SDCC 2011: Cirque du Soleil's KA battle show down on opening night!

KA by Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas has a cool exclusive show planned for this years Comic-Con. The performance takes place on Thursday, July 21st at PETCO Park in San Diego, directly across the street from the San Diego Convention Center.

Here is a description of the show:

"will include a display of dazzling 3-D projections. Created especially for Comic-Con, the performance will tell the adventurous tale of KA by turning the stadium facade into an interactive performance space featuring 3-D projections and live artists. The audience will get a bird's-eye view of a fierce battle pitting the Imperial Twins of KA and their allies against an enemy warrior tribe as the scene plays out on the surface of a 90-foot high vertical stage" 

Here is what KA's artistic director, Marie-Helene Gagnon had to say about the performance:

"I have wanted to see this performance happen on a big outside wall since coming to KA more than four years ago. To have the opportunity to present it at Comic-Con with 3-D and live artists is both a challenge and a dream come true." 

The KA Battle at Comic-Con begins after sundown (approximately 8:00 pm) and there will be a countdown clock on the outside of PETCO Park. One of the coolest parts of this showdown is that the event is free and open to all Comic-Con attendees, and will take place on the wall adjacent to the Omni Hotel across Tony Gwynn Drive.  For more information about this event and to watch short behind-the-scenes video, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/comiccon.

For those of you not familar with KA or Cirque du Soleil, check out this cool video: