TORUK - The First Flight is Cirque du Soleil's new show based on Avatar. Photo / supplied
Cirque du Soleil has announced its brand new show called TORUK - The First Flight, based on the world of James Cameron's Avatar.
TORUK - The First Flight will make its New Zealand debut at Christchurch's Horncastle Arena from September 1-10, before travelling to Auckland's Spark Arena from September 15-24.
The show will take patrons back to the world of Pandora created in Cameron's 2009 film, presenting it in a stunning live setting with a combination of visuals, puppetry and stagecraft.
Taking place thousands of years before the events of the film, TORUK follows two Na'vi on a quest to find mighty flying predator Toruk after a natural disaster threatens the sacred Tree of Souls.
Presented by TEG Live, TORUK was created by directors Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon. The show is described as a "living ode to the Na'vi's symbiotic coexistence with nature and their belief in the basic interconnectedness of all living things."
