As we know, Cirque du Soleil’s first resident show in Mexico will open on the Riviera Maya this November. The 70-minute show will be performed eight times per week year-round in the custom-designed 600-seat Vidanta Theater currently under construction across the street from Grupo Vidanta’s four-resort complex comprising Grand Luxxe, Grand Bliss, Grand Mayan and Mayan Palace, on the Riviera Maya between Cancun and Playa del Carmen. Dining and champagne service will be integrated within the show’s performance and though ticket prices have not yet been announced, they will be in line with Cirque’s other shows. But here are a few new things we didn’t know…
- Grupo Vidanta founder Daniel Chavez Moran said the cultural and culinary attraction would be interactive, immersive and reflective of the Mexican experience and culture. “Those in the audience will have a clear understanding that they are in Mexico,” he said.
- The 40 performers, technicians and crew “will be part of the community,” said Daniel Lamarre, Cirque’s president and CEO. “We have something unique to offer to visitors and residents. We hope that our show will create a destination attraction for our audiences that will reflect the culture and magic of Mexico.”
- “It was planned just for the Riviera Maya,” Lamarre said. “It’s a theater in the round with the stage in the center. It’s an intimate setting that will bring our audiences right into the performances.” The theater’s design and materials, such as its palapa-style thatched roof, are meant to reflect the Yucatan jungle habitat.
- Cirque will pay commissions to agents who book tickets for their clients in advance; tickets also will be available at a number of resorts in the area.
- “The show is open to everyone, from our resort guests to taxi drivers, all other hotels and everyone in the community,” Moran said. “We want to be part of this landscape.”
{ SOURCE: Travel Weekly | http://goo.gl/7dT09O }
