Photos: OSA Images
Costumes: Kym Barrett
Cirque du Soleil’s awe-inspiring touring production, TOTEM, continues through May 12.
Citi Field is Cirque du Soleil’s New York City location.
New York City marks TOTEM’s 18th tour stop since its April 2010 World Premiere. In over two years and a half, more than 2 million people across Canada, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States have been mesmerized by the TOTEM experience that The San Francisco Chronicle described as “whimsically seductive and the most enjoyable show to come along from Cirque du Soleil in quite awhile”, and The Toronto Star proclaimed as “spectacular, artful. Breathtaking and deliciously ironic”.
Written and directed by internationally-renowned multidisciplinary artist Robert Lepage, TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.
Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.
For show and ticket information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/totem Stay connected with TOTEM on Twitter: @Cirque #TOTEM Follow the tour on Facebook: www.facebook.com/totem
