Cirque du Soleil News

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of Witness Uganda, created by Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, with choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie. The production begins performances at the Loeb Drama Center at 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge on February 4, and will run through March 16. It is available for press viewing from Wednesday, February 12, at 7:30pm.

THE LIGHT GROUP--one of the country's leading hospitality development and management companies--rang in the New Year on Tuesday, December 31 by hosting a special night of musical performances at four of its properties in Las Vegas. Scroll down for photos!

Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that their award-winning production Quidamwill be presented in London from 4 January 2014 at Royal Albert Hall for a limited engagement. Tickets for the general public are released for sale today and are available at www.cirquedusoleil.com/quidam or by calling 0845 401 5045.

CIRKOPOLIS, the critically acclaimed show by Montreal-based troupe Cirque Eloize is currently being presented by NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. CIRKOPOLIS opened on Thursday, December 19th, 2013 and the strictly limited engagement will conclude this Sunday, January 5th, 2014 at NYU Skirball Center (566 LaGuardia Place, New York, New York, 10012).

Veteran press agent Leslie Baden Papa will launch Vivacity Media Group, an entertainment public relations agency on January 6, 2014. Publicist Whitney Holden Gore will join the firm as Vice President.

As the New Year commences, Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino reveals its awaited January DJ roster featuring world-renowned artists night-after-night. The main room of the nightlife mecca will welcome the return of residents Tiesto and Calvin Harris along with an array of exclusive parties thrown by electronic music heavyweights (in alphabetical order) Dada Life, Fergie (DJ), NERVO, R3hab and more as they set the tone for 2014. Las Vegas' top nightlife destination will excite dance music fans and clubgoers alike with infectious music and high-energy productions throughout the month.

FOX celebrates the new year with a star-studded night of entertainment with NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE, airing tonight, Dec. 31 (11:00 PM-12:30 AM ET live; CT/MT/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

The 'Entertainment Capital of the World' and MGM Resorts International properties along the Las Vegas Strip will be the place to ring in the 2014 New Year. Celebrate New Year's Eve with spectacular nightlife, exciting shows and extraordinary restaurants - all topped off with one of the world's premier fireworks shows.

Hakkasan Las Vegas, the five-level restaurant and nightlife mecca inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, today announced Calvin Harris as its highly anticipated New Year's Eve headlining artist who will take over the main room for an unrivaled evening tonight, Dec. 31.

2013 saw some really good, interesting shows that will be remembered and cherished by those who saw them or who will see them. Top among these is Michael Jackson ONE, Cirque du Soleil's newest entry in the Las Vegas market and its newest show anywhere. It is stunning, spectacular. The title comes from Jackson himself. He said, 'We're putting love back into the world. To remind the world that love is important. To love each other. We are one.'

Right now at the NYU Skirball Center, a new Cirque-style acrobatics show is waiting to make your holiday week special. The choreographer of the 2006 Olympic Games closing ceremonies has joined forces with Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity choreographer to create a new circus spectacle 'that lives between dream and reality, underscored by a continuous stream of original music, and brought to vivid life by 3-D projections'. CIRKOPOLIS, the new show by Montreal-based Circus Arts company Cirque Eloize, is a mind-blowing spectacle for kids of all ages. I was lucky enough to bring my ten and five year olds, and both had a memorable theatrical experience not easily replicated!

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The Global Citizenship Service at Cirque du Soleil will reveal their 9th annual art exhibition, PARADE: The Collective, on Friday, Jan. 3. Artists will be available during the collection's preview on Thursday, Jan. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will run Jan. 2 - 30 at the Trifecta Gallery inside the Arts Factory in downtown Las Vegas and is free and open to the public.

As 2013 comes to a close, we've collected the hottest theatrical productions from around the globe. From Los Angeles to Chicago, Tampa, Houston, Rhode Island and even South Africa, BroadwayWorld takes a look back at some of the most memorable shows from our Regional Editors worldwide!

It was an exciting, interesting and surprising season in the Philadelphia/ South Jersey theater world. Here are some of my favorites picks with one additional New York entry worth remembering.

This past Wednesday, December 18, LIGHT Nightclub at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas presented their #LiveForTheLight holiday party and hosted a special night of musical performances by hip-hop superstar J. Cole, rockers Panic! at the Disco, New Politics and KREWELLA.

Cirque du Soleil return to the Royal Albert Hall with their award-winning production Quidam on 4 January 2014. Having previously announced an extension to the run, Quidam's limited engagement in London is now booking to 16 February 2014.

My mother took me to the ballet when I was young. I came home with a souvenir bouquet and would not stop listening or dancing to the score, imagining a giant Christmas tree and those nasty rats scurrying across my living room floor. I like to imagine the magic of theatre and the arts creating that same wonder for people all over the world.

As the New Year commences, Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino reveals its awaited January DJ roster featuring world-renowned artists night-after-night. The main room of the nightlife mecca will welcome the return of residents Tiesto and Calvin Harris along with an array of exclusive parties thrown by electronic music heavyweights (in alphabetical order) Dada Life, Fergie (DJ), NERVO, R3hab and more as they set the tone for 2014. Las Vegas' top nightlife destination will excite dance music fans and clubgoers alike with infectious music and high-energy productions throughout the month.

On Saturday, January 11, 2014 the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) will host the organization's first Backyard Ball Performance and Gala to be held at the YoungArts Campus (2100 Biscayne Boulevard). The 2014 Arison Award Honorees are Pritzker Award Winning architect Zaha Hadid and Academy Award Winning singer, dancer, and actress, Rita Moreno. This year's Alumni Honoree is actor, singer and 1997 YoungArts Winner in Theater, Andrew Rannells. The celebratory evening of artistic immersion will bring together prominent artists, community leaders, philanthropists and celebrities to recognize the 2014 YoungArts Winners. The gala is YoungArts' largest annual fundraiser and the culmination of YoungArts' signature program YoungArts Week which provides 171 of the nation's most outstanding young artists in the literary, performing, visual and design arts with life-changing experiences, including master classes, workshops, inter-disciplinary activities, performances and exhibitions.