The show must go on! Cirque du Soleil will reopen at London's Royal Albert Hall in January 2022

Cirque du Soleil is to reopen four of its headline shows after almost two years of closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Canadian circus company will open its spectacularly colourful production of Luzia, inspired by Mexican culture, at London’s Royal Albert Hall in January 2022, it announced.

Two shows are also due to be hosted in Las Vegas this summer – O at the Bellagio resort and casino and Mystere at Treasure Island hotel – and a fourth show, Kooza, will show in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic from November 2021. 

Additionally, the Blue Man Group, the cult New York performance troupe bought by Cirque du Soleil in 2017, will return to Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this summer.

President and chief executive of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group Daniel Lamarre praised the company’s resilience over the past year.

He said: ‘This is the moment we have all been waiting for. Almost 400 days have passed since we had to take a temporary hiatus and we have been anxiously awaiting our return to the stage.

‘I am so proud of the resilience of our artists and employees who persevered during the most challenging times with stages dark around the world for so long. I just can’t wait to see the lights go back on.’

The lights to go up on Cirque du Soleil’s flagship shows as the Canadian circus releases a sneak peak of what is to come this summer and into next year

Cirque du Soleil will reopen its spectacularly colourful production of Luzia, inspired by Mexican culture, at London’s Royal Albert Hall in January 2022

Chief executive of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group Daniel Lamarre praised company’s resilience over the past year. Pictured: Shots from a promo video for upcoming shows

The shows will bring all the aerobatic prowess that viewers so enjoy

Two shows are also due to be hosted in Las Vegas this summer – O at the Bellagio resort and casino and Mystere at Treasure Island hotel

Luzia opened at the Royal Albert Hall in January 2020 earning positive reviews across the board.

The Montreal-based circus company temporarily suspended productions around the world in March 2020 as coronavirus spread internationally.

In June it filed for creditor protection in Canada while it developed a plan to restart its business.

A fourth show, Kooza, will show in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic from November 2021

The Montreal-based circus company temporarily suspended productions around the world in March 2020 as coronavirus spread internationally. Here groups are seen rehearsing

Luzia will return to Royal Albert Hall in London starting January 12 2022

Cirque du Soleil has played to an estimated 365 million spectators in more than 90 countries since it was founded in 1984.

It has had success in the UK with shows including The Beatles Love, a collaboration with The Fab Four, and Totem, an exploration of human evolution, at the Royal Albert Hall.

Luzia will return to Royal Albert Hall in London starting January 12 2022.