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Cavalia brings the Best Show Ever to Chicago for one month only

You've seen the billboards, but exactly is Cavalia?

The billboards seemed to pop-up overnight. Everywhere you drive you see a beautiful white horse with the Cavalia logo promoting the new show, Odysseo, performing now under the White Big Top in the Soldier Field parking lot. What is Odysseo? To quote the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "It's not a horse show, it’s not a play, it’s not Cirque du Soleil, it’s not a 3D movie, it’s not a concert. It’s all of these things, blended in a way that elevates the spirit.”

Given the overwhelmingly positive word-of-mouth reviews spreading on social media after the April 1 and 2 performances, the show lives up to the hype. It's thrilling for everyone who adores horses. There are 65 horses and 48 artists who are the show stars. They move through a world of dreams incorporating breathtaking landscapes, high-tech theatrical effects and wonderful music. The show is unlike anything you've ever seen before even as it incorporates everything you have ever seen.

The performance is the world's largest touring production and a traveling big top. The massive 17,500 square foot stage has a with a hill that rising three-stories tall. At every location, approximately 10,000 tons of rock, earth and sand are trucked in and then sculpted to create the vast space of freedom where humans and horses come to play. The entire performance is enhanced with beautiful visual effects using 18 different camera simultaneously.

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Odysseo performances run through April 23. For more information, to watch a show video or to purchase tickets, visit https://cavalia.com/chicago/#R1ORkwRZKbbh5TlH.97

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