Since debuting Crystal in 2017, Cirque du Soleil has performed its ice show in over 150 cities and 23 countries. While the Canadian performing arts company will soon retire the show, West Valley City’s Maverik Center is, fortunately, a stop on the final tour.
Crystal offers the acrobatics, dancing and stunts the company is known for, combined with captivating ice dancing, music, storytelling and poetry.
Cirque du Soleil fans gathered outside the arena before opening night, April 10, 2025, some wearing bright colors and make-up like the performers. Inside, families brought popcorn, pizza and beer to their seats. The clown started snowball fights with kids in the front rows before the show. And, again, this was at the Maverik Center. While an elite, masterful performance, Crystal is still welcoming to all.
Created by Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila, Crystal is about a teenage girl disillusioned by her daily life. When her mother confronts her about eating dinner, she says, “I’m making a house with my rice so the peas will have somewhere to sleep.” While ice skating, Crystal falls into another world when the ice breaks beneath her.
The scene where Crystal sinks beneath the ice, with her reflection suspended above her, and the times she reaches out toward the audience to escape an ensemble of ice skaters surrounding her stick in your mind. Also memorable is a mirror maze scene, Crystal skating with her reflection(s) and an exciting rope act.
The scenes typically feature otherworldly versions of Crystal’s daily life, set to captivating music that includes covers of U2’s Beautiful Day, Beyonce’s Halo, Nina Simone’s Sinnerman, and Sia’s Chandelier.
Audiences are also treated to trapeze art, chair balancing, hand balancing and a hockey segment that turns into an acrobatic exhibition. The ensemble skaters give terrific performances. While they are going on, watch Crystal and her reflection drive the story along.
Crystal is a perfect date or family outing this weekend. If you bring your family, remember that Maverik Center allows diaper bags and has a family bathroom, and the show has a 20-minute intermission.
It’s also a good time to teach the kids that “it’s easy to fall; it’s harder to get back up.”
Watch the trailer for the show here.
Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal
Maverik Center, West Valley City
The remaining performances are April 11 at 7 p.m., April 12 at 3 and 7 p.m., and April 13 at 1 p.m.
Tickets
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