CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE Set for Special Performance 12/16 at Atrium at the James R. Thompson Center

Celebrate holiday happenings by heading to the food court of Atrium at the James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph Street, on Tuesday, December 16 at 12 noon for a mini-performance of Cirque Dreams Holidaze, plus free holiday gift wrapping now through December 23, on all Atrium purchases.

Cirque Dreams Holidaze is the perfect holiday gift for families and audiences of all ages -- watch in disbelief as snowmen, penguins, angels, reindeer, toy soldiers, gingerbread men, ornaments and of course Santa perform elaborate production numbers, soaring acrobatics, gravity-defying feats, astounding illusions and more. Original music and seasonal favorites are all performed in a winter wonderland of enchantment. Cirque Dreams triumphantly returns to Chicago with its critically acclaimed holiday stage extravaganza, Cirque Dreams Holidaze, December 17- 21 at the Chicago Theatre (175 North State St.).

Please contact Lauren Knieja for additional information at 312.346.0777 ext. 225, and stop by Atrium's Holiday Wrapping Booth. Any items purchased at Atrium during the month of December can be wrapped for free. Non-mall related purchases can be wrapped for a cost. All proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish Illinois.

ABOUT ATRIUM AT THE THOMPSON CENTER - Atrium is conveniently located in Chicago's downtown Loop, inside the architecturally renowned James R. Thompson Center at 100 W. Randolph Street and offers more than 35 restaurants, retailers and services. For more information, visit www.atriummallchicago.com/ or follow on Facebook or Twitter.

ABOUT CIRQUE DREAMS - Cirque Dreams shows have entertained over 50 million people since 1993 across thousands of cities worldwide in theatres, casinos, theme parks, cruise lines, and on Broadway. The company has evolved into an enterprise of accomplished producers, directors and innovators, hand-picked by founder and Broadway director Neil Goldberg, that have transformed Cirque Dreams into a global entertainment brand and business empire widely respected by critics, industry leaders and fans alike. Cirque Dreams Holidaze will tour 3 companies in 2014 and employ over 150 artists, crew and personnel from over 15 countries and design, rehearse and produce every show component from within the company's 30,000 sq. ft. Dream Studios production complex in Pompano Beach, FL. Other Cirque Dreams shows include Cirque Dreams & Dinner onboard Norwegian Epic & Breakaway, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy - Flags Discovery Kingdom, Cirque Dreams Illumination and Cirque Dreams Rocks. More information at www.cirqueproductions.com.