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Photos: A night of fantasy with Cirque du Soleil’s Mexico-themed ‘Luzia’

Trapeze artist Enya White, drenched by rainfall, whips through the air while Angelica Bongiovonni spins in a Cyr wheel during Cirque du Soleil's new Mexico-themed traveling tent show, "Luzia."

Trapeze artist Enya White, drenched by rainfall, whips through the air while Angelica Bongiovonni spins in a Cyr wheel during Cirque du Soleil’s new Mexico-themed traveling tent show, “Luzia.”

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Enormous puppet wings flutter beside Shelli Epstein, dressed as a monarch butterfly. A wild horse, another puppet, races behind her.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

The monarch butterfly and horse connect.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Abou Traoré of Guinea does tricks with a soccer ball while executing dance-like moves.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Ugo Laffolay, dressed as a lifeguard, performs a one-armed handstand on an arm of his watchtower while swimmers watch.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Clown Eric “Fool” Koller revs up the audience.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Trapeze artist Enya White of Canada performs.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Giving off a thrilling “Flashdance” effect, trapeze artist Enya White of Canada spins in the rain, her long hair whipping off streams of water.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Enya White performs.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Angelica Bongiovonni uses a Cyr ring.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

These hoop-jumping acrobats are costumed as hummingbirds.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Trapeze artist Enya White gets drenched.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

A hummingbird-costumed acrobat flies through the air.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Clown Eric “Fool” Koller appears to parachute into the show.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Laura Biondo of Italy and Venezuela and Abou Traoré of Guinea do tricks with soccer balls while executing dance-like moves.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Cirque du Soleil's 'Luzia'

Clown Eric “Fool” Koller has a ball while hand-balancer Ugo Laffolay readies his next move.

  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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