The Stage is Set
Did You Know?
- 6,000 liters (1,585 gallons) of recycled water are used throughout the performance.
- The stage floor has 94,657 holes through which the water drains into a 3,500-litre basin hidden underneath.
- The 11m x 30m Papel Picado was created by punching more than 13,000 holes into the surface.
The Water Curtain
In the surreal world of LUZIA, the Water Curtain gives the concept of rain a life of its own.
This spectacle of engineering is made possible by a 6,000-litre (1585-gallon) water system beneath the stage floor. 14 meters (46 feet) above the stage, a network of 174 individually controlled nozzles open and close up to 200 times per second to create amazing images and patterns that interact with the artists and support the story and mood of the show.
The Great Disk
Towering above the LUZIA stage, the Great Disk represents the sun, the moon, and the Aztec calendar.
The 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) disk pays tribute to some of the most colossal manmade structures in the world, such as the Teotihuacan archaeological site 50 km northeast of Mexico City, where some of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids in the pre-Columbian Americas were built around 100 C.E.
The Field of Cempasuchil
Your journey of LUZIA begins in a field of 5,000 Cempasuchil in bloom. Also known as the Mexican marigold or the Aztec marigold, Cempasuchil are the main element of Day of the Dead altars.
The Cempasuchil field in LUZIA is not there for purely aesthetic reasons. It also reflects a desire to share a profoundly meaningful ritual rooted in emotion.