Cirque du Soleil: Delirium - O2 Arena
Preview by Jack Foley
THE critically-acclaimed entertainment group Cirque Du Soleil are to stage Delirium, a groundbreaking arena production at London’s O2 Arena on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, 2008.
The new show uses holograms, virtual reality, multi-media sound and imaging to create a magical world with a surreal, multi-sensory mix of theatre, dance, international music, stunning acrobatics and video projections.
This unique, large-scale event is also set to be the largest, most technical production ever created and staged for an arena.
The show features a 130 foot stage honeycombed with traps and flying rigs so that actors can materialise from the depths, or float across an illuminated sky.
There are 540 feet of projection surfaces -the equivalent of four IMAX screens – setting the stage for a colossal multimedia presentation and experience.
Projected images range from pre-recorded visuals to manipulated live feeds that create interactions between the show and the audience.
Please note, however, that seats located on level 4 (upper tier) are not recommended for anyone with vertigo or fear of heights.
Tickets cost £51.70 and are available now. The shows start at 7.30pm at The O2 Arena, Drawdock Road, Greenwich.