Cirque du Soleil unveils tarot-inspired show at Tokyo Disney

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MAIHAMA, Japan (AFP) — Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based circus and entertainment troupe, on Tuesday unveiled part of a tarot-inspired permanent show at Tokyo Disney Resort as it tries to expand in Asia.

Cirque, which has found global success with its blend of traditional circus, theatre, music and special effects, is to open the custom-made show, Zed, to the public on October 1 at the Disney resort's Theatre Tokyo.

It will be the second permanent show in Asia following one that opens in August in Macau.

Zed was inspired by the world of tarot. The show's title comes from the name of the main character, Zed the fool, said its director Francois Girard at a media preview.

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