Cirque du Soleil already has Big Top in Alicante

This was reported by today hundreds of technicians and operators Those who worked to set up this tent. there is 19 meters high and 51 in diameter Those who have this setup where not only the stage but also all the technical needs of the show will take place. Luziaopens in Alicante on the 14th, but also seats 2,600 people.

The canvas is held by four 25 meters high steel poles those that hold it upright and give a typical image, each crowned with a flag: Canada, Quebec, Cirque du Soleil and the city where it was founded, Alicante. They are also necessary 500 stacks to support the well-anchored Big Tent in the 20,000-square-foot space necessary for the mobile city Luzia. It’s a team-made maneuver that requires great effort to open the hatch to the sky.

This enclosure is prepared to supportr winds that can reach 120 kilometers per hour, so the show is not affected. Also Cirque du Soleil commitment to sustainability and Big Top’s light-coloured canvas helps counteract the effects of the sun, thereby reducing energy consumption and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.

After all this effort, the tent was set up and now the preparation process has begun. Luzia, the first traveling show using a water curtain, which has restarted its European tour after the pandemic and will be seen in the city until 21 August, ranks second in Spain after Barcelona. And it does so at its new location in Playa de San Juan, with the Alicante City Council’s commitment to provide the company with a fixed headquarters. This time around, it will be a litmus test to see how the public reacted to this relocation, visiting the city where they found the Cirque du Soleil had visited three times before. Big Tent in Rabasa. in 2008 seniorityin 2011 cutting and in 2018 Totem.

assembly Luzia to travel 65 trucks Transport of 2,000 tons of materials and equipment, with some 120 people from 26 nationalities different.