Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' adds storytelling to dazzling visuals

TribLIVE: After 36 shows packed with colorful costumes, dazzling designs and astounding acrobatics, Cirque du Soleil is curving in a new direction. “Toruk,” the company's latest touring show, has added a plot to the company's distinctive brand of entertainment. Previous Cirque shows relied on a setting or concept as a backdrop or organizing principle for its lavish visual and aural effects and jaw-dropping feats of balance, timing and daring.