Photo Coverage: ZARKANA Opens at Radio City Music Hall!
By: Walter McBride Jun. 30, 2011
Last night, June 29, Cirque du Soleil opened its major new acrobatic spectacle, Zarkana, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Performances began Thursday, June 9, 2011 for a limited engagement through October 8, 2011. Presented by iShares, Zarkana is written and directed by acclaimed film and theatre director François Girard (The Red Violin, Silk). BroadwayWorld was on hand for opening night and brings you photo coverage below!
Zarkana is an acrobatic rock opera that blends circus arts with the surreal to create a world where physical virtuosity rubs shoulders with the strange. The story follows Zark, a magician who has lost his powers - and the love of his life - in an abandoned theatre populated by a motley collection of off-the-wall characters and incomparable acrobats. He runs into the Mutants, four sirens as sinister as they are fabulous, who are determined to divert him from his quest.
Zarkana is a visual vortex set in a slightly twisted musical and acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to festivity and love regained. The diverse cast of more than 75 International Artists transports the audience into a fantastical and suspenseful world, blurring the boundaries between the real and imaginary.
Tickets range from $47 to $130 with a limited number of premium tickets available for all performances. For tickets, call 1-866-858-0008 or on-line at www.cirquedusoleil.com/zarkana or at www.ticketmaster.com.
From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is now a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has 5,000 employees, including more than 1,500 performing artists from close to 50 different countries. Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 100 million spectators in nearly 300 cities on six continents.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
Theatre Marquee for the Opening Night Performance of The New Cirque Du Soleil Acrobatic Spectacle 'Zarkana' in New York City.
Theatre Marquee for the Opening Night Performance of The New Cirque Du Soleil Acrobatic Spectacle 'Zarkana' in New York City.
Atmosphere at the Opening Night Performance of The New Cirque Du Soleil Acrobatic Spectacle 'Zarkana' in New York City.
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Daniel Lamarre
Daniel Lamarre with Characters of Zarkan
Cique du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte
Cique du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte with Characters of Zarkana
Cique du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte with Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Line Tremblay & Francois Girard
Line Tremblay & Francois Girard with Characters of Zarkan
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkana
Characters of Zarkan
Adrienne Balloon
Adrienne Balloon
Selita Banks
Selita Banks
Selita Banks and Characters of Zarkana
Selita Banks and Characters of Zarkana
Selita Banks and Characters of Zarkana
Selita Banks and Characters of Zarkana
Teddy Bensimon, Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Sea Bensimon
Kelly Killoren Bensimon
Characters of Zarkana with Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Teddy Bensimon and Sea Bensimon
Characters of Zarkana with Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Teddy Bensimon and Sea Bensimon
Characters of Zarkana with Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Teddy Bensimon and Sea Bensimon
Alexis Biedel
Alexis Biedel
Alexis Biedel
Countess Luann de Lessep
Son, Noel de Lesseps, LuAnn de Lesseps and daughter, Victoria de Lesseps
Countess Luann de Lessep
Kathryn Erbe and daughter Maeve Kinney
Judah Friedlander
Judah Friedlander
Carrie Keagan
Carrie Keagan
Carrie Keagan
Carrie Keagan
Gayle King with Characters of Zarkana
Ralph Macchio & Characters of Zarkana
Sonja Morgan
Sonja Morgan
Sonja Morgan with daughter
Sonja Morgan with Characters of Zarkana
Kathleen Turner with Characters of Zarkan
Daughter Rachel Ann Weiss and Kathleen Turner
Jill Zarin and Characters of Zarkan
Theatre Marquee for the Opening Night Performance of The New Cirque Du Soleil Acrobatic Spectacle 'Zarkana' in New York City.
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