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* WindUpKey: One for the entire show. The action kicks off when the protagonist turns it; it runs down at the end of the finale, and he winds it up again.
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* WindUpKey: One for the entire show. The action kicks off when the protagonist turns it; it runs down at the end of the finale, and he winds it up again.again.
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* BilingualBonus: Not only are the songs in Spanish, but all of the commentary from ringmasters and presenters is in Mexican Spanish (specifically, Central Mexican), which provides additional humor and the occasional ad libbing.
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* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: One of the cacti has a long straight arm jutting out from its crotch.
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* InMemoriam: Julie Hameln, half of the creative team, died about a month before the Montreal premiere. The show is dedicated to her memory.
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* GeniusLoci: The rain, implied to be intelligent or at least controlled by someone who is, is actively attempting to dodge the clown for most of the show. He's annoyed at this when he's trying to get some water to drink, but grateful at the end when he wants to walk through it without getting wet.
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* WeirdWeather: The rain is actively attempting to dodge the clown for most of the show. He's annoyed at this when he's trying to get some water to drink, but grateful at the end when he wants to walk through it without getting wet.
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''Luzia - A Waking Dream of Mexico'' is the thirty-eighth show from Creator/CirqueDuSoleil. It premiered in 2016 and is currently touring North America. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the title implies]], it's inspired by UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}'s culture and history, but with Cirque's typically strange take on everything.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: While it won't help with the plot (there isn't one, even with the program), the program explains a lot of the connections and references. Unless you're really familiar with Mexican and Mesoamerican history and culture, it'll have something you missed.
* BodyHorror: The contortionist's act, practically by definition. It makes sense, given that the act is based on sculptures inspired by a fever dream.
* CostumePorn: Cirque always has great costuming, but a special mention must be given to the Running Woman's wings in the beginning.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The man in a suit with a hummingbird head isn't actually in the show. There are plenty of people with animal heads, but he's not one of them.
* TheEveryman: Starts the show by falling out of the sky and turning a key that apparently activates everything else. Provides occasional comedic relief afterwards.
* ExcusePlot: Like most Cirque shows. The everyman protagonist falls out of the sky, kicks things off by turning the key, and wanders through the show; that's the closest it really has to an actual plot.
* HappyRain: The clown has been desperately trying to get his hands on some water for a while, so when the rain finally stops dodging him and he gets rained on, he's thrilled.
* InMemoriam: Julie Hameln, half of the creative team, died about a month before the Montreal premiere. The show is dedicated to her memory.
* MaskedLuchador: One does the canes act.
* {{Mayincatec}}: Sort of. The show pulls elements from a bunch of Mesoamerican cultures - Tlaloc was an Aztec rain god, while the scene with the man and the jaguar draws from the Mayan belief that ''cenotes'' were sacred portals - but it does generally distinguish between them in the program, and they did actually all live in what is now Mexico.
* NonIronicClown: The protagonist.
* PrettyButterflies: The Running Woman, one of the main characters and an ImpliedLoveInterest for the protagonist, wears a dress obviously based on the monarch butterfly. The opening act takes it up a notch by giving her giant wings.
* SingingSimlish and SpeakingSimlish: As is traditional. There's some Spanish in there too, though.
* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: One of the cacti has a long straight arm jutting out from its crotch.
* WeirdWeather: The rain is actively attempting to dodge the clown for most of the show. He's annoyed at this when he's trying to get some water to drink, but grateful at the end when he wants to walk through it without getting wet.
* WindUpKey: One for the entire show. The action kicks off when the protagonist turns it; it runs down at the end of the finale, and he winds it up again.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AllThereInTheManual: While it won't help with the plot (there isn't one, even with the program), the program explains a lot of the connections and references. Unless you're really familiar with Mexican and Mesoamerican history and culture, it'll have something you missed.
* BodyHorror: The contortionist's act, practically by definition. It makes sense, given that the act is based on sculptures inspired by a fever dream.
* CostumePorn: Cirque always has great costuming, but a special mention must be given to the Running Woman's wings in the beginning.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The man in a suit with a hummingbird head isn't actually in the show. There are plenty of people with animal heads, but he's not one of them.
* TheEveryman: Starts the show by falling out of the sky and turning a key that apparently activates everything else. Provides occasional comedic relief afterwards.
* ExcusePlot: Like most Cirque shows. The everyman protagonist falls out of the sky, kicks things off by turning the key, and wanders through the show; that's the closest it really has to an actual plot.
* HappyRain: The clown has been desperately trying to get his hands on some water for a while, so when the rain finally stops dodging him and he gets rained on, he's thrilled.
* InMemoriam: Julie Hameln, half of the creative team, died about a month before the Montreal premiere. The show is dedicated to her memory.
* MaskedLuchador: One does the canes act.
* {{Mayincatec}}: Sort of. The show pulls elements from a bunch of Mesoamerican cultures - Tlaloc was an Aztec rain god, while the scene with the man and the jaguar draws from the Mayan belief that ''cenotes'' were sacred portals - but it does generally distinguish between them in the program, and they did actually all live in what is now Mexico.
* NonIronicClown: The protagonist.
* PrettyButterflies: The Running Woman, one of the main characters and an ImpliedLoveInterest for the protagonist, wears a dress obviously based on the monarch butterfly. The opening act takes it up a notch by giving her giant wings.
* SingingSimlish and SpeakingSimlish: As is traditional. There's some Spanish in there too, though.
* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: One of the cacti has a long straight arm jutting out from its crotch.
* WeirdWeather: The rain is actively attempting to dodge the clown for most of the show. He's annoyed at this when he's trying to get some water to drink, but grateful at the end when he wants to walk through it without getting wet.
* WindUpKey: One for the entire show. The action kicks off when the protagonist turns it; it runs down at the end of the finale, and he winds it up again.
