Echo (Cirque du Soleil)
Echo | |
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Company | Cirque du Soleil |
Genre | Contemporary circus |
Show type | Touring show |
Date of premiere | April 27, 2023 |
Final show | Running |
Creative team | |
Director | Mukhtar Omar Sharif Mukhtar |
Director of creation | Chantal Tremblay |
Composers | Jade Pybus Andy Theakstone Hugo Montecristo |
Costume designer | Nicolas Vaudelet |
Set designer | Es Devlin |
Other information | |
Preceded by | Mad Apple (2022) |
Succeeded by | Songblazers (2024) |
Official website |
Echo is a touring Cirque du Soleil show that premiered on April 27, 2023. It features the story of a girl named Future and her dog Ewai, who meet varioius characters along their journey and rebuild the Cube in the center of the stage, which represents the natural world.[1][2]
Characters
Cirque du Soleil Echo features many characters.[3]
- Future: the protagonist of the story.
- Ewai the dog: Future's energetic dog. His act is juggling progressively more and more balls.
- Cartographer: The master of exploration that guides Future on her journey.
- Double Trouble: Two clowns who repeatedly try to stack many boxes on top of each other, in humorous ways such as balancing on a ladder or simply throwing it to the top.
- Color Paper People: Korean cradle act.
Acts
Echo features many acts, typical of Cirque du Soleil shows.
- Aerial straps
- Hair suspension
- Washington trapeze
- Contortion
- Giant puppet
References
- ^ "Courez voir ECHO, le nouveau spectacle du Cirque du Soleil au Vieux-Port de Montréal". www.noovomoi.ca (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Under the Big Top: Cirque du Soleil's latest show to come to Laguna Hills". Daily Pilot. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Learn All About Cirque du Soleil ECHO | Blog | Cirque du Soleil". blog.cirquedusoleil.com. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-02.