Tour Itinerary & Visuals
| Item | Date |
Location |
| Team Assembled | 11/21/2008 | Montreal, QC |
| Name Registered | 1/20/2010 | Montreal, QC |
| Press Conference | 4/8/2010 | Montreal, QC |
| Premiere | 4/22/2010 | Montreal, QC |
| 1000th Show | 1/10/2013 | Miami, FL |
| 2000th Show | 3/11/2016 | Tokyo, JP |
| 3000th Show | 11/17/2018 | Paris, FR |
| Finale | 3/8/2020 | Los Angeles, CA |
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TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original
amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a
stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.
Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic
language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and
legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and
his infinite potential.
Director Robert Lepage noted mankind started out as tadpoles and frogs. "We
got out of the water, crawled and climbed," he said. "We became a monkey, and
then a man. And now the man wants to fly, like birds do, exploring the cosmos."
Lepage says the show is drawn from the stories of Canadian aboriginal cultures
and others in Africa and Asia, including myths and the symbolism attached to
the totem. "It is certainly suggestive, surrounded by some mystery," said the
renowned Quebec director. "Here, we think of these vertical sculptures on the
West Coast. Yes, there are references to it in the show, but the totem, it goes
further, it is much broader. It is our spirit that reaches the minds of animals,
the spirit of the earth, the spirit of the heavens and the spirit of the elements."
The spectacle, which had a budget of $30 million, premiered in Montreal on
April 22, 2010 and continues to delight audiences today.
[ Itinerary •
Visuals ]
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NA North America
EU Europe
AP Asia/Pacific
OC Oceania
SA South America
AF Africa
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• 2010-2011 /// Premiere Tour {
List }
- NA Montréal, QC — 22 April 2010 to 11 July 2010
- NA Québec, QC — 22 July 2010 to 29 August 2010
- EU Amsterdam, NL — 7 October 2010 to 22 December 2010
- EU London, UK — 5 January 2011 to 17 February 2011
• 2011 /// North American Tour {
List }
- NA Charlotte, NC — 3 March 2011 to 27 March 2011
- NA Baltimore, MD — 7 April 2011 to 1 May 2011
- NA Pittsburgh, PA — 12 May 2011 to 5 June 2011
- NA Montréal, QC — 15 June 2011 to 31 July 2011
- NA Toronto, ON — 10 August 2011 to 9 October 2011
- NA San Francisco, CA — 28 October 2011 to 18 December 2011
• 2012 /// London Special {
List }
- EU London, UK — 5 January 2012 to 16 February 2012
• 2012-2014 /// North American Tour II {
List }
- NA San Jose, CA — 2 March 2012 to 15 April 2012
- NA San Diego, CA— 25 April 2012 to 27 May 2012
- NA Boston, MA — 10 June 2012 to 5 August 2012
- NA Washington, DC — 15 August 2012 to 7 Oct 2012
- NA Atlanta, GA — 26 October 2012 to 30 December 2012
- NA Miami, FL — 10 January 2013 to 24 February 2013
- NA New York, NY — 14 March 2013 to 12 May 2013
- NA Philadelphia, PA — 30 May 2013 to 30 June 2013
- NA Ottawa, ON — 11 July 2013 to 4 August 2013
- NA Columbus, OH — 22 August 2013 to 15 September 2013
- NA Los Angeles, CA — 11 October 2013 to 10 November 2013
- NA Irvine, CA — 21 November 2013 to 29 December 2013
- NA Santa Monica, CA — 17 January 2014 to 16 March 2014
- NA Portland, OR — 26 March 2014 to 4 May 2014
- NA Vancouver, BC — 15 May 2014 to 6 July 2014
• 2014-2017 /// Asia-Pacific Tour {
List }
- OC Auckland, NZ — 22 August 2014 to 28 September 2014
- OC Sydney, AU — 28 October 2014 to 11 January 2015
- OC Melbourne, AU — 21 January 2015 to 29 March 2015
- OC Brisbane, AU — 10 April 2015 to 24 May 2015
- OC Adelaide, AU— 11 June 2015 to 12 July 2015
- OC Perth, AU — 31 July 2015 to 27 September 2015
- AP Singapore — 28 October 2015 to 13 Deceber 2015
- AP Tokyo, JP — 3 February 2016 to 26 June 2016
- AP Osaka, JP — 14 July 2016 to 12 October 2016
- AP Nagoya, JP — 10 November 2016 to 15 January 2017
- AP Fukuoka, JP — 3 February 2017 to 19 March 2017
- AP Sendai, JP — 6 April 2017 to 21 May 2017
• 2017-2020 /// European Tour {
List }
- EU Sochi, RU — 1 July 2017 to 30 July 2017
- EU Brussels, BE — 31 August 2017 to 29 October 2017
- EU Madrid, ES — 10 November 2017 to 14 January 2018
- EU Sevilla, ES — 25 January 2018 to 11 March 2018
- EU Barcelona, ES — 23 March 2018 to 20 May 2018
- EU Malaga, ES — 1 June 2018 to 1 July 2018
- EU Alicante, ES — 19 July 2018 to 19 Augugst 2018
- EU Zurich, CH — 5 Sepember 2018 to 14 October 2018
- EU Paris, FR — 25 October 2018 to 30 December 2018
- EU London, UK – From 11 January 2019 to 26 February 2019
- EU Vienna, AT — 9 March 2019 to 22 April 2019
- EU Geneva, CH — 9 May 2019 to 16 June 2019
- EU Gran Canaria, ES — 5 July 2019 to 22 September 2019
- EU The Hague, NL — 11 October to 1 December 2019
- EU Düsseldorf, DE — 19 December 2019 to 26 January 2020
- EU Munich, DE — 12 February 2020 to 12 March 2020
- Closed due to COVID-19
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