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* DanceOfRomance: An aerial version occurs when Twin Sister falls into the forest and meets the Firefly Boy. The two then have a midair dance on aerial straps as they fall in love.
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Directed by Robert Lepage, the concept of this show is a focus on linear storytelling; the plot is intended as the heart of the experience and the acrobatics and other specialty acts advance it. There is no real world-language dialogue, only a brief English narration at the beginning. The title is both the Egyptian word for "duality" and the Japanese word for "fire"; as the narration points out, fire can be both destructive and life-bringing, and used for good or evil...
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Directed by Robert Lepage, the concept of this show is something that was new to Cirque at the time: a focus on linear storytelling; storytelling in that the plot is intended as the heart of the experience and the acrobatics and other specialty acts advance it. There is no real world-language dialogue, only a brief English narration at the beginning. [[DoubleMeaningTitle The title is both both]] the Egyptian word for "duality" and the Japanese word for "fire"; as the narration points out, fire can be both destructive and life-bringing, and used for good or evil...
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* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Love Dance (manipulation) and the Slave Cage (wheel of death). Even the ''stage'' is better with spinning in this show!
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* SpectacularSpinning: The Love Dance (manipulation) and the Slave Cage (wheel of death). Even the ''stage'' is better with spinning in this show!
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* NiceHat: The starfish on the beach certainly thinks the Valets' red hats are nice -- it takes one of them for itself!
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Directed by Robert Lepage, the SomethingCompletelyDifferent concept of this show is a focus on linear storytelling; the plot is intended as the heart of the experience and the acrobatics and other specialty acts advance it. There is no real world-language dialogue, only a brief English narration at the beginning. The title is both the Egyptian word for "duality" and the Japanese word for "fire"; as the narration points out, fire can be both destructive and life-bringing, and used for good or evil...
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Directed by Robert Lepage, the SomethingCompletelyDifferent concept of this show is a focus on linear storytelling; the plot is intended as the heart of the experience and the acrobatics and other specialty acts advance it. There is no real world-language dialogue, only a brief English narration at the beginning. The title is both the Egyptian word for "duality" and the Japanese word for "fire"; as the narration points out, fire can be both destructive and life-bringing, and used for good or evil...
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* DeathByAdaptation: In the original iteration, the Chief Archer is betrayed by the Counselor and his Son, chained and then later freed by his Daughter, the Twins and the Firefly Boy, and he is at the Coronation of the Twins, giving his Blessing to Twin Brother and his Daughter's union, and declaring peace between the Empire and the Archers. In the retool of the show, he is beaten by the Counselor's forces, then thrown over the railing into the pit to his death, as his daughter is made to watch her father die, by the Counselor's Son for spurning his advances.
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: Make no mistake at how comical Twin Sister's Nursemaid and Valets are, they are fiercely protective of their Princess and will put their lives on the line to keep her from harm.
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* FantasticFireworks: [[spoiler:The Counselor and Counselor's Son]] present these at the Twins coronation as a gift of peace between the nations.
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* WomenAreWiser: The Nursemaid teaches the Mountain Tribe how to bake the fish on the fire to make it taste better.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Both Twin Sister and Twin Brother are of blonde locks, and kind, heroic individuals.
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* LoveTriangle: The Chief Archer's Daughter finds herself in one between the unwanted advances of the evil [[AbhorrentAdmirer Counselor's Son]] and the ForbiddenLove between her and kind Twin Brother.
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* ActionGirl: Twin Sister, who begins the show with Twin Brother by playfully demonstrating her combat prowess for their Parents, and alongside Twin Brother, leads the battle against the Counselor.
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* ForcedToWatch: During his betrayal, The Counselor's Son forces the Chief Archer's Daughter to watch her father be beaten and eventually killed by his forces.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Our
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* LoveRedeems: The Head Archer's Daughter falls in love with Twin Brother, and sides with him and Twin Sister against the Counselor and his son.
* NoFourthWall: As usually for a Cirque. The show actually begins in the lobby were the audience is greeted into the "Village" by some of the characters. The archers begin their attack from the audience. Twin Sister, the Nursemaid and the Nomads take flight above the audience, with Twin Sister, hanging from just her legs, acknowledging and waving to the audience below her.
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* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: See KickTheDog above.An actor playing an audience member is punished for taking a flash photo, using his cell phone, and smoking. The Counselor and his son respond by throwing his camera, his phone, and eventually the audience member into the pit.
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* OneWomanWail: "Aftermath".
* OpeningNarration: Needed to set up the premise.
* OrchestralBombing: "Battlefield", which underscores the climactic battle.
* PluckyComicRelief: The Valets and the Nursemaid.
* OpeningNarration: Needed to set up the premise.
* OrchestralBombing: "Battlefield", which underscores the climactic battle.
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* TattooedCrook: The Archers and Spearmen, as well as the Counselor's Son.
* ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: The Mountain Tribe has one of these.
* VillainOpeningScene: The preshow set in the villains' mine, capped off by the KickTheDog moment mentioned above.
* VillainousCheekbones: The Counselor and his son, accomplished in part with makeup.
* ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: The Mountain Tribe has one of these.
* VillainOpeningScene: The preshow set in the villains' mine, capped off by the KickTheDog moment mentioned above.
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%% * ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: The Mountain Tribe has one of these.
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''KÀ'' is a Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show installed in a specially-constructed showroom at the [=MGM=] Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It opened in 2005 as the company's fourth show in the city and sixteenth production overall.
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''KÀ'' is a Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show installed in a specially-constructed showroom at the [=MGM=] Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It opened in 2005 as the company's fourth show in the city and sixteenth production overall.
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In North America, the documentary [=DVD=] ''[=KÀ=] Extreme'' (available through the Cirque's online boutique) takes a look at its creation and elaborate staging. The ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode "Built to Kill, Part 1" features it as the setting of the crime of the week. In 2007, the [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations German TV station ZDF]] recorded the whole show in cooperation with Cirque du Soleil -- making it the first time one of their Las Vegas shows has been filmed. It has aired several times in Germany, France, the UK, and Ireland, together with a realtime backstage documentary of the same show, but there are no plans to release a DVD of these recordings. In 2012, [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] published a three-issue ComicBookAdaptation, and the characters and several setpieces were incorporated into the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie ''Film/CirqueDuSoleilWorldsAway'' that same year.
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In North America, the documentary [=DVD=] ''[=KÀ=] Extreme'' (available through the Cirque's online boutique) takes a look at its creation and elaborate staging. The ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode "Built to Kill, Part 1" features it as the setting of the crime of the week. In 2007, the [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations German TV station ZDF]] recorded the whole show in cooperation with Cirque du Soleil -- making it the first time one of their Las Vegas shows has been filmed. It has aired several times in Germany, France, the UK, and Ireland, together with a realtime backstage documentary of the same show, but there are no plans to release a DVD of these recordings. In 2012, [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] published a three-issue ComicBookAdaptation, and the characters and several setpieces were incorporated into the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie ''Film/CirqueDuSoleilWorldsAway'' that same year.
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* TheEmpire: In terms of the trope it's the Archer Village. They kick off the story in their attempt to conquer the lands around them and slay the Imperial Family. The actual Empire in ''KÀ'' is benevolent and experiencing a golden age... until they're invaded at least.
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* TheEmpire: In terms of the trope it's the Archer Village. They kick off the story in their attempt to conquer the lands around them and slay the Imperial Family. The actual Empire in ''KÀ'' is benevolent and experiencing a golden age... until they're invaded at least.
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* HappilyEverAfter: Oh so much. [[spoiler: The Prince marries the Chief's Daughter, joining the Archer Village to the Empire. The Princess marries the Firefly Boy, joining the Forest Tribe to the Empire. The Nursemaid marries a member of the Mountain Tribe, also adding their people to the Empire. All the nations peacefully unified as one, the Archers destroy their weapons and renounce war. The Counselor and his Son have learned the follies of their evil, are forgiven by the others, and reveal they've transformed Kà into a symbol of peace]].
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* HappilyEverAfter: Oh so much. [[spoiler: The Prince marries the Chief's Daughter, joining the Archer Village to the Empire. The Princess marries the Firefly Boy, joining the Forest Tribe to the Empire. The Nursemaid marries a member of the Mountain Tribe, also adding their people to the Empire. All the nations peacefully unified as one, the Archers destroy their weapons and renounce war. The Counselor and his Son have learned the follies of their evil, are forgiven by the others, and reveal they've transformed Kà into a symbol of peace]].
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In North America, the documentary [=DVD=] ''[=KA=] ''[=KÀ=] Extreme'' (available through the Cirque's online boutique) takes a look at its creation and elaborate staging. The ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode "Built to Kill, Part 1" features it as the setting of the crime of the week. In 2007, the [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations German TV station ZDF]] recorded the whole show in cooperation with Cirque du Soleil -- making it the first time one of their Las Vegas shows has been filmed. It has aired several times in Germany, France, the UK, and Ireland, together with a realtime backstage documentary of the same show, but there are no plans to release a DVD of these recordings. In 2012, [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] published a three-issue ComicBookAdaptation, and the characters and several setpieces were incorporated into the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie ''Film/CirqueDuSoleilWorldsAway'' that same year.
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* TheEmpire: In terms of the trope it's the Archer Village. They kick off the story in their attempt to conquer the lands around them and slay the Imperial Family. The actual Empire in Ka ''KÀ'' is benevolent and experiencing a golden age... until they're invaded at least.
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* HappilyEverAfter: Oh so much. [[spoiler: The Prince marries the Chief's Daughter, joining the Archer Village to the Empire. The Princess marries the Firefly Boy, joining the Forest Tribe to the Empire. The Nursemaid marries a member of the Mountain Tribe, also adding their people to the Empire. All the nations peacefully unified as one, the Archers destroy their weapons and renounce war. The Counselor and his Son have learned the follies of their evil, are forgiven by the others, and reveal they've transformed Ka Kà into a symbol of peace]].
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* CurbStompBattle: The Archer Chief is practically unbeatable in one on one combat. [[spoiler: The Chancellor has to cheat to defeat him]]. How he does it depends on which variation of the show is being performed.
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