The cast of Cirque du Soleil perform acrobatics, juggling, balancing acts, wire walking and unicycling during a dress rehearsal of KOOZA (written and directed by David Shiner) under the Grand Chapiteau (big top) at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, October 16, 2009.
KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions - acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor. Kooza tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world and is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil.
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Cirque Du Soleil’s Kooza opens tonight, Friday, October 16th at the Santa Monica Pier and runs through November 19, 2009.
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