Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2001)

Ignite your senses and behold the wonder

• Music
• Family

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.

Rating

7.4 / 10 (19 votes)

Release date

August 4, 2001

Runtime

1h 29m

Language

French

Director

Guy Caron, David Mallet

Status

Released