Cirque du Soleil Returns to Hartford with Kooza

KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world.

KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.

The Innocent's journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, the Pickpocket, and the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.

Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA explores themes of fear, identity, recognition and power. The show is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, chills, audacity and total involvement.

DATES:

KOOZA opens on April 1, 2008 and runs through April 27, 2008.
Showtimes 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. No shows on Mondays.

WHERE:

Under the Grand Chapiteau, on Market Street, Hartford

PRICES

	Adults	Children 2-12	Students & Seniors 65+
Price level 1	$85.00	$59.50	$76.50
Price level 2	$75.00	$52.50	$67.50
Price level 3	$50.00	$35.00	$45.00
Tapis Rouge	$215.00	$152.00	N/A

Telephone Booking: 1-800-678-5440 (US)
Purchase Online: http://cirquedusoleil.com/

DIRECTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION

• I-91 North (from New Haven): Take Exit 32-B (Trumbull Street). At the light at the end of the ramp, turn right onto Market Street. The Cirque du Soleil parking lot will be on your right.
  
• I-91 South (from Springfield): Take Exit 32-B (Trumbull Street). At the light at the end of the ramp, turn right onto Market Street. The Cirque du Soleil parking will be on your right.
  
• I-84 West (from Boston): Take Exit 50 (Main Street). At the light at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Market Street. The Cirque du Soleil parking will be on your right.
  
• I-84 East (from Danbury): Take Exit 50 (Main Street). At the end of the exit ramp is a light (Trumbull Street) - go straight through that light. Go straight through the second light (Main Street). At the third light (Market Street - on your right will be Talcott Street Garage), turn left and go under the highway. Continue straight past two lights and the Cirque du Soleil parking lot will be on your right.

The Grand Chapiteau (Big Top)
The Grand Chapiteau seats over 2,600 spectators per show, with an adjoining entrance tent.

Duration
2 hours 30 minutes, including a 30-minute intermission.