CIRQUE UNVEILS NAME OF CRISS ANGEL SHOW; SEPT. 1 START

Cirque du Soleil today unveiled the name of the Criss Angel magic show at Luxor and announced that previews will begin Sept. 1.

The $100 million production will be named "Criss Angel Believe."

Angel has been starring in A & E's "Mindfreak."

The gala premiere will be held Friday, Sept. 12.

Tickets go on sale today exclusively to the fans: Criss Angel Loyals, Cirque Club Members, and Luxor Insiders. Tickets will be available to these groups online at cirquedusoleil.com/crissangel and www.crissangel.com.

The show's name comes from legendary magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini, who, on his death bed, told his wife; “After my death, many people will claim that they are still able to communicate with me. If their claims are valid, they will be able to tell you a code word -- that word is BELIEVE.”

The Cirque release said Angel "is recognized as one of the most provocative artists in the world today. In an attempt to pay homage to the late/great Harry Houdini, Criss chose 'Believe' as the title for this unprecedented live experience."

The show is being described as "a haunting exploration deep inside the inventive mind of mystifier Criss Angel as he hovers between the land of the living and a surreal world uniquely woven together by the distinctive imaginations of Criss Angel and Cirque du Soleil.

"Unlike traditional magic-themed shows," the release said, 'Believe' transcends any preconceived notion of what it means to be emotionally engaged by the arts of mysticism and illusion. Imagine a fantasy, an allegory, a highly theatrical tableau of mood, reverie and emotion set against a backdrop of dreamlike darkness and light."

Angel stars as a "surreal, enigmatic Victorian Noble. Along a path of imaginative exploration, he encounters Kayala and Crimson, two women who represent different aspects of femininity, four bizarre Ushers, who will introduce the audience to the baroque theater of Criss’s mind and a high-energy troupe of characters and dancers who mix a multitude of styles into a high-energy visual feast, punctuated by moments of grace and sensuality."

The illusions "will not be presented as standalone elements, but as interdependent components using heightened imagery, fantastical creatures and impossible feats of legerdemain, all of which will be integrated into the dazzling, colorful fabric of the story. "