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Cirque du Soleil: From J to Z - A Fantasia

by Geno Thackara
April 1, 2026

It feels familiar enough at the start: a bluesy piano intro, a playful back-and-forth exchange between a pair of horns... but within a few minutes, the stage lighting has turned practically psychedelic. Figures begin weaving through the dinner tables, masked like animals but garbed in sequined dresses and hip suits. Soon they are forming small human pyramids and doing somersaults off the piano. Two teams start an unexpected game of catch by flinging the double bass across the stage. Not ...