Icarian and Water meteor 2012 - 2015, Icarian Games 2015 - 2016)
- Tempest (Storm Straps 2012 - 2014, The Storm and Aerial Straps 2014 - Present)
- Enchanted Reunion (Suspended Poles and Peacock dance 2012 - Present)
- Fly Around (Uneven Bars 2012 - 2014)
- Hope (Vocal Aerial Hoop 2012 - Present)
- O Ma Ley (Waterbowl-Handbalancing 2012 - Present)
- Burn Me Up (Teeterboard 2012 - Present)
- Whisper (Balance Goddess 2012 - Present)
- Running On The Edge (Tightwire 2012 - 2013)
- Ena Fee Alyne (Unicycles 2012 - 2013 and 2016 - Present, Hula Hoops 2014 - 2015, Diabolo 2015)
- Creature Of Light (Chinese Pole and A Thousand Arms and Sticks 2012 - Present, Cyr Wheel 2015 - Present)
- Mutation (Juggling 2012 - Present)
- Run (Aerial Straps 2012 - 2014, Banquine 2016 - Present and Finale 2012 - Present)
Notes and References
- News: Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna to put female spin on The Tempest. CBC News. 2012-01-16. 2012-01-17.
- Web site: Rinaldi. Ray Mark. Cirque du Soleil returns to Denver with gal-powered "Amaluna". The Denver Post.
- Web site: Amaluna takes its final bow. Twitter.