It’s official, Cirque du Soleil is making its highly-anticipated return to Los Angeles with one of their most enchanting productions, CORTEO.
This unique spectacle, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, has amazed over 10 million spectators, in 20 countries, on 4 continents. Corteo will be presented at the Microsoft Theater as the second show to premiere on behalf of Cirque du Soleil’s partnership with the Los Angeles venue. The set curtains, inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and the central curtains, which were hand-painted, give a grandiose feel to the stage. This sets the tone for the poetry of Corteo.
Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the characters with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of awe, comedy, and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.
The show follows a clown watching his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, as quietly caring angels watch over him. In the City of Angels, Los Angeles is set to get a new and enticing twist to its namesake, as the show juxtaposes light with dark, the ridiculous with the tragic, and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection.