About 'Ka'

Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun,") is an entertainment company, based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. It was founded in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier.

Laliberté received a call from Terry Lanni, CEO of the MGM Mirage. Lanni had been eager to capitalize on the previous successes of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas and offered to fund the production of two more shows, Zumanity and KÀ.

Directed by Canadian theater veteran Robert Lepage, KÀ drew heavily on martial arts for its inspiration. The story centers around the adventures of a pair of imperial twins. Unlike most Cirque productions, the story of KÀ was more concrete and linear, more narrative and less abstract. First premiering in November 2004 at the MGM Grand, KÀ became Cirque's fourth resident show in Las Vegas. It was also the largest and most expensive production the company had created to date. By the time it had been completed, KÀ had cost more than $220 million, of which more than $30 million was in costumes and $135 million was the theater itself.

Cirque's creations have been awarded numerous prizes and distinctions, including Bambi, Rose d'Or, three Gemini Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards.