Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TO PERFORM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ROMANIA WITH SALTIMBANCO!
Presented by Orange

Performances in Bucharest from February 8 – 12, 2012

The international entertainment group Cirque du Soleil will perform for the first time ever in Romania, with its vibrant signature production Saltimbanco from February 8 – 12, 2012 at Romexpo.

About Cirque du Soleil:
From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has 5,000 employees, including more than 1,300 artists from more than 50 different countries. Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 100 million spectators in over 300 cities on six continents. Almost 15 millions people will see a Cirque du Soleil show this year. Cirque du Soleil International Headquarters are based in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit  www.cirquedusoleil.com.

About Saltimbanco:
Saltimbanco is Cirque du Soleil’s longest-running touring show and has performed since 1992 to wide-spread acclaim to sell-out audiences in Europe, North and South America, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand for more than 11.5 million enthusiastic fans.

Classic Cirque du Soleil at its best, Saltimbanco is a thrilling and kaleidoscopic celebration of awe inspiring artistry and agility. With a cast of 50 high-caliber artists hailing from 20 different countries, Saltimbanco features breathtaking acrobatics and unbelievable athleticism during solo spotlights and epic ensembles. From the seemingly impossible balancing, jumping and spinning during the Chinese Poles or the Russian Swing to the gravity-defying Bungees and Trapeze,  the crowd pleasing Juggling and Acrobatic Bicycle, to the celebrated and very unique Clowns. Technical expertise and extravagant design are woven together by uplifting spectacular costumes, amazing lighting, humor and enchanting music and magic. Full of colour, amusement and amazement, Saltimbanco is a fun show for the whole family to enjoy.

“Myth meets magic…An unearthly mixture of commedia dell'arte and rock-concert razzle” - The New York Times

Saltimbanco —from the Italian “saltare in banco,” which literally means “to jump on a bench”—explores the urban experience in all its myriad forms: the people who live there, their idiosyncrasies and likenesses, families and the social groups, the hustle and bustle of the street and the towering heights of skyscrapers. A signature show, it is inspired by the urban fabric of the metropolis and its colourful inhabitants. Decidedly baroque in its visual vocabulary, the show’s eclectic cast of characters draws spectators into a fanciful, dreamlike world, an imaginary city where diversity is a cause for hope.

TICKETS:
Advance tickets are available online exclusively to Cirque Club members starting November 8th for 24 hours. Cirque Club membership is free and benefits includes access to advance tickets, special offers and exclusive behind the scenes information. To join, go to www.cirqueclub.com.

Starting November 9, until November 14, inclusively, tickets are available only for Orange customers in Orange shops and on www.eventim.ro.

Tickets will be available as of November 14 at www.cirquedusoleil.com/saltimbanco or through Eventim network, in Domo, Germanos, Orange, Vodafone, Carturesti and Humanitas stores and on www.eventim.ro. Tickets may be bought in installments only by CardAvantaj, at Events’ main office from Bd. Lascar Catargiu nr. 15 A or at Eventim’s main office from str. Polona nr. 15.

Cirque du Soleil gratefully acknowledges Orange as the official Presenting Sponsor of the Romanian tour stop as well as Events as our Official Promoter.

SHOW INFORMATION:
Venue:  Romexpo, Pavilionul Central 
Show Schedule (February 8 – 12, 2011):
Wednesday, February 8 at 20:00
Thursday, February 9 at 20:00
Friday, February 10 at 20:00
Saturday, February 11 at 16:00
Saturday, February 11 at 20:00
Sunday, February 12 at 12:00
Sunday, February 12 at 16:00

Ticket prices:
Level 0 VIP         328,32 lei
Level 0 Tribunes   218,88 lei
Level 1 Tribunes   120,38 lei
Premium VIP  seats     328,32 lei
Premium seats     286,54 lei
Level 00 Front Row   437,76 lei

Discounted tickets (the discount is for children aged up to 12 years, inclusively; access to the show is allowed only in a presence of an adult compagnon, based on a valid document establishing the age: birth certificate, student card, passeport).

Level 0 VIP   229,82 lei
Level 0 Tribunes   153,22 lei
Level 1 Tribunes   84,27 lei
Premium seats     199,18 lei
Level 00 Front Row   n/a