Kooza, the new production from the most successful entertainment company in the world, Cirque du Soleil, is, as you would expect, fantastic!

Kooza is a return to cabaret style intimacy in the shape of a one-ring thrust stage under the signature yellow and blue stripped big top. The athletic performances in Kooza are sublime. Highlights from Kooza include impossible yet seemingly effortless juggling, a powerful and graceful unicycle dance and the famous Wheel of Death.

The music for Kooza is less "American Idol" pop, more rootsy with an infectious injection of funk, cabaret and pure rhythm. Baltimore's own jazz and rock drummer...