Show opens tonight, already extended
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The cast of ‘Odysseo’ presented a sneak preview yesterday, gearing up for opening night tonight.
– Photo by Elizabeth Sheeran

By Elizabeth Sheeran

Tickets are going fast for Cavalia’s Odysseo, the $30 million equestrian-themed spectacle that opens tonight under the twin-peaked big top at Assembly Row.

A limited number of seats are still available for this week’s performances, and Artistic Director Normand Latourelle announced yesterday that sales are going so well that the show will be extended for at least another week, through August 25.

The largest touring show in the world, Odysseo features Latourelle’s vision of the “perfect marriage between the equestrian arts and the performing arts.”

Under the canvas of the ten-story-high big top, a man-made mountain and state-of-the-art visual effects provide a multi-dimensional backdrop for world-class acrobats and aerialists, performing alongside the real stars of the show:  over 30 stallions and geldings, often performing freely without riders or bits.

Each performance of Odysseo features over 30 horses, who often perform choreography without riders or bits. – Photo by Elizabeth Sheeran

The horses and their human companions together lead the audience on a fantastical journey through what Latourelle has described as the world’s most beautiful landscapes, from the Mongolian steppes to Monument Valley, from the Sahara to Easter Island, and from the African savannah to Nordic glaciers. The voyage culminates with the travelers literally horsing around together in 80,000 gallons of water, as the arena-sized stage is transformed into a lake within a matter of minutes.

Lucky guests who had the chance to get a sneak peak at some of the show’s highlights yesterday were on their feet at the end of the preview. If Odysseo continues to get that kind of enthusiastic response from New England audiences, the show could be staying in Somerville well into the fall.

More information is available at www.cavalia.net, or by calling 1-866-999-8111.