Cirque du Soleil’s LUZIA is About to Take its Final Bow in Toronto

Here’s Five Things You May Have Missed

TORONTO, August 14, 2026 — LUZIA, Cirque du Soleil’s “enchanting masterpiece” (Toronto Star) is getting ready to cap off its phenomenal run in Toronto on Sunday, August 30.  Since premiering in June during FIFA World Cup fever, LUZIA has dazzled audiences and delighted critics with its mesmerizing acrobatics and visually stunning scenes that celebrate the culture of Mexico through the imaginative lens of Cirque du Soleil. 
 
Cirque du Soleil has just announced a Last Chance promotion with tickets starting at $79 (www.cirquedusoleil.com/luzia). Limited seats remain for its final two weeks under the Big Top on Lake Shore Blvd. W., so see it before it’s gone!
 
And for fans who have already experienced the joy of LUZIA, here are Five Things You May Have Missed, and reasons to go see it again!  

Five Things You May Have Missed

1. The Papel Picado Curtain: Look closely at the massive 36ft tall lantern-like structure that descends on the stage and you’ll see various narrative elements and characters in the show such as cut-outs of a horse, hummingbirds, and a field of flowers. The images were all drawn by hand and created by punching more than 13,000 holes into the surface of the curtain.

2. A field of 5,000 Cempasùchil flowers (marigolds) that cover the stage at the start of the show is a tribute to the Day of the Dead; it’s believed that the bright colours and scents of marigolds will help guide spirits of loved ones back home.

3. The Canada-Mexico Symbolism: The Running Woman in LUZIA spreads her “butterfly wings” as tribute to the annual migratory journey of the monarch butterfly from southern Canada to central Mexico.

4. The giant disk above the stage is illuminated in various colours throughout the show to include representations of the sun, the moon, and also the Aztec calendar.

5. The life-sized jaguar in the Arial Straps act was created by 3D printing. The jaguar bears various significance to different Mesoamerican cultures from representing “rain” to being the connection between the spiritual world, which is fitting that in the scene there is a cenote, as the Mayans believed that these sinkholes were gateways to the afterlife.

PLUS – LUZIA is the first Cirque du Soleil touring show to integrating the element of water inside the Big Top. 

Water By The Numbers:  

94,657
Number of hidden holes in the stage that allow water to drain 

174                  
The number of nozzles that are used to create the images in the water.  

250m
Total length of pipes that run from the filtration system to the stage and the rain curtain. 

39°C
Temperature of water that is set to maintain the well-being of artists during 

10,000
Litres of recycled water that is contained in the full system to create the artistic and acrobatic scenes

With summer nearing an end, so will LUZIA in Toronto, as the show heads next to Ottawa (September 10 – October 18) before wrapping its Canadian run in Vancouver (November 4 – December 14).

Contributed by Tran Nguyen