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The largest moveable platform employed in the show, the Sand Cliff Deck, measures 25Г 50Г 6 feet (7.6Г 15Г 1.8 m) and weighs 50 tons. A vertical supports and controls the Sand Cliff Deck, lifting the platform up and down 72 feet (22 m), rotating it 360 degrees and tilting it from flat to 100 degrees. This is attached to four 75-foot-long (23 m) hydraulic cylinders that run along two support columns. The Sand Cliff Deck is equipped with show and work lights, circular elevators to bring performers in and out, 80 'rod actuators' that sprout from the floor surface to enable performers to climb it when it is tilted vertically, and video projection tiles that allow computer generated images to appear

KГP lacks a conventional with a permanent floor; instead, two giant moving platforms and five smaller lifts and platforms appear to float through a bottomless space. A narrow boardwalk separates the audience from a deep abyss where the stage floor would normally be. From the stage level of the boardwalk up to the high grid is 98 feet (30 m), and the pit drops 51 feet (16 m) below, amounting to a total of some 15 stories from the highest ceiling grid to the lowest floor level. The opening width and depth of the performance area are each 120 feet (37 m). This enormous performance space is reconfigured with each scene change by the complex movements of the show's lifts and platforms.

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In its review, the stated it "may well be the most lavish production in the history of Western theater. It is surely the most technologically advanced." The highly praised all the technical aspects and costumes, but felt that it did not succeed in a particularly compelling story, rather it was "essentially about the kind of wild physical feats that all Cirque shows are about, their jaw-dropping effect multiplied by the huge dimensions of the theatrical space." The show has been seen by more than one million spectators since its opening in October 2004.

KГP is the first Cirque du Soleil production that deviates from the company's usual formatвІ the production presents a more straightforward story, unlike the more abstract visuals presented by other Cirque productions.

KГP is a show by at the in , . Created and directed by , the show and the theater cost $165 million to develop.

Aerial acrobatics designer and head coach, creation

Acrobatic equipment and rigging designer

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