Joyà

Joyà
Logo for Cirque du Soleil's Joyà
Company Cirque du Soleil
Genre Contemporary circus
Show type Resident show
Date of premiere November 8, 2014
Creative team
Director of creation Richard Dagenais
Director Martin Genest
Set and props designer Guillaume Lord
Costume designer James Lavoie
Composers Guy Dubuc
Marc Lessard
Sound designer Jacques Boucher
Lighting designer Jean Laurin
Choreographers Harold Rhéaume
Acrobatic choreographer Philippe Aubertin
Acrobatic and rigging designer Pierre Masse
Makeup designer Nathalie Gagné
Other information
Preceded by Kurios (2014)
Succeeded by Toruk (2015)
Official website

JOYÀ is a 80 minute long, resident show at the Vidanta resort in the Riviera Maya, Mexico produced as a collaboration between 45 Degrees and its parent company Cirque du Soleil. It is Cirque's first resident show in Latin America. JOYÀ premiered on November 8th, 2014 inside the custom-built Cirque du Soleil theatre, which seats 600 guests at capacity. The exterior design of the theatre was inspired by organic forms in a clearing surrounded by trees. The story, set in a naturalist's library which transforms into other exotic locations, follows the journey of a "rebellious young girl [who] is sent by her mischievous grandfather on a fantastical quest spanning generations".[1]

Unlike other Cirque du Soleil productions, JOYÀ is an "intimate theatrical and culinary experience" where patrons have the option to enjoy the show along with a specially designed degustation menu at private tables around the stage, or simply have a glass of champagne with canapés on top of the show ticket.[1] The show also incorporates smell into the acts, providing an all-around "feast for the senses".

Acts

  • Skipping
  • Icarian games: One of the performer lies on his back and flips, twirls and spins another performer on his feet whilst on a specially designed chair.
  • Solo trapeze: One strong and energetic artist swings over the stage on one duplex trapeze.
  • Hand to hand: Two strong, flexible performers slowly assume positions impossible without an impeccable sense of balance.
  • Puppetry: Artist manipulate large puppets onstage, including a giant angler fish.
  • Hand balancing: An artist performs hand balancing on three canes set up on a small stage amongst the diners' tables to bring the action off the main stage.
  • Aerial straps: Artists, hanging in the air from straps, fly above the stage in a series of acrobatic stunts.
  • Trampoline wall: Performers literally bouncing off a trampoline at the base of a wall-like structure, allowing them to 'run' up the wall and do twists and turns through the air and even jump into the windows of the wall.

Acts in rotation

  • Aerial ring trio: Three women performs stunts using a hoop each that is suspended in mid-air.
  • Rola Bola: One artist balances on variously shaped cylinders on top of a table. This act is a replacement for Icarian Games.

Music

The soundtrack to Joya was released in the show boutique on 24 December 2015 before being released online on 15 January 2016 [1]. The tracks are as follows:

  1. Naturalium (Opening/Juggling)
  2. Comedy Of Errors (Icarian Games)
  3. Reinas En La Penumbra (Duo Trapeze)
  4. Adventure At Sea (Pirates Arrival/Hand To Hand)
  5. The Dive (Puppetry)
  6. Profunda Belleza (Hand Balancing)
  7. Legacy (Aerial Straps)
  8. Nueva Era (Trampoline Wall/Skipping/Finale)

References

  1. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/joy%C3%A0/1070100519

Further reading

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