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Context Theatre / Amaluna

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1	''Amaluna'', Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's thirty-second production, opened in 2012.
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3	The story is InspiredBy ''Theatre/TheTempest'', but like other Cirque productions, it's [[LighterAndSofter pretty happy relative to the source material]]. It's set on the all-female island of Amaluna; Miranda, the daughter of leader Prospera, is coming of age, and when a group of male strangers shipwreck on the island, she falls in love with their leader [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Prince Romeo]]...
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6	!!This show contains examples of:
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8	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Cali and Miranda play with a red ball a few times. Cali is a [[HalfHumanHybrid lizard-man]].
9	* AllThereInTheManual: Without reading the program, there's very little by way of plot.
10	* AudienceParticipation: At one point, the clowns [[ItMakesSenseInContext give several men in the audience miniature footballs to rock]]. Also, the audience is apparently there to watch Miranda's coming-of-age ceremony.
11	* BetaCouple: The clowns, Deeda and Jeeves.
12	* ComingOfAgeStory: For Miranda.
13	* CrosscastRole: Jeeves is played by a woman.
14	* CustomUniformOfSexy: The Goddess of Balance's outfit qualifies. When the female warriors are doing acrobatics, their outfit has a flesh-colored band around the middle that looks like this. Miranda switches to a bikini for the water bowl, as opposed to her normal NavelWindow outfit.
15	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Romeo and Miranda do manage to get together.
16	* HopelessSuitor: [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Cali]] for Miranda. This leads to some nasty GreenEyedMonster behavior towards Romeo on his part.
17	* TheIngenue: Miranda is very naive about the world, which is to be expected since the show is her ComingOfAgeStory.
18	* NavelWindow: Miranda's normal outfit bares a small triangle around her navel.
19	* NonIronicClown: Two, even! They fall in love and have children together.
20	* PeacockGirl: Several. Interestingly, the Peacock Goddess only wears white (well, most of the time...at one point as the plot darkens, she appears in ''black'').
21	* {{Portmantitle}}: Created from the words ''ama'' (mother) and ''luna'' (moon).
22	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Miranda's mother, Prospera.
23	* SayMyName: Romeo exclaims "MIRANDA!" when the Black Peacock Goddess flies off with her just before the Chinese pole act; Miranda likewise shouts "ROMEO!" when Cali pulls him below stage at the end of the tightrope act. Given that Cirque du Soleil is a SilenceIsGolden world most of the time, the use of this trope twice over has little precedent!
24	* ShirtlessScene: All of the male performers during the teeterboard scene, and Romeo performing on the Chinese Pole.

Context Theatre / Amaluna