Cirque du Soleil: Totem

Overview

Roll up, roll up: the circus is in town. Not just any circus — this is the world's favourite circus, with the kind of choreography that will make your jaw drop.

Quebec-based Cirque du Soleil makes their latest pilgrimage to our shores with Totem, their take on the evolution of humankind. That might seem like a rather lofty aim for two and a half hours of high-flying feats, but if any circus troupe can pull it off, it's this one.

Under their trademark blue-and-yellow big top, 45 performers from 16 countries will spring from an amphibious state, bound through both the myths and the science of our species, and look to make the leap to the skies. As the talent soars, so will your heart. You'll watch, you'll wonder, and you'll be in good company — apparently close to 15 million people saw a Cirque du Soleil show in 2014.

Image: OSA Images via Cirque du Soleil.