A fanfare of horns and drums announces the beginning of the show. One by one, the cast members make their fashionable entrance, parading down the catwalk in costumes every bit as extravagant, bold, and diverse as their spectrum of talents and personalities. It's an incandescent introduction to the colourful cast of performers who will guide the audience on their journey into the world of ZUMANITY.

Amidst the bustle of the pre-show the Mistress of Seduction makes her way onstage. Madame (previously performed by famed drag queen Joey Arias) wears a long bottom-baring dress, she greets the crowd and welcomes them to open their minds and discard their inhibitions; "Sit back, relax, have a cocktail, because the more you drink the more beautiful I look ... and the more f**ked up you get!"

The show begins with a flourish, as thundering house music fills the theatre we are treated to a fashion show of characters, but this is no ordinary fashion show. Each character to come down the catwalk is more strange and exotic than the last. We meet a centaur character named Jésus, two Las Vegas showboys, an alien/robot, a slim masked girl and a host of other fascinating characters.

The fashion show evolves into a dance sequence. Dance is infused throughout the entire show, not only are the majority of the acts dance oriented but dance is also used in all transitions and, in choreographer Debra Brown's signature style, the show flows like a ballet, each image fading into the next, the show continuously evolving. One by one, a flamenco dancer, an African dancer (similar to Dralion's Gaia), and the Dark Lord character (who wears a long flowing cape) all take the stage. A beautiful contortionist named Olga rises and descends on a Spanish web apparatus.

Contains text written by Wayne Leung, as published in the “Fascination! Newsletter”.