In Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, audiences are discovering a hidden world filled with crazy ideas and grand dreams.
“Kurios — Cabinet of Curiousities,” directed by nine-year veteran Michel Laprise, opened Jan. 29 at Marymoor Park near Bellevue. The show follows an inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him. According to the show’s website, “the visible becomes invisible, perspectives are transformed, and the world is literally turned upside down.”
Karl L’Écuyer, who plays Mr. Microscosmos (one of the main characters in the show), said the production premiered in April 2014, opening in Montreal and playing in Quebec City and Toronto before its run in San Francisco, which ended in mid-January. He said it takes crews about a week — including two days for travel — to tear down the show in one location and set it up in a new one.
After the show received strong reviews during its San Francisco run 32 additional performances were added. “Kurios” performances at Marymoor run through March 22.