| Zaia | |
|---|---|
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| Company | Cirque du Soleil |
| Genre | Contemporary circus |
| Show type | Resident show |
| Date of premiere | August 28, 2008 |
| Final show | February 19, 2012 |
| Location | The Venetian Macao, Cotai Strip, Macau |
| Creative team | |
| Artistic guide | Guy Laliberté Gilles Ste-Croix |
| Creation director | Neilson Vignola |
| Writer and director | Gilles Maheu |
| Set and props designer, theater concept | Guillaume Lord |
| Costume designer | Dominique Lemieux |
| Composer and musical director | Violaine Corradi |
| Choreographer | Martino Müller |
| Acrobatic choreographer | Jeff Hall |
| Acrobatic performance designer | Rob Bollinger |
| Artistic equipment and rigging designer | Guy Lemire |
| Lighting designer | Alex Morgenthaler |
| Projection designer | Jimmy Lakatos Raymond Saint-Jean |
| Sound designer | Steven Dubuc |
| Makeup designer | Nathalie Gagné |
| Clown acts designer | Leonid Leykin |
| Other information | |
| Preceded by | Wintuk (2007) |
| Succeeded by | Zed (2008) |
| Official website | |
Zaia was a Cirque du Soleil stage production based at The Venetian Macao on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 90-minute show opened in August 2008, bringing together 75 high-calibre artists from around the world. Zaia was Cirque du Soleil's first resident show in Asia[1] and was directed by Neilson Vignola and Gilles Maheu. The custom-built theater housing the performance was capable of seating 1,800 spectators at a time.[2]
Zaia presented a young girl's dream of journeying into space, discovering worlds populated by a panoply of otherworldly creatures. The title, Zaia, came from a Greek name meaning "life".[1]
Due in part to a drop in attendance during the Great Recession, the show closed on 19 February 2012. Despite its closing, Venetian Macao resort owner Las Vegas Sands Corp. claimed, "Using Las Vegas as a benchmark, Zaia’s 3 1/2-year run should be deemed successful and provide strong support for the argument that the future of entertainment in Macau is on the right track."[3]
- ^ a b "The first permanent Cirque du Soleil show in Asia celebrates its world premiere on August 28 at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel — Written and directed by Gilles Maheu". Cirque du Soleil - Press Release. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ "Zaia: The Show - Theater". Cirque du Soleil. Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ Oliver Biggadike (February 7, 2012). "Cirque du Soleil Show in Sands China Casino to Close This Month". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.