The first CIRQUE DU SOLEIL show in Macau opens at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel this summer

ZAIA was named as the very first permanent production set to open in Asia.

ZAIA will be presented at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau and will hold its Gala Celebration August 28, 2008 to coincide with the 1st Anniversary of its host resort-hotel, with preview performances beginning July 26, 2008.

The name ZAIA is about the dream of a young girl who journeys into space.

The title, ZAIA, comes from a Greek name meaning “life” and is also reminiscent of “Gaia,” the living, self-aware, spirit of earth.

ZAIA is about a young girl who journeys into space on a strange, yet familiar voyage of self-discovery. As she travels, she encounters the beauty of humanity and eventually brings it back with her to share with the inhabitants of earth. ZAIA presents a young girl’s perception of the stars and planets, space and infinity, all
populated by a panoply of fantastic, literally out-of-this-world creatures.

ZAIA is a show that highlights dance, movement and aerial acrobatics, soaring to the farthest reaches
of space and human beauty.

ZAIA will be presented in a custom-built 1,800 seat theatre at the Venetian Macau-Hotel-Resort.

The combined cost of show creation and the custom-built theatre for ZAIA is in excess of $USD150 million.
Regular performances for ZAIA will run Tuesday through Sunday. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays the show time will be at 8p.m.

On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays the show times will be at 7p.m. and 10p.m. On Sundays, shows will be at 4p.m. and 7p.m.

There will be no shows on Mondays.