Echo (Cirque du Soleil)

Echo
Company	Cirque du Soleil
Genre	Contemporary circus
Show type	Touring show
Date of premiere	April 27, 2023
Final show	Running
Creative team
Director	Mukhtar Omar Sharif Mukhtar
Director of creation	Chantal Tremblay
Composers	Jade Pybus Andy Theakstone Hugo Montecristo
Costume designer	Nicolas Vaudelet
Set designer	Es Devlin
Other information
Preceded by	Mad Apple (2022)
Succeeded by	Songblazers (2024)
Official website

Echo is a touring Cirque du Soleil show that premiered on April 27, 2023. It features the story of a girl named Future and her dog Ewai, who meet various characters along their journey and rebuild the Cube in the center of the stage, which represents the natural world. ^{[1] [2]}

Characters

Cirque du Soleil Echo features many characters. ^[3]

• Future: the protagonist of the story.
• Ewai the dog: Future's energetic dog. His act is juggling progressively more and more balls.
• Cartographer: The master of exploration that guides Future on her journey.
• Double Trouble: Two clowns who repeatedly try to stack many boxes on top of each other, in humorous ways such as balancing on a ladder or simply throwing it to the top.
• Color Paper People: Korean cradle act.

Acts

Echo features a variety of acts, typical of Cirque du Soleil shows.

The current running order is:

• Opening
• Symbiosis (Cube suspension)
• Bungee Straps
• Icarian Games
• Double Hair Suspension
• Double Trouble (Clown l)
• Human Cradle
• Marionette

Intermission

• Entr'acte/A dark cloud
• Double Slackwire
• Aerial Poles
• Juggling
• Double Trouble (Clown ll)
• Dislocation
• Washington Trapeze
• Teeterboards
• Finale

Acts in Rotation:

• Dance Trapeze
• Contortion
• Aerial Loops Duo
• Cyr Wheel
• Solo Hair Suspension

Retired Acts:

• Chrysalid (Flying Poles)
• Diabolo
• Cube Manipulation

References

1. "Courez voir ECHO, le nouveau spectacle du Cirque du Soleil au Vieux-Port de Montréal". www.noovomoi.ca (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
2. "Under the Big Top: Cirque du Soleil's latest show to come to Laguna Hills". Daily Pilot. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
3. "Learn All About Cirque du Soleil ECHO | Blog | Cirque du Soleil". blog.cirquedusoleil.com. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-02.

External links

• Official website