On March 22, 2007, Cirque du Soleil and MGM/Mirage announced their next co-production: Cirque Luxor (not the official name,) featuring the magical talents of Criss Angel. A recent article in Variety, however, noted a few facts about the production which I’d like to share:
- The production purportedly will cost $65 million USD. The amount covers the cost of theater rennovations and creation expenses.
- It willl be the sixth permanent Cirque show on the Las Vegas Strip (Cirque Elvis 2009 will be the seventh.)
It is the first time Cirque will feature a star performer.
CREATIVE TEAM:
- Serge Denoncourt — Director
- Pierre Phaneuf — Director of Creation
- Ray Winkler — Set Designer
- Eiko Ishioka — Costume Designer
- Daniel Ezralow — Choreographer
- Michael Curry — Props and Puppet Designer
- Criss Angel — Illusions Designer
- Jeannette Farmer — Lighting
- Jaque Paquin — Rig and Acrobatic Material
- Francis Laporte — Projection
- Jonathan Deans — Sound Designer
- Nathalie Gagné — Make-up Designer
