Zed (Cirque du Soleil)
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| Company | Cirque du Soleil |
| Genre | Contemporary circus |
| Show type | Resident show |
| Date of premiere | October 1, 2008 |
| Final show | December 31, 2011 |
| Location | Cirque du Soleil Theater, Tokyo Disney Resort, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan |
| Creative team | |
| Artistic guide | Gilles Ste-Croix |
| Executive producer | Francois Macerola |
| Writer and director | François Girard |
| Creation director | Line Tremblay |
| Set designer | François Séguin |
| Costume designer | Renée April |
| Composer and arranger | René Dupéré |
| Lighting designer | David Finn |
| Choreographers | Debra Brown Jean-Jacques Pillet |
| Sound designer | François Bergeron |
| Acrobatic equipment and rigging designer | Scott Osgood |
| Acrobatic performance designer | Florence Pot |
| Make-up designer | Eleni Uranis |
| Production manager | Michael Anderson |
| Guest creator-dramatist | Serge Lamothe |
| Other information | |
| Preceded by | Zaia (2008) |
| Succeeded by | Criss Angel Believe (2008) |
| Official website | |
Zed was Cirque du Soleil's second resident show in Asia. It premiered on October 1, 2008 at the Cirque du Soleil Theater, Tokyo Disney Resort, in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Inspiration for Zed was taken from the Tarot and its Arcana; the main character Zed represents the Fool of the Tarot. The show depicted Zed's journey and his role in uniting two mythical groups, the people of the earth and sky. The production closed permanently on December 31, 2011.
Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, shows from March 11 through April 20, 2011 were cancelled. The artists and staff of Zed were temporarily relocated to Macau where they continued training at Cirque du Soleil's resident show Zaia. The major benefit of relocating there was that the team was able to partner with the crews of Koozå (which was also relocated from Japan) and Zaia at the Macau training facilities. The troupe was able to start performances again on April 23 after a thorough safety inspection of the theatre and facilities had been undertaken.
On Sunday, July 24, 2011, it was announced to the cast and crew of Zed that The Oriental Land Company and Cirque du Soleil had come to an agreement to permanently close the production on December 31, 2011. The closure was due to the business environment that arose from the impacts of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Zed had reached its one-millionth guest faster than any show in Japan, and had seen great success with over 1,000 performances.
Cirque du Soleil spent three years constructing the Cirque du Soleil Theatre Tokyo for its resident show Zed. The theatre, which is located at the Tokyo Disney Resort, was exclusively designed for Zed. The roof was formed by polyhedrons and was made to look similar to the circus tents seen at Cirque du Soleil's grand chapiteau touring shows. The form was designed to capture the sun's light from any angle.
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