KA: Cirque du Soleil's Most Ambitious Productions
The latest creation from Cirque du Soleil, premiered on February 3, 2005, in the unprecedented performance space, the KÀ Theatre at MGM Grand.
Release Date: February 3, 2005
KÀ, the latest creation from Cirque du Soleil, premiered on February 3, 2005, in the unprecedented performance space, the KÀ Theatre at MGM Grand.
Featuring 80 performers from around the world, KA combines martial arts, acrobatics, puppetry, interactive video projections and pyrotechnics to tell the epic saga of Imperial Twins—a boy and a girl—who embark on an adventurous journey to fulfill their destinies.
KÀ is created and directed by acclaimed theatre and film director Robert Lepage. Lepage (“Bluebeard’s Castle,” “The Far Side of the Moon”) describes the story as “the coming of age of a young man and a young woman through their encounters with love, conflict and the duality of KÀ, the fire that can unite or separate, destroy or illuminate.” The Twins’ journeys take them through a succession of challenging landscapes and ever-changing performance spaces that conjure an entire empire on stage.
As the plot of KA unfolds, danger lies in wait for the separated Twins at every turn. Archers and Spearmen hunt them relentlessly. As the villains give chase, the artists show off their climbing prowess with an incredible ascent to safety. An encounter with mysterious giant sea creatures proves to be more mischievous than menacing… As a distraction from danger, the Twin Brother learns the art of shadow puppets in a tender, yet poignant moment. The action resumes during the Pillars scene, where artists perform daring acrobatic maneuvers while leaping on and over multiple pillars.
The Twin Sister, protected by her Nursemaid, manages an escape in a miraculous man-powered flying machine, releasing her into a surreal forest populated with bright, luminous creatures on Bungees and Swing Poles. Meanwhile, in the Archer’s Den, captives perform on the Wheel of Death with breathtaking displays of gravity-defying feats. In the culmination of the Twins’ extraordinary journeys, a battle takes place on an enormous vertical stage offering a unique aerial perspective. Video projections react to the artists’ touch while the adversaries spin through the air in a stunning display of perpendicular acrobatics and aerial adventure.
The show’s title, KÀ, is inspired by the ancient Egyptian belief in the “ka,” an invisible spiritual duplicate of the body that accompanies every human being throughout this life and into the next.
Cirque du Soleil is world-renowned for its distinct brand of theatrical entertainment. In Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil has a privileged partnership with MGM MIRAGE to create and present unique and innovative productions, which include Mystère at Treasure Island, “O” at Bellagio, and ZUMANITY, ANOTHER SIDE OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL at New York-New York Hotel and Casino.
KÀ Creative Team
Guy Laliberté – Guide / Robert Lepage – Creator and Director / Guy Caron – Director of Creation / Mark Fisher – Set Designer / Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt – Costume Designer / René Dupéré – Composer and Arranger / Jacques Heim – Choreographer / Luc Lafortune – Lighting Designer / Jonathan Deans – Sound Designer / Holger Förterer – Interactive Projections Designer / Michael Curry – Puppet Designer / Patricia Ruel – Props Designer / Jaque Paquin – Acrobatic Equipment and Rigging Designer / André Simard – Aerial Acrobatics Designer / Nathalie Gagné – Make-up Designer
KÀ Ticket Information and Show Schedule
Tickets are $150, $125 and $99 (including tax) and are available 120 days in advance of the performance date.
Show days and times:
- KÀ performs at 7:30 and 10:30pm Fridays through Tuesdays.
- KÀ is dark (no shows) on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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