{"id":21118,"date":"2019-01-01T20:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T04:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=21118"},"modified":"2019-02-22T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:59:37","slug":"celestia-to-open-in-tent-outside-stratosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/celestia-to-open-in-tent-outside-stratosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"“Celestia” to Open in Tent Outside Stratosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
“Absinthe” did it at Caesars Palace. A show called Fuerza Bruta is doing it at Excalibur in February.<\/p>\n
“Celestia,” a new Cirque-style show coming to The Strat will do it, too.<\/p>\n
What do all these shows have in common? They take place in tents.<\/p>\n“Celestia” is a variant of Celeste which means “heavenly” or “of the sky” in Latin. Hey, not every photo caption has to be hilarious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In the case of “Celestia,” it’s a 200,000-square-foot state-of-the-art tent. Which, in the parlance of entertainment venues, is one bigass tent.<\/p>\n
We’ve gotten question about the tent outside Stratosphere for several weeks, and you sort of can’t miss it.<\/p>\nIf you said this is a unique tent, you’d have a point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
“Celestia,” which opens January 30, 2019, is an all-new international production featuring 32 performers. (Update: The opening date has been pushed back to March 30, 2019.)<\/p>\n
The 90-minute show will feature acrobatics, aerialists, contortionists, dance, fire, silks acts and magic.<\/p>\n
“Celestia” comes from Sasha Ivanov, former music director for Cirque du Soleil’s show, “Kooza.”<\/p>\n
The new show boasts other entertainment heavy-hitters as well. The Technical Director of Acrobatic Elements is Juan Carlos Valencia who worked for more than 25 years for companies like The Royal London Circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.<\/p>\n“Celestia,” coming to the Strat’s north wing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The choreographer of “Celestia” is Bonnie Story. Her work has been showcased on shows like Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and three Disney Channel “High School Musical” films.<\/p>\n
We hear the production has some serious financial backing, and may go on the road following its open-ended run in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
The show’s Web site was recently updated to show one of those “Wheel of Death” things, easily the most harrowing part of the dearly-departed “Zarkana,” formerly at Aria.<\/p>\nOh, and there’s some sort of oxen. We told you it’s “Cirque-inspired.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
It’s an interesting time to open a Cirque-style show, actually. Reports are many of the Strip’s six Cirque du Soleil shows are at half capacity most nights.<\/p>\n
Note: It’s seven Cirque shows on The Strip if you count “Blue Man Group,” owned by Cirque, or eight if you count “Le Reve,” which has no affiliation with Cirque other than absolutely being a Cirque show.<\/p>\n
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