Cirque du Soleil's Dralion Promises to Dazzle Crowds with Chinese Acrobatic Arts

“Dralion” continues performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Performances in Tulsa continue on Saturday and Sunday.

Seven more performances are set in Oklahoma City from Wednesday to Dec. 23 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Billed as a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western acrobatic prowess, “Dralion” was inspired by Eastern philosophy and the endless desire for harmony between nature and humankind.

Even the show's name is a mix of the word “dragon” representing the East and “lion” symbolizing the West.

Throughout the show, the four elements that rule the natural order are portrayed in human form and are distinguished by different colors — water is green, air is blue, fire is red and the earth is ocher. Highlights will include many of the astounding feats of skill for which Cirque du Soleil is so well-known, including aerial dancing, juggling and performers scaling a 26-foot-high metallic wall.

Hiroi Tokuma, one of “Dralion's” trampoline aerialists, will perform in a group of five artists, with the male performers representing fire and the females characterizing water. A former competitive trampoline athlete who competed for Japan from 1994 to 2007 in the world championships, Tokuma is representative of the 54 performance artists from 16 countries who make up the cast.