Aerial acrobatics coupled with gravity-defying feats of balancing are the trademarks that have followed every Cirque Dreams production for the past two decades.
• What: Cirque Dreams Holidaze
• When: Monday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m.
• Where: The Palace Theatre, downtown Albany
• How much: $28-$100
• Info: www.palacealbany.com
On Monday, Dec. 15, Cirque Dreams Holidaze takes to The Palace Theatre stage. Where some Cirque fans may be familiar with larger arena shows, the theater is said to provide an intimate experience not to be missed.
“These particular tours are built for a theater setting, so things are staged accordingly,” said Sean Allen, marketing director for The Palace Theatre. “It’s really well set up, so everything can happen.”
Allen said the look of the production and the look of the theater are a good fit.
“There is no scaling down. It all looks spectacular,” he said. “It’s just another way of seeing it. You are up there and personal.”
In Holidaze, Broadway director Neil Goldberg re-imagines the holiday season with more than 300 costumes, 20 acts and 30 performers from 12 countries showcasing a variety of imaginative and heart-pounding choreographed movements.
Holidaze is in its sixth year and is marketed as “a cirque show, a Broadway musical, a holiday spectacular and a family show all in one.” The stage is adorned with gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot towering trees. The production also features gingerbread men flipping mid-air, with toy soldiers marching on thin wires all the while snowmen, icemen and penguins, balance, jump and spin to both original music and seasonal favorites.
Since 1993, the Cirque Dreams brand has entertained more than 50 million people worldwide under Goldberg’s artistic direction. Cirque Dreams shows have appeared in theaters, casinos, theme parks, at sea and on Broadway. Today, the Cirque Dreams franchise includes a growing number of popular Cirque Dreams brand shows with many future productions and brand partnerships in development.
“Cirque Dreams Holidaze celebrates our brand of 20 years with this unique holiday stage spectacle for the entire family,” said Goldberg. “There aren’t enough shows today where mom and dad can bring the kids and grandparents, make it a date night, fun time for teens and entertain so many generations with… ‘how did they do that,’ ‘wow’ and ‘amazing.’ This show has something for everyone.”
There is one show on Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through the Palace Theatre Box Office, Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone at 800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets, local Wal-Mart Ticketmaster Centers or online at ticketmaster.com.
