Cirque Du Soleil’s First-Ever Acrobatic Performance on Ice Arrives in Palm Springs 2025

Palm Springs, CA

Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL – a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice for the very first time – will be in Greater Palm Springs and leave audiences at the edge of their seats at the Acrisure Arena from March 28th-30th, 2025.

With seven jaw-dropping traditional circus acts, all thrillingly adapted for Cirque du Soleil’s first foray into a brand-new creative territory – the ice – CRYSTAL takes audiences on an unforgettable journey into the vivid and whimsical world of imagination. Since 2017, CRYSTAL has dazzled more than 2 million people in over 145 cities worldwide, blending the art of skating with adrenaline-inducing acrobatics and aerial feats.

CRYSTAL – Five Event Performance Schedule

Greater Palm Springs, CA, Acrisure Arena

• Friday, March 28 at 7:00pm
• Saturday, March 29 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm
• Sunday, March 30 at 3:00pm & 5:00pm

CRYSTAL pushes the boundaries of possibility within the circus arts. The show highlights Cirque du Soleil’s creativity in a new way and encourages audiences to find the magic of the everyday. Each time you watch, there’s something new to see and experience. Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to bring CRYSTAL to Palm Springs.

Tickets for CRYSTAL are now available exclusively to Cirque Club members. Cirque Club membership is free and includes access to advance tickets and special offers. To join, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com . General tickets will be on sale October 21, 2024 at 10am PT. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.cirquedusoleil.com/crystal and acrisurearena.com .

Additionally, Acrisure Arena invites fans to experience an exclusive limited-capacity backyard playground just steps away from the action on stage. Fans can upgrade their ticket with a Flight Pass for $27.50 to gain access to The Compound , a dedicated outdoor VIP premium space with an included dedicated full-service bar and exclusive food options. The Compound includes cozy fire pits with couches for lounging, 9-hole mini golf, bocce ball, half-court basketball and pickle ball court, and more. Learn More HERE .

About CRYSTAL

Created by Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila, CRYSTAL takes audiences on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery full of whimsy and wonder. Feel your adrenaline soar as you dive into a world of playful imagination with the show’s protagonist, Crystal, as she learns to see things differently and become whom she was always destined to be: herself.

Using larger-than-life visual projections on ice (a Cirque du Soleil first) and a soundtrack that seamlessly blends popular music with the signature sound of Cirque du Soleil, CRYSTAL transports audiences on an unforgettable visual and auditory experience full of magic and wonder.

The show is suitable for all ages.

Fun Facts

• CRYSTAL is Cirque du Soleil’s 42 ^nd creation and the company’s very first acrobatic experience on ice.
• Since its creation, CRYSTAL has gone to over 145 cities and 23 different countries (and counting!).
• CRYSTAL has now been seen by over 2 million people since 2017.
• CRYSTAL celebrated show #1000 in Perth, Australia in September 2023.
• This one-of-a-kind performance features seven traditional circus acts, including trapeze, hand-to-hand, Banquine, aerial straps, hand-to-trapeze, juggling, and hand balancing – all thrillingly adapted to be performed on ice!
• It takes 18 x 55ft transport trailers to transfer CRYSTAL from city to city.
• The entire show packs up into over 434 road cases, 160 racks and a few dozen other varieties of packing containers.
• The show uses 28 projectors to transform the ice into a playground, hockey rink, outdoor pond, and cityscape, among other things. It also uses 36 trackers on costumes to control spotlights that follow the artists on the ice.
• CRYSTAL is the first Cirque du Soleil production that uses real snow – the team makes approximately 300 snowballs each week.