Last fall brought us the amazing Odysseo production from Cavalia and anyone who saw that show will agree it left us waiting for more. Well, Cirque du Soleil has arrived with their blue and yellow tents and have been busy getting their temporary village all set up here at the harbor getting geared up for Amaluna – Cirque du Soleil’s 32nd production that premiered to the world in Montreal in April 2012. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Cirque du Soleil a little background info is provided here. Cirque arose from very humble beginnings with a group of 20 street performers in 1984. Based in Quebec, Canada it is an organization that has been providing high-quality artistic entertainment around the globe for 30 years. They celebrate their 30th Anniversary this year. The company has over 4,000 employees, including more than 1,300 artists, from over 50 different countries. Cirque du Soleil has brought delight to more than 100 million spectators, in more than 300 cities in over 40 countries. There are several Cirque productions that run nightly in Las Vegas and other resort communities here in the USA. I am hoping that maybe he new MGM Grand that is coming to the Harbor will be home to one as well. Speaking of the MGM, you may have noticed that the aforementioned tents aren’t located on the Plateau this time. Due to preliminary construction for said hotel and casino on the Plateau, the Cirque du Soleil tents are erected in the same space that housed the ICE production for the Gaylord Hotel’s Holidays on the Potomac promotion two years ago. This means that the tents are in the heart of the harbor across the street from the Gaylord satellite parking. There will be lots of signage directing you to parking and…
