Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL brings acrobats, figure skaters, snowball fight to Salt Lake City

Cirque du Soleil — known for its world-famous theatrics, circus arts, acrobatics, and more — makes its way to the Salt Lake Valley for one of its most family-friendly shows, CRYSTAL.

The company premiered CRYSTAL, currently its only ice show, in 2017. “It’s an absolutely wonderful show for all ages,” said Roberto Larroude, Cirque du Soleil senior publicist.

The show, created by Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila, follows a teenage girl who falls into another world when the ice she’s skating on breaks. There, she experiences a series of events that change her outlook on life. “She’s going through that time of life where you’re not connecting at home or school,” Larroude said. “It’s different moments of the show that push her in the right direction, and, without spoiling anything, she comes back and connects with family and friends.”

Along with the story, the show features figure skaters, trapeze art, hand balancing, chair balancing, a high-energy hockey segment and more. Larroude said CRYSTAL kicks off with the show’s clown starting a snowball fight with the audience. “We have another artist who comes out with a bucket of snowballs and gives them to [the audience] to throw at the clown on the ice,” he said.

Larroude said twenty-eight projectors bring the story to life, creating new environments on the ice. Skaters wear sensors in their costumes that put their impressions on those environments when they land stunts. Another unique aspect of CRYSTAL that Larroude points out is that the show is the only Cirque du Soleil performance that uses original music and pop songs by Sia, Beyonce, Nina Simone, and U2. It’s also the first one to use real snow.

Photo credit Oliver Brajon | Cirque du Soleil.

Since its debut, CRYSTAL has been performed in more than 150 cities and 23 countries. If you’re considering joining the millions who have already seen it, watch the trailer for the show here.

Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL
Maverik Center, West Valley City
April 10 at 7 p.m., April 11 at 7 p.m., April 12 at 3 and 7 p.m., April 13 at 1 p.m.
Tickets


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Jaime Winston
Jaime Winstonhttp://www.saltlakemagazine.com
Jaime is a contributing writer for Salt Lake magazine. Formerly, he served as our editorial intern, then as our assistant web editor, and, finally, as our web editor. While he covers many different topics, he is especially interested in nerdy entertainment, from FanX's artist alley to Sundance's Midnight screenings.

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