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For its first Southern California presentation in four years, Cirque du Soleil brings in a charmer of a show, “Corteo,” which has been on the road since its inception 2½ years ago.

“Corteo” means funeral procession in Italian and, as explained by the ringleader at the start, this is a clown’s dream about his funeral filled with his big-top cohorts displaying their talents while celebrating his life. It’s a simple conceit, executed better in the first act than the second, yet the pacing of derring-do, comedy and synchronized acrobatics is some of Cirque’s best.

The death of a clown (Jeff Raz), think Pagliaci, not Bozo, attracts a Fellini-esque parade of familiar faces, who walk single file across the stage, the music moving Corteo - Variety KIHON