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A moving cabinet of wonders

Cirque du Soleil's latest show is a clever repackaging of old-school circus acts and a testament to the ingenuity of the human imagination

Kurios - Cabinet Of Curiosities, Cirque du Soleil's latest show which is in town till Aug 18. PHOTO: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
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Would you pay money to watch a man play with a yo-yo? Or hands as puppets? Or the infamous mechanical trickery that is a flea circus?

Described thus, I would not be surprised if your reaction were an instinctive "No". But put these acts under the umbrella branding of Cirque du Soleil, and watch customers happily cough up between $95 and $329 a ticket.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 23, 2019, with the headline A moving cabinet of wonders . Subscribe