La Nouba Cirque du Soleil
It's more than acrobatic - it's astonishment. From the moment guests enter the custom designed, 1,671-seat theater at Downtown Disney Westside to watch this extravagant performance - a mystical excitement grows.

Five elevator lifts rise to a height of 16 feet, with the center stage able to descend 16 feet below the stage. Retractable power track floors, specially designed by Cirque du Soleil, allow the performers to jump higher and faster than ever.
The Funambule (high wire) act takes place on a 90-foot, half-inch wide steel wire. With precision and balance, a high wire walker ascends to a height of 34 feet above the stage, as his partner descends from the theater's eighth level to the fifth on a diagonal wire. Breathtaking maneuvers include head balancing and death defying somersaults.

The Diablo (Chinese yo-yo), features four young Chinese performers. Holding two sticks linked by a string, they slide, juggle and toss a musical wooden spool while performing flips in the air, trying to outdo each other in dexterity.
Velos (cycles) gets rolling with a BMX wizard whose difficult maneuvers never fail to mesmerize the public. His hard-to-believe stunts include riding over obstacles without ever putting is feet down and jumping off high platforms.
Cadre aerien (aerial cradle) looks like a door and features elements of traditional circus aerial cradle with a unique and special difference - the male and female artists take turns supporting each other 34 feet above the stage.
The ballet air et soie (aerial ballet in silk) is a stunning and unforgettable display of grace and strength as the artists become one with the ribbon of red fabric that cradles them.

Equilibre sur chaises (balancing on chairs) was created exclusively for La Nouba. The artist stacks furniture to light a chandelier, which mysteriously rises just beyond his reach every time he tries to light the last candle. Rokardy, the artist, defies gravity as he balances on a stack of six chairs, two books and a baby carriage atop a table elevated 16 feet in the air.
In grands volants (flying trapeze), four pendulum-like swings, on two different levels, carry of team of perfectly synchronized aerialists 53 feet above the stage. Timing is key when all four trapezes are swinging in tandem and the aerialists switch places - barely inches away from colliding.

Tickets for La Nouba are $59, $75 and $87 (plus tax) for adults and $44, $56 and $65 (plus tax) for children ages three to nine. Reservations can be made up to six months in advance by calling toll free 1-866-929-7121 or 941-955-2500.
Two performances are held daily at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. -