Cirque du Soleil : Dralion

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circus concert trapeze acrobats

Cirque du Soleil : Dralion

Release Date: August 04, 2001

Year	:	2001
Slogan	:	«Ignite your senses and behold the wonder»
Genres	:	Music, Family
Production Companies	:	Cirque du Soleil Images, Serpent Films
Director	:	David Mallet, Guy Caron
Producers	:	Rocky Oldham, Dione Orrom, Martin Bolduc, Peter Wagg
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RunTime	:	89 mins.

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.