Crystal (Cirque du Soleil)

Crystal
Logo for Cirque du Soleil's Crystal
Company Cirque du Soleil
Genre Contemporary circus
Show type Touring show
Date of premiere December 13, 2017 (Quebec)
Creative team
Creative Director Stefan Miljevic[1]
Show Director Shana Carroll & Sébastien Soldevila
Acrobatic Equipment Fred Gérard
Set Designer Stéphane Roy
Video Content Designer Johnny Ranger
Music Composer Maxim Lepage
Lighting Designer Éric Champoux
Props Designer Anne-Séguin Poirier
Costume Designer Marie Chantale Vaillancourt
Makeup Designer Véronique St-Germain
Choreographer Geneviève Dorion-Coupal
Skating Performances Senior Designer Kurt Browning
Skating Performances Designer Benjamin Agosto
Synchronized Skating Designer Marilyn Langlois
Performance Designer Raphael Cruz
Other information
Preceded by Volta (2017)
Succeeded by Bazzar (2018)
Official website

Crystal is an Arena touring show by Cirque du Soleil that started previewing to the public in October 2017, with an official premiere in December 2017. It is Cirque du Soleil's 42nd original show since 1984, and the first one done on an ice rink, where most of the performers are ice skating throughout the show, and blends several circus acts with high-level ice skating. It is described as a woman shattering reality to discover herself in the world of possibility. [2][3]

Kurt Browning, a four-time world champion Canadian figure skater, joined the creative team as the Skating Performances Senior Designer[4], along with Benjamin Agosto, four-time world medalist American ice dancer, as the Skating Performances Designer[5][6]

Music

NOTE: The following list in incomplete

Cover of U2's "Beautiful Day" performed by Cyrille Aimée[7][8].

Cover of Beyonce's "Halo" performed by Gabrielle Shonk.[7][8].

Cover of Nina Simone's "Sinnerman" performed by Betty Bonifassi.[7][8].

Cover of Sia's "Chandelier" performed by Ariane Moffatt.[7][8].


Tour

Crystal had its first preview public performances in some second-tier US markets, before officially premiering in Quebec in December 2017.[9] In one of the first reviews of the show, YQG Rocks entertainment critic Dan Savoie said of the Windsor, Ontario show at the WFCU Centre on January 3, 2018: "Crystal was an astonishing demonstration and is gorgeous in every way. The ice seemed to enhance the movements and made the performers appear to move faster."[10]

The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance:
 EU   Europe  NA   North America  SA   South and Central Americas  AP   Asia/Pacific  OC   Oceania  AF   Africa

Arena tour

  •  NA   Lafayette, LA - From 5 Oct to 8 Oct 2017 (Soft Opening)
  •  NA   San Antonio, TX - From 13 Oct to 15 Oct 2017 (Preview)
  •  NA   Pensacola, FL - From 19 Oct to 22 Oct 2017 (Preview)
  •  NA   Minneapolis, MN - From 9 Nov to 12 Nov 2017 (Preview)
  •  NA   Hoffman Estates, IL - From 16 Nov to 19 Nov 2017 (Preview)
  •  NA   Worcester, MA - From 7 Dec to 10 Dec 2017 (Preview)
  •  NA   Quebec, QC - From 13 Dec to 17 Dec 2017 (Preview)
  •  NA   Montreal, QC - From 20 Dec to 31 Dec 2017 (Official Premiere)
  •  NA   Windsor, ON - From 3 Jan to 7 Jan 2018
  •  NA   Detroit, MI - From 10 Jan to 14 Jan 2018
  •  NA   Pittsburgh, PA - From 17 Jan to 21 Jan 2018
  •  NA   Topeka, KS - From 24 Jan to 28 Jan 2018
  •  NA   Colorado Springs, CO - From 31 Jan to 4 Feb 2018
  •  NA   Rio Rancho, NM - From 7 Feb to 11 Feb 2018
  •  NA   Cedar Park, TX - From 14 Feb to 18 Feb 2018
  •  NA   Phoenix, AZ - From 8 Mar to 11 Mar 2018
  •  NA   Tucson, AZ - From 14 Mar to 18 Mar 2018
  •  NA   San Diego, CA - From 21 Mar to 25 Mar 2018
  •  NA   San Jose, CA - From 28 Mar to 1 Apr 2018
  •  NA   Portland, OR - From 4 Apr to 8 Apr 2018
  •  NA   Abbotsford, BC - From 11 Apr to 15 Apr 2018
  •  NA   Penticton, BC - From 18 Apr to 22 Apr 2018
  •  NA   Prince George, BC - From 25 Apr to 29 Apr 2018
  •  NA   Spokane, WA - From 2 May to 6 May 2018
  •  NA   Red Deer, AB - From 9 May to 13 May 2018
  •  NA   Saskatoon, SK - From 16 May to 20 May 2018
  •  NA   Medicine Hat, AB - From 23 May to 27 May 2018
  •  NA   London, ON - From 14 Jun to 17 Jun 2018
  •  NA   Hamilton, ON - From 20 Jun to 24 Jun 2018
  •  NA   Youngstown, OH - From 27 Jun to 1 Jul 2018
  •  NA   Baltimore, MD - From 5 Jul to 8 Jul 2018
  •  NA   Estero, FL - From 12 Jul to 15 Jul 2018
  •  NA   Sunrise, FL - From 18 Jul to 29 Jul 2018
  •  NA   Orlando, FL - From 1 Aug to 5 Aug 2018
  •  NA   Greenville, SC - From 8 Aug to 12 Aug 2018
  •  NA   Raleigh, NC - From 15 Aug to 19 Aug 2018
  •  NA   Greensboro, NC - From 22 Aug to 26 Aug 2018
  •  NA   Hershey, PA - From 29 Aug to 2 Sep 2018
  •  NA   Sioux Falls, SD - From 20 Sep to 23 Sep 2018
  •  NA   Grand Forks, ND - From 26 Sep to 30 Sep 2018
  •  NA   Winnipeg, MB - From 3 Oct to 7 Oct 2018
  •  NA   Green Bay, WI - From 11 Oct to 14 Oct 2018
  •  NA   Des Moines, IA - From 17 Oct to 21 Oct 2018
  •  NA   Wichita, KS - From 24 Oct to 28 Oct 2018
  •  NA   Oklahoma City, OK - From 31 Oct to 4 Nov 2018
  •  NA   Tulsa, OK - From 7 Nov to 11 Nov 2018
  •  NA   Norfolk, VA - From 29 Nov to 2 Dec 2018
  •  NA   Washington, DC - From 5 Dec to 9 Dec 2018
  •  NA   Miami, FL - From 13 Dec to 16 Dec 2018
  •  NA   Tampa, FL - From 19 Dec to 23 Dec 2018
  •  NA   Cincinnati, OH - From 27 Dec to 30 Dec 2018
  •  NA   Baton Rouge, LA - From 3 Jan to 6 Jan 2019
  •  NA   Kansas City, MO - From 16 Jan to 20 Jan 2019
  •  NA   Columbus, OH - From 23 Jan to 27 Jan 2019
  •  NA   Milwaukee, WI - From 30 Jan to 3 Feb 2019
  •  NA   Regina, SK - From 7 Feb to 10 Feb
  •  NA   Edmonton, AB - From 13 Feb to 17 Feb 2019
  •  NA   West Valley City, UT - From 7 Mar to 10 Mar 2019
  •  NA   Ontario, CA - From 13 Mar to 17 Mar 2019
  •  NA   Bakersfield, CA - From 20 Mar to 24 Mar 2019
  •  NA   Sacramento, CA - From 27 Mar to 31 Mar 2019
  •  NA   Stockton, CA - From 3 Apr to 7 Apr 2019

References

  1. ↑ "Cirque du Soleil Unveils its First Show on Ice: Crystal". Cirque du Soleil.
  2. ↑ "Crystal".
  3. ↑ "Get a sneak peek of Crystal, Cirque du Soleil's new touring show on ice".
  4. ↑ "What's On: Cirque du Soleil on Ice". Montreal.
  5. ↑ "Holiday theater picks - The Boston Globe".
  6. ↑ "La consécration pour une entraîneuse".
  7. 1 2 3 4 Boucher, Marie-Josée (14 December 2017). "Le Cirque du Soleil innove avec Crystal et son univers sur glace fracassant et féérique!". Info culture biz (French). Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Gendron-Martin, Raphaël. "«Ce n'est pas un show de patins comme Disney on Ice»". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  9. ↑ "Cirque du Soleil previews Crystal, its first-ever ice show". 13 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Cirque du Soleil Turns Windsor's WFCU Centre Into Crystal Palace | YQG Rocks Windsor". YQG Rocks Windsor. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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