Cirque du Soleil: Dralion 2001

Ignite your senses and behold the wonder

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The Chinese consider the lion a symbol of good luck, so it's a half-dragon, half-lion – a dralion – that is the symbol of the East-meets-West fusion of this performance in which 36 Chinese acrobats join the renowned Canadian troupe. Celebrating the four elements as represented in four colours – blue (air), green (water), red (fire) and ochre (earth) – Dralion combines ancient Chinese circus traditions with Cirque du Soleil's usual stunning elements: the techno-oriented single ring; the multicoloured lights and costumes; the music that mixes rock, New Age and various world influences (though not Chinese); and the madcap clowns that pull a victim out of the audience.

Release Date 2001-08-04
Runtime 1h 29m
Directors Guy Caron, David Mallet
Producers Rocky Oldham, Martin Bolduc, Dione Orrom, Peter Wagg
Writer