Think Cirque du Soleil and it conjures up an image of high wire acrobatics. Well, that’s certainly been true of every other Cirque show to touch down in Manchester – but not this time, as the French-Canadian circus troupe branches out into something that more closely resembles a big budget pop show.
‘Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour’ – Cirque’s first to use arenas rather than travelling big tops, and a show that finally comes to Manchester Arena Friday night and Saturday afternoon – has been put together in honour of the sadly departed King of Pop, with the help of some of the former team and musicians booked to work on Michael’s cancelled ‘This Is It’ tour.
Crucially, it has the blessing of the Jackson family, in part one imagines because of the unprecedented scale of it – it is the biggest touring arena show of any kind, ever – and the massive investment of money (around £40m) and expertise that the Cirque team has put into it.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.mjworld.net/news/2013/03/29/icon-immortal-hits-manchester/
Source: Manchester Evening News & MJWN / MJ-Upbeat.com
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