Take a visual odyssey through Cavalia’s latest equine show taking place in San Jose. Page
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Performer Rebecca Ratté rides Django through an artificial lake during a rehearsal for “Odysseo” in San Jose. One of the world’s largest touring productions, the new horse spectacular from Cavalia marries the equestrian arts, stage arts and high-tech...
Performer Virginie Loiselle-Blondin warms up with some of the four-footed performers. Many of the horses have gone through four to five years of training, Cavalia founder Normand Latourelle said, and most of the human performers have trained for two...
Acrobat Sekou Camara warms up before the rehearsal. The show features 65 horses and 48 artists. “Odysseo” premiered to a sold-out crowd on Wednesday. Tickets are available at www.cavalia.net.
ABOVE » Frosty greets Cavalia public relations director Eric Paquette. The show runs through Oct. 1 in a giant white tent that is erected along Highway 87 in downtown San Jose.
Farol, with braided mane, relaxes in a stall after dress rehearsal. Farol is a purebred Spanish stallion.
RIGHT » Rebecca Ratté does some stretching before a dress rehearsal.