Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA is opening tonight in Atlanta at Atlantic Station. KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world.

KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.

The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, the Pickpocket, and the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.

Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA explores themes of fear, identity, recognition and power. The show is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, chills, audacity and total involvement.

Learn more about KOOZA, the creative process, music and more all at the Official Cirque du Soleil site. KOOZA is in Atlanta through March 1st and tickets are still available!

I’m taking my mother to the opening tonight as a Christmas present and will be twittering a bit throughout the evening if you’d like some brief sneak commentary on the show.