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America’s Got Talent finalist Cirque Zuma Zuma leaps into Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 16

America’s Got Talent finalist Cirque Zuma Zuma leaps into Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 16
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From a press release:

America’s Got Talent finalist Cirque Zuma Zuma dances, leaps, and tumbles into the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m., as part of the new Lobby for the Arts series.

Tickets, which are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show, plus fees, are on sale now and available through the Kirby Center box office (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre), online at kirbycenter.org, and by phone at 570-826-1100.

Cirque Zuma Zuma features disciplined performers who are trained in Kenya and Tanzania. Many describe it as an African‐style Cirque du Soleil, as that is the standard of the performers and the quality of the show. The performance showcases an array of never-before-seen talents mixed with some of the best skills associated with African variety arts. Known as the “ultimate African circus,” this show is filled with nonstop action and African culture, including dance, acrobatics, tumbling, and music.

Cirque Zuma Zuma combines the mysticism of Africa with the excitement of a theatrical cirque performance. With live music and percussionists, the talented cast performs an action‐packed show of pole and aerial acts, Egyptian limbo dances, South African gumboot dances, Gabonese tumbling, and South African contortionist feats which will keep the audience breathless.