Delirium (Cirque du Soleil)

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Delirium is a Cirque du Soleil live music event. Contrary to the traditional Cirque show that plays over multiple weeks in a city at a time under their trademark Big Top tent or in a Theater used only by Cirque du Soleil, this is a multimedia/theatrical production that features remixes of existing Cirque music and reinterpretations of performances.

1 A New Kind of Show
2 Set Up
3 Soundtrack
4 References
5 External links

[edit] A New Kind of Show

Delirium set out to accomplish what no other Cirque du Soleil show has done before. This show was meant to tour from city to city, performing in an arena for only a few nights at a time before moving to the next location. The center concept of the show is to focus on the music of other shows. The music was remixed with a tribal beat and lyrics were either added or rewritten for this show.

[edit] Set Up

Delirium, unlike any other Cirque du Soleil show is performed in an arena, rather than the usual circular stage. The stage is setup longwise on the arena floor, thus bisecting it to two equal sides. The audience sits in the normal seats along what would be the sidelines of a basketball or hockey game, looking through the stage at the audience on the other side. The ends of the stage are blocked off by curtains to allow the performers to be hidden until necessary. There are also several trap doors and elevators in the center of the stage that allow performers to enter from there. Unlike other shows where the musicians were off to the side and mainly out of view, the musicians of Delirium were located on the stage in plain view of the audience, another example of how music was the centerpiece of the show.

[edit] Soundtrack

The Delirium soundtrack became available for purchase on June 15, 2006 through the Cirque du Solei Online Boutique.^[1] It features the songs of the show, but not necessarily in the order in which they were performed. The tracks are: