Cirque du Soleil to hit the ice in Kanata

Cirque du Soleil says CRYSTAL will feature 'figure skating and extreme skating combined with inventive acrobatics and aerial feats...on a whimsical frozen playground'. (Photo credit: Matt Beard / Costumes : Marie Chantale Vaillancourt / ©2019 Cirque du Soleil.)

Ottawa — Cirque du Soleil is describing it as a one-of-a-kind spectacular.

The Canadian company,  renowned for pushing the envelope with its awe-inspring acrobatic tricks, is for the first time, staging a production on ice.

Cirque du Soleil says CRYSTAL will feature  "figure skating and extreme skating combined with inventive acrobatics and aerial feats...on a whimsical frozen playground".

The show will run from July 2-5, 2020 at Canadian Tire Centre, with seven separate performances.  General public  tickets are now on sale at www.cirquedusoleil.com/CRYSTAL.