Cirque Du Soleil has seven shows on the Vegas strip, and Mystere was unveiled at the end of 1993. Mystere is considered a departure for Cirque Du Soleil, moving into a theater setting instead of the more traditional circus big top.
Cirque Du Soleil has seven shows on the Vegas strip, and Mystere was unveiled at the end of 1993. Mystere is considered a departure for Cirque Du Soleil, moving into a theater setting instead of the more traditional circus big top.
Still, Mystere is no less grand or exciting as Cirque Du Soleil's previous shows. And it certainly has taken on a complex theme to set the show around: the beginning of life in the universe. The music in Mystere has more of a world flavor, using melodies from Spanish, African and eastern Europe.
Moving Cirque Du Soleil into a more complex direction absolutely paid off because the show is still going strong after its 1993 debut, and the show still has a number of Cirque Du Soleil trademarks, while telling a more epic, complex story. (Mystere was the first Cirque Du Solieli show a theater was custom built for).
Among the Cirque Du Soliel trademarks you'll see in Mystere include aerial stunts with bungee ropes and high-bars, poetic ballet dancing, here representing physics that helped create the universe, dancers and acrobats playing early forms of life and their poetic movement among nature, and comedic circus characters as well.
Cirque Du Solieil has an incredible team of artists, directors and designers behind their shows, and Mystere is no exception. On board for Mystere is show director Franco Dragone, whose vision has driven many Cirque Du Solieil shows, Cirque Du Soliel co-founder Guy Laliberte who is also the show's artistic guide, set designer Michel Crete, Choreographer Debra Brown, and many others who all team together to bring Mystere to life.
A fan writing online said of Mystere, 'I've seen many of the Cirque shows, and this is my absolute favorite. I've seen it three times and would see it again.' Another online reviewer called it 'Great entertainment for the entire family,' another also agreed, 'This is my favorite Cirque Du Soleil by far,' and another wrote, 'Mystere was pretty amazing, a very nice blend of performance, art and music.'
Yet another online reviewer called Mystere, 'Fascinating. The music, performed live, combined with the lighting effects made us feel like we were in a magical world.' And indeed, the shows of Cirque Du Soleil create many magical worlds to travel through, and Mystere presents a wonderful, vividly colorful and breath taking new reality to explore.