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Theatre
Epic Horseplay
The wait for the equestrian theatrical
spectacular is over as Cavalia takes
centre stage in Singapore.
T
he
equestrian theatrical spectacular
Cavalia, an innovative multimedia and
multi-disciplinary production created
by Normand Latourelle, one of the co-
founders of famed Cirque du Soleil, is
set to wow Singapore audiences starting
this August.
Enjoyed by some four million people across North
America, Europe, Australia and The Middle East, Cavalia
is a lavish production involving 50 magnificent horses
and featuring 46 riders, aerialists, acrobats, dancers and
musicians fromall over theworld. A showunlike any other,
Cavalia celebrates the relationship between humans and
horses, virtually reinventing the equestrian arts.
Delightful, thrilling and poignant, Cavalia is a harmoni-
ous celebration of beauty and nature encompassing
imagery that whisks the spectator’s imagination around
the earth over land and sea by displaying a vast array of
equestrianandperforming arts. Supportedby state-of-the-art
multimedia, Cavalia canbe described as an epic adventure, a
fantastic demonstration of horsemanship that transports the
audience into virtual environments. Cavalia’s horse training
is based upon a philosophy of understanding the needs, the
preferences and the emotions of the four-legged stars. The
tone of the show, embraced by the entire company, is one
of mutual respect, kindness, patience, and trust. Audiences
have foundCavalia exhilarating in scope, yet touching in the
compassion shown by both horse and human.
InCavalia, horses cavort with themany artists in front of
a constantly changing digital background projected onto
a
About the Founder & Artistic Director
In
his 40-year career in the performing arts, Normand Latourelle has followed a
path that has led him through all aspects of the industry, having occupied every
position from lighting designer to agent, production manager, director and artistic
director. A pioneer of Cirque du Soleil from 1985 to 1990, he has been the driving
force behindmany impressive andmemorable events, such as the sound and light
show on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and the 350
th
anniversary celebrations for the
founding of Montreal.
A visionary in constant quest for innovation, Normand Latourelle is renowned
for combining different forms of artistic expression and reinventing the scenic
space, with the ultimate goal of taking audiences to new dimensions. Since 2003,
NormandLatourelle has been fullydedicated toCavalia, instillinghis talent, passion
and imagination into each production. In 2007, he received the Ordre national du
Québec for his achievements.