ZARKANA By Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas Premiere Red Carpet At ARIA
Zarkana, Cirque du Soleil’s newest resident show at ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter, celebrated its premiere tonight to a red carpet filled with celebrities. Zarkana,a visually stunning modern acrobatic spectacular, begins its residency at ARIA Las Vegas, following hugely successful engagements at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Arena Madrid and Moscow’s Kremlin State Palace Theatre.
ZARKANA Red Carpet For Las Vegas Premiere Nov 9, 2012
Celebrities joining the night’s red carpet event and after-party at HAZE Nightclub included actor Emmy award-winning actor Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), director Francis Ford Coppola, actor Matt Lanter (90210), actress Dot Jones (Glee), actor Harry Shum Jr (Glee), actor Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class), Dj ASHBA (Recording Artist), Mark Foster (Recording Artist), magician/illusionist Criss Angel, actor Omar Benson Miller (CSI:Miami), comedian Carrot Top, entertainers Siegfried & Roy, the Zarkana creative team including François Girard (Writer & Director), Nick Littlemore (Composer & Musical Director) and Cirque du Soleil’s President and CEO Daniel Lamarre.
ZARKANA Red Carpet For Las Vegas Premiere Part 2 Nov 9, 2012
Set in a world where physical ability meets the extraordinary, Zarkana, which TIME magazine proclaimed “the show of the summer†in New York City and The New York Times called “aah-inspiring,†was seen by more than 1.5 million people during its triumphant 2011-2012 international run.
ZARKANA Clowns On The Red Carpet For Las Vegas Premiere At ARIA
The show follows Zark, the ringmaster of an extraordinary circus coming back to life, as he guides us in an abandoned theatre populated by a motley collection of off-the-wall characters and incomparable acrobats. Zarkana is a visual vortex set in a twisted acrobatic fantasy universe where, little by little, chaos and craziness give way to a true celebration. In typical Cirque fashion, an unknowing audience member gets pulled on stage by the clowns of Zarkana during the Electric Chair act.
Jennette McCurdy, star of Nickolodeon’s iCarly, was chosen for the cameo appearance at the Las Vegas premiere. As the clowns strapped her into the electric chair the light switch flipped multiple times to make ‘magic’ happen on stage.
Following the spectacular production, guests were escorted to HAZE Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino for an exclusive Cirque after party to celebrate the premiere. Restaurant partners from CityCenter and ARIA provided small bites as Zarkana characters welcomed everyone to the upscale nightclub. Photo credit: Cirque du Soleil
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