The Cirque du Soleil’s Asian invasion has just suffered another setback. Not long after pulling its ZED , directed by François Girard, out of Tokyo, the multinational entertainment company is about to shut down its Zaia, directed by Gilles Maheu, out of Macau, after three and half years, interrupting a 10-year contract.
Three and half years is a long run for any show. But with Cirque, a decade is the norm. In Japan, an eartquake and tsunami damaged the ZED box office take at Tokyo Disney. Why Macau? Apparently, unlike Las Vegas, where fine dining and entertainment are popular diversions, the people who visit casinos in Macau actually prefer gambling. And there is a bit of a world economic crisis.
