Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2001)

Director: Guy Caron

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.

Cast

Erik Karol

Âme-Force

Agnès Sohier

Âme-Force

Sheetal Gandhi

Oceane

Henriette Gbou

Gaya

Juliana Neves

Azala

Luis Pelegrini

Yao

Zhao Jian

L'enfant-roi

Viktor Kee

Juggler

Joe De Paul

Clown

Luan Leilei

Single hand balancing performer