Cirque du Soleil Returns to Chicago with KURIOS

After four years, Cirque du Soleil has returned to Chicago and last night premiered its awe-inspiring production, KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities, written and directed by Michel Laprise. KURIOS will perform under the iconic blue-and-yellow Big Top at the United Center parking lot, 1901 W. Madison Street, until September 20, 2015. Tickets range from $35 - $145 and can be purchased on line at cirquedusoleil.com/kurios or by calling 1-877-9 CIRQUE (1-877-924-7783).

"I gasped about a hundred times. I promise you've never seen anything like 'Kurios,'" Christian Stolte, NBC-TV's "Chicago Fire" (via Twitter)

"Cirque, you bring out the best in everyone! Thank you for the great show. Kurios is another stellar success," Brook Jay, All-Terrain Founder (via Instagram)

KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities has a cast of 46 artists from 15 different countries and is Cirque du Soleil's 35th production since 1984.

KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities is a tale in which time comes to a complete stop, transporting the audience inside a fantasy world where everything is possible. In this realm set in the latter half of the nineteenth century, reality is quite relative indeed as our perception of it is utterly transformed. The name of the show refers to the humble and strange characters that inhabit the Seeker's Cabinet of Curiosities.

In an alternate yet familiar past, in a place where wonders abound for those who trust their imagination, a Seeker discovers that in order to glimpse the marvels that lie just below the surface, we must first learn to close our eyes.

In his larger-than-life curio cabinet, the Seeker is convinced that there exists a hidden, invisible world - a place where the craziest ideas and the grandest dreams lie waiting. A collection of otherworldly characters suddenly steps into his makeshift mechanical world. When the outlandish, benevolent characters turn his world upside down with a touch of poetry and humor in an attempt to ignite the Seeker's imagination, his curios jump to life one by one before his very eyes. For more information, visit cirquedusoleil.com/kurios

KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities in Chicago is proud to be presented by Visa Signature, in association with United Mileage Plus. We also gratefully acknowledge our official sponsors XEROX, DHL, ACTIVEON Action Camera as well as Affiliate Partner MEXICO.

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Cirque du Soleil

The company, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014, has brought wonder and delight to close to 150 million spectators in more than 300 cities on six continents. Cirque du Soleil has close to 4,000 employees, including 1,300 performing artists from close to 50 different countries.

For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

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