Tickets to the Cirque Eloize production ?RAIN? are now available. The performance is a part of the Benefits Series, making two tickets available free to all UCA students, faculty, staff retirees and College Square residents. Cirque Eloize will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 and 15 at Reynolds Performance Hall.
Reynolds Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Faculty and staff may call the Box Office at 450-3265 to reserve their benefits tickets. UCA students must present their UCA I.D. at the Box Office in person to secure their benefits tickets. Cirque Eloize: RAIN, created and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, is a true circus built for the stage. Specializing in contortion, trapeze, juggling, acrobatics, and aerial rings, RAIN evokes a sweet longing for childhood magic.
In the Magdalen Islands, where the company sometimes works, flashes of heat lightning seen on the horizon are called ?loize. An inspiration for the troupe’s seven founding members, this lightning symbolizes the heat and energy that feed the troupe’s spirit. In the last decade, the French-speaking Canadian company has staged more than 3,000 shows in 20 countries worldwide. The artistic sensibility, originality, and virtuosity of the performers have wowed over three million spectators to date.
In a recent announcement, RAIN director Daniele Finze Pasca, who also directs for Cirque du Soleil, has been named to direct the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Several of the Cirque Eloize company will be working with Pasca in Torino.
