Cirque du Soleil presents “Amaluna”, a tribute to women

Cirque du Soleil’s upcoming production, “Amaluna,” will be a love story inspired by Greek mythology, Amazonian warrior women, and Shakespeare. 70% of the performers will be women.

“The story of ‘Amaluna’ is about a young woman who becomes a woman, and all the great goddesses and women who participate in this rite,” said the show’s director, Diane Paulus, during her presentation this Wednesday.

According to Paulus, the 50 artists from 15 different countries that will present “Amaluna” have been rehearsing since January, “working 14 hours a day.”

The story, based on Shakespeare’s final play, “The Tempest,” follows the romance between a healer’s daughter and a prince, on a remote island called “Amaluna.” Paulus, who has been working on the show for two years, said it will be a “tribute to women.”

“Amaluna” estrena a Mont-real el proper 19 d’abril, a Toronto el 6 de setembre i a Vancouver el 23 de novembre. Les entrades estan disponibles al portal d’Internet del Cirque du Soleil.

Font The Montreal Gazzette