Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before

Cirque Du Soleil - Twas The Night Before at Fox Theatre - Detroit

Some people want a quiet Sunday night. Others want to watch performers turn balance, trust and sheer nerve into art. 'Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil is made for the second group, without forgetting the first. Its Christmas story follows a girl who has lost her enthusiasm for the season, and the acrobatics give that journey a sense of risk and possibility. The result is a holiday outing with more to offer than familiar songs alone.

'Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil brings the company's distinctive choreographic language to a season that demands more than nostalgia. Cirque's first holiday production filters Clement Clarke Moore's classic poem through contemporary movement vocabulary—aerial straps duos, hoop diving sequences, and hair suspension that reframe the familiar story of a jaded young girl rediscovering wonder. The story of rediscovery provides a theme for the mixture of acts.

At 6:00 PM on December 20, the Fox Theatre in Detroit hosts a performance that can become the centerpiece of an evening with someone special. The reinvented seasonal soundtrack supplies a recognizable mood, while the performers' work gives you something genuinely different to witness. This isn't the kind of show that feels the same in a clip on your phone. Consider tickets for the Sunday evening performance and let live artistry interrupt the usual holiday routine.