Cirque du Soleil at Long Beach Arena - Tickets On Sale December 13

Cirque du Soleil's newest arena show, Quidam, will make its way to the Long Beach Arena Wednesday, April 20th through Sunday, April 24th, 2011, with 8 shows scheduled.

Quidam had its world premiere in Montreal under the Big Top in 1996. Since then, the show has toured on five continents and been experienced by more than 10 million people. The international cast features 52 world-class acrobats, musicians, singers, and characters.

Young Zoe is bored: her parents, distant and apathetic, ignore her. Her life has lost all meaning. Seeking to fill the void of her existence, she slides into an imaginary world, the world of Quidam, where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul.

Quidam: a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person rushing past and swallowed by the crowd. It could be anyone, anybody. Someone coming or going at the heart of our anonymous society. A member of the crowd, one of the silent majority. The one who cries out, sings and dreams within us all. This is the "quidam" whom this show allows to speak. This is the place that beckons, a place for dreaming and genuine relations where all quidams, by proclaiming their individuality, can finally emerge from anonymity.

"Long Beach is looking forward to hosting the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil," said Dan Spellens, Director of Theaters & Entertainment for the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. "We warmly welcome them to the Arena for the first time," he concluded.

Tickets will be on sale beginning Monday, December 13th, at 10am and can be purchased through all TicketMaster outlets and the Long Beach Arena Box Office. To charge by phone, please call TicketMaster at (800) 745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. The Long Beach Arena Box Office is located at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard and is open from 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday and 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday.