Dec 05, 2013 Joe Kleiman Attractions, News, Theme Parks Comments Off on PortAventura Partners with Cirque du Soleil to Present “KOOZA” Summer 2014
Salou, Spain (December 5, 2013) — Next summer, Cirque du Soleil will present KOOZA, an adrenaline rush of acrobatics in a zany kingdom, at Europe’s premiere destination theme resort, PortAventura. Thanks to the agreement signed between both companies, the show, with a daily spectator capacity of over 2,400, will run at the resort during the summer months in 2014.
This agreement, which brings together two of the largest companies in the tourism and entertainment industry worldwide, means that PortAventura will be the first resort in Europe to host a Cirque du Soleil show. This project is part of PortAventura’s strategy to continue to set new international standards to position the resort, with almost 4 million visitors annually, as the best family entertainment destination in Europe. Kooza will be a huge draw for the summer months, including foreign tourism which currently represents almost 50% of total number of visitors to the park.
Finn Taylor, Senior Vice President of Touring Shows for Cirque du Soleil commented: “Over 4 million spectators worldwide have already enjoyed the spectacle of Kooza. We are very excited about partnering with such a leader in the tourism and entertainment industry; a synergy which will allow us to delight and entertain the millions of visitors to the park as well as perform for our existing fans”
Sergio Feder, President of the Executive Committee of PortAventura, explained: “We are proud to welcome Cirque du Soleil next summer. This collaboration is a new step in the consolidation of PortAventura as a leading European resort and one of the most valuable brands in the family travel industry”
KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world. KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil; It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendour and fragility, presented in a colourful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, and the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog. Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA explores themes of fear, identity, recognition and power. The show is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, chills, audacity and total involvement.
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