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RIYADH: One of Riyadh Season鈥檚 newest shows, Cirque de Glace, has proved a hit with audiences at the International Arena in Boulevard Riyadh City, one of the festival鈥檚 14 zones.
Extravagant costumes, choreographed numbers, and special effects all tie together the show鈥檚 theme of the journey of human development.
Cirque de Glace performer, Alfonso Campa, told Arab News: 鈥淐irque de Glace is an astonishing show with an amazing cast. All of the skaters are international and are all professionals performing an amazing show now in the Riyadh Season here in 萝莉视频.鈥�
The show鈥檚 organizers noted that Cirque de Glace was a separate French entity inspired by the Canadian circus, Cirque de Soleil. The ice show has been touring for more than 12 years around the world in 14 different countries including 萝莉视频, India, the UK, Argentina, America, and Australia, and takes visitors on a journey through time of the planet鈥檚 evolution.
Campa from Mexico and Mery Acevedo from Argentina are two of the performers behind Flying on Ice, a figure skating duo who are the aerial performers in Cirque de Glass. The two have been performing together for more than 10 years and have brought their expertise to the ice in Riyadh.
Acevedo said: 鈥淚 am a figure skater, but my main role is the aerial act with my partner, it鈥檚 a very tricky number, and people love to see skaters flying through the air.
鈥淭he audience is great, it seems like they鈥檙e really enjoying it, and just the smiles on their faces is what makes us happier and all of the work that goes into it is worth it,鈥� she added.
The cast of 29 skaters that make up the show have been traveling around the world performing and made their debut in Riyadh Season on Dec. 27.
Campa is a fourth-generation circus performer and has been skating, juggling, and performing circus skills such as trampoline and acrobatics globally since the age of three.
On the Riyadh crowds, he said: 鈥淭hey get so excited when they see us flying and skating at the same time. We think the audience here is just amazing.鈥�
Tour manager, Rob McClelland, said the show had been staged for years but due to the coronavirus pandemic many of the original cast had changed.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been developing Cirque de Glace shows for about 12 years now, and we鈥檝e traveled the world with our international team,鈥� he added.
McClelland said: 鈥淐ommunication and equipment are the most challenging, whether that be the ice or lighting, but this has been a really good show for us here, and it鈥檚 been really easy to get on with it.
鈥淲e have taken the show to more than 14 countries, and it鈥檚 been a real pleasure to come to 萝莉视频 and Riyadh Season with the General Entertainment Authority.鈥�
The show is in its final week as a part of Riyadh Season and Campa thanked festival organizers for their support and hospitality.
鈥淲e just want to say thank you to Riyadh Season for bringing this amazing show to audiences in 萝莉视频, and we hope to come back soon,鈥� he added.