Luzia, Cirque du Soleil

In 2016, he returned to Cirque du Soleil to build stage props for Luzia, working with the show's production teams.

Client: Cirque du Soleil
Show: Luzia
Year: 2016
Role: Prop design and fabrication

The pieces

The horse: head, neck, mane and articulated legs.
A puppet operated by three people.
The marimbas: fabrication, cladding and decoration.
Banquet chairs modified and reinforced for the stage.
Finishing work on a trampoline table.

Building for a touring show

A stage prop has to look good from a distance, hold up close and stay safe for the performers who handle it night after night. After four years on tour with Varekai, he knows those demands from the inside.

Gallery

Carved horse head being finished — Horse head being finished.

Articulated puppet legs being finished — Articulated legs.

Carved horse head and neck on a workbench — Horse head and neck.

Cut wooden parts laid out on a workbench — CNC-cut puppet parts.

Painted wooden chair reinforced for the stage — Modified banquet chair.