‘Blown away’: Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo heading to Auckland this year

‘Blown away’: Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo heading to Auckland this year

World-renowned circus company Cirque du Soleil will bring one of its longest-running and most beloved touring shows to Auckland’s Spark Arena this October.

Corteo, which premiered in Montreal under a Big Top tent in April 2005, has wowed more than 12 million spectators in 30 countries and will have a Kiwi residency from October 30, 2025.

The story, which is portrayed through a mix of performance art, comedy, music, illusions and acrobatics, tells the whimsical tale of a festive parade imagined by a clown.

Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, revolves around the story of a festive parade imagined by a clown. Photo / Maja Prgomet

Corteo means “cortege” in Italian, and the show is said to thematically juxtapose the big and small, ridiculous and tragic, and the “magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection”.