CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE Opens at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 12/13

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the 2011 holiday season when it transforms the stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief, December 13 - 18, 2011. Cirque Dreams, an American theatrical Production Company, brings its critically acclaimed entertainment brand to Providence for eight glorious holiday performances presented by PPAC. Tickets are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office, online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is sponsored by TD Bank.

Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, creator of the groundbreaking Broadway hit CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is "so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil," according to the New York Daily News. The Erie Times News says this "Broadway-worthy spectacle [is] stuffed with so much holiday cheer and audacious acts, Scrooge would exit with a big ol' smile on his face." The Oakland Press proclaims, "The perfect way to come in from the cold, forget the holiday stresses and find the magic of the season." Don't miss the international sensation that "dazzled...at The Kennedy Center," according to the Washington Post.

Renowned director Goldberg re-imagines the holiday season with CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE. An international cast of over 30 multi-talented and brilliantly costumed artists come to life and perform astonishing feats of disbelief. Experience gingerbread men flipping in mid-air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets dancing, and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. An original music score and some seasonal favorites accompany hundreds of astonishing costumes and holiday dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes, and 30-foot towering soldiers creating a wonderland of spectacle.

Goldberg said, "CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE continues the spirit of our brand first established in 1993...to present quality, accessible entertainment throughout the world integrating limitless imagination with multiple performance genres. We are proud to share our creations and bring joy to so many. In a newly-forged partnership with Armed Forces Entertainment, the Department of Defense program chartered to bring free, live, quality entertainment to U.S. military members and their families overseas, Cirque Dreams will now share its creations with U.S. Troops at home and abroad. Military discounts will be available for all U.S. performances of CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE. In January 2012, sponsored by Armed Forces Entertainment, the creation of the first ever Cirque Dreams World Tour will begin performing at military bases throughout 10 countries.

U.S. Air Force Col Kathleen Weatherspoon, Chief, Armed Forces Entertainment said, "I had the opportunity to experience firsthand the CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE performance at the Kennedy Center and see the tremendous impact ... the pledge of support Cirque Dreams is making to our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines as a way of saying, 'Thank you for your service,' is awesome."

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is a part of PPAC's 2011/2012 Broadway Series and is sponsored by TD Bank.

Performances of CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE at PPAC will be held December 13 - 18, 2011: Tuesday, December 13 at 7P; Wednesday, December 14 at 7P; Thursday, December 15 at 7:30P; Friday, December 16 at 7:30P; Saturday, December 17 at 2P & 8P; and Sunday, December 18 at 1P & 6:30P.

Tickets are $63 - $36; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and subject to change without notice. Tickets are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office, online at www.ppacri.org or via phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Group discounts are available for groups of 20 or more; for more information and to order, contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt at phiatt@ppacri.org or call (401) 574-3162. A 10% off Military discount is available in person at the PPAC Box Office for all Active Duty, Reserve and Guard personnel with military ID.

The PPAC Box Office is located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday, 10A to 2P; and through curtain time(s) on show days.

Visit www.cirqueproductions.com or www.ppacri.org/events/detail/cirque_dreams_holidaze for more information.

Since 1993, the Cirque Dreams brand has entertained more than 50 million people worldwide under the artistic direction of Neil Goldberg. Cirque Dreams shows have appeared in theatres, casinos, theme parks, at sea and on Broadway. Cirque Dreams has garnered critical acclaim from USA Today, The New York Times and Associated Press to "CNN," "Today Show" and "Fox & Friends". The Cirque Dreams franchise includes a growing number of popular Cirque Dreams brand shows nationwide: Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, Cirque Dreams & Dinner onboard Norwegian Epic, Cirque Dreams Illumination, Cirque Dreams Pandemonia and the recent multiple company tours of CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, including a first time ever engagement at The Kennedy Center. Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, the first and only show of its kind to appear on Broadway in 2008, featured 1980's pop icon Debbie Gibson in 2010, and will revolutionize live theatre in 2014 with the first ever "3D" live theatrical stage production. In 2012, Cirque Dreams World Tour for U.S. Armed Forces Entertainment will perform at military bases worldwide. "Pop Goes The Rock" by Cirque Dreams will debut with a 2012 North American tour followed by the Broadway premier of Cirque Dreams Broadway.