Photos: A night of fantasy with Cirque du Soleil’s Mexico-themed ‘Luzia’

Enormous puppet wings flutter beside Shelli Epstein, dressed as a monarch butterfly. A wild horse, another puppet, races behind her.

The monarch butterfly and horse connect.

Abou Traoré of Guinea does tricks with a soccer ball while executing dance-like moves.

Ugo Laffolay, dressed as a lifeguard, performs a one-armed handstand on an arm of his watchtower while swimmers watch.

Clown Eric “Fool” Koller revs up the audience.

Trapeze artist Enya White of Canada performs.

Giving off a thrilling “Flashdance” effect, trapeze artist Enya White of Canada spins in the rain, her long hair whipping off streams of water.

Enya White performs.

Angelica Bongiovonni uses a Cyr ring.

These hoop-jumping acrobats are costumed as hummingbirds.

Trapeze artist Enya White gets drenched.

A hummingbird-costumed acrobat flies through the air.

Clown Eric “Fool” Koller appears to parachute into the show.

Laura Biondo of Italy and Venezuela and Abou Traoré of Guinea do tricks with soccer balls while executing dance-like moves.

Clown Eric “Fool” Koller has a ball while hand-balancer Ugo Laffolay readies his next move.