Venetian Macao axes Zaia show

ZAIA, a Cirque du Soleil stage production based at The Venetian Macao, will bid farewell to audiences on Feb 19, after completing just 3.5 years of its 10-year contract.

The 90-minute production, which debuted in August 2008 as Macau’s first-ever resident show, was reportedly watched by over a million guests during its short-lived tenure.

According to a spokesperson for The Venetian Macao, the move to axe Zaia was a commercial one made after extensive research into consumer needs.

“Results showed us that customers wanted a greater variety of productions. Therefore, we decided to move on and redesign (the old venue into) a new multi-purpose theatre to meet customer needs,” the spokesperson said.

The redevelopment of the theatre which was purpose-built to house Zaia will convert the 1,800-pax venue into a multi-purpose one capable of accommodating a variety of performances such as concerts, plays and magic shows.

Air Cruise Travel executive director, Eric Chang, said: “The show was not doing well enough simply because there was a better option, the House of Dancing Water. In the eyes of (mainland) Chinese visitors, the show (Zaia) is very common and not a big difference from any good show in many theme parks or acrobatic performances in (mainland) China.”

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