Cirque du Soleil: Dralion

The Chinese consider the lion a symbol of good luck, so it's a half-dragon, half-lion – a dralion – that is the symbol of the East-meets-West fusion of this performance in which 36 Chinese acrobats join the renowned Canadian troupe. Celebrating the four elements as represented in four colours – blue (air), green (water), red (fire) and ochre (earth) – Dralion combines ancient Chinese circus traditions with Cirque du Soleil's usual stunning elements: the techno-oriented single ring; the multicoloured lights and costumes; the music that mixes rock, New Age and various world influences (though not Chinese); and the madcap clowns that pull a victim out of the audience.

7.382

89 min

Cast

Erik Karol

as Âme-Force

Agnès Sohier

as Âme-Force

Sheetal Gandhi

as Oceane

Henriette Gbou

as Gaya

Juliana Neves

as Azala

Luis Pelegrini

as Yao

Zhao Jian

as L'enfant-roi

Viktor Kee

as Juggler

Joe De Paul

as Clown

Luan Leilei

as Single hand balancing performer

Director

Guy Caron

David Mallet