Cirque du Soleil’s
La Nouba
La Nouba, the fast-paced show performed in
its custom-built theatre at Disney Springs in
Orlando, has always lived up to its name from
the French phrase “to party” or “live it up.”
Over 10 million individuals have seen the
show since it opened in 1998. Now, for the first
time, almost one third of La Nouba has been
revamped to include a B-Boy trio act, aerial
bamboo artists, new clowns and a rola bola
juggler. There are two shows daily, Tuesday
through Saturday, one at 6 p.m. and one at
9 p.m. For tickets, visit www.lanouba.com.
MAY/JUNE 2016
This B-Boy trio performs acrobatic
tricks and moves in this demanding
dance form that has been added to
Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba
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Josephine
Ernest Hemingway called Josephine
Baker “the most sensational woman
anyone ever saw.” However, who is
this woman, and why did Hemingway
think the way he did? The answers
can be found in Asolo Repertory
Theatre’s world premiere of the
Broadway-bound show Josephine.
This new musical, set in the 1940s,
highlights the scandalous, yet heroic,
time that Josephine Baker, an exotic
African-American star, performed in
Paris, France with the Folies Bergère.
Grammy Award nominee and
actress Deborah Cox plays the roll of
Josephine. The show runs through
May 29th at The Mertz Theatre, located
in the FSU Center for the Performing
Arts in Sarasota. For tickets, call
(941) 351-8000.
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The Tree of Life awakens
at night in Disney’s
Animal Kingdom.
Until now, the Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando closed before
dark, but soon you will be able to stay into the evening hours to experience a variety
of new special attractions. The Kilimanjaro Safari ride is even more exciting at night,
as that is when many of the animals, such as the lions, are the most active. There
is also a light show on the Tree of Life on Discovery Island and a fabulous water
show overlooking the Discovery River in the park’s Asia. The Animal Kingdom is
wonderful during the day, and these new after-dark attractions make it even better.
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