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MONTREAL, QUEBEC (September 17, 2012) – Quebec’s own Cavalia, producers of two multimedia equestrian and acrobatic spectaculars, recently completed a record breaking 17-week Toronto engagement with its newest show, Cavalia Odysseo. Due to popular demand, the show was extended several times and ultimately held 105 performances for an audience of more than 200,000 people. Now Cavalia Odysseo is moving its 10-storey White Big Top to Monterrey, Mexico for its Latin American premiere in October where it will also celebrate its first anniversary.
Hailed by the Toronto Star as “a magical work that will make you laugh, gasp, cheer and even cry with profound emotion,” Cavalia Odysseo will open October 17 in Monterrey, the third largest metropolitan area of Mexico. Since May, the show has dazzled the Greater Toronto Area under the most spectacular big top in the entire world.
Following its October 11, 2011 premiere in Laval, QC, Cavalia Odysseo has appeared in Atlanta, Miami and Toronto to enthusiastic critical acclaim. “If Walt Disney were still alive, he might create a show as magical as Cavalia's new Odysseo” said the Miami Herald. “But it wouldn't be better than the wonderful world mastermind Normand Latourelle has created under his Big White Top”. Atlanta Magazine raved Cavalia Odysseo is “a magical combination of strength, beauty, ballet, artistic direction and incredible set design.”
Cavalia Odysseo presents 56 horses and 43 riders, acrobats, aerialists and musicians performing before a stunning video backdrop the size of 3 IMAX screens that projects HD 3-D images of the most beautiful landscapes of the world. Cavalia Odysseo is a two-hour dream that moves the heart and touches the soul. It is an evening that the audience never forgets.
For its part, Cavalia, the company’s original production, is preparing for its Australian debut and a year-long tour of the country. Forty-eight horses, 40 artists and 120 behind-the-scenes crew members will make the transoceanic voyage to the land Down Under. The show which launched the Cavalia brand in 2003 continues to perform before sold-out audiences. This summer the show had its own Latin American premiere in Mexico City. Currently Cavalia is appearing in Edmonton, AB and will travel to San Diego, CA before heading overseas in early 2013.
ABOUT CAVALIA INC:
Headquartered in Montreal, QC, Cavalia Inc. operates two separate touring shows, Cavalia and Odysseo, both of which marry the equestrian arts, stage arts and high-tech theatrical effects at never-before-seen levels. Cavalia, seen by some 3.5 million people across North America and Europe since its 2003 debut, celebrates the relationship between humans and horses by loosely recounting the evolution of this bond. Odysseo, which premiered in autumn 2011, takes the next step, leading viewers on a journey through some of the breathtaking landscapes horses have helped humans discover around the globe. Follow Cavalia Inc.’s latest developments at www.twitter.com/Cavalia or www.facebook.com/Cavalia.
2012-09-17
Montreal: Cavalia’s record-breaking “Odysseo” moves to Mexico after its Toronto run