Cirque du Soleil: Dralion

The story

The Chinese consider the lion a symbol of good luck, so it's a half-dragon, half-lion – a dralion – that is the symbol of the East-meets-West fusion of this performance in which 36 Chinese acrobats join the renowned Canadian troupe. Celebrating the four elements as represented in four colours – blue (air), green (water), red (fire) and ochre (earth) – Dralion combines ancient Chinese circus traditions with Cirque du Soleil's usual stunning elements: the techno-oriented single ring; the multicoloured lights and costumes; the music that mixes rock, New Age and various world influences (though not Chinese); and the madcap clowns that pull a victim out of the audience.

Cast & crew

Erik Karol

Erik KarolÂme-Force

Agnès Sohier

Agnès SohierÂme-Force

Sheetal Gandhi

Sheetal GandhiOceane

Henriette Gbou

Henriette GbouGaya

Juliana Neves

Juliana NevesAzala

Luis Pelegrini

Luis PelegriniYao

Zhao JianL'enfant-roi

Viktor KeeJuggler

Joe De Paul

Joe De PaulClown

Luan Leilei

Luan LeileiSingle hand balancing performer