{"id":252926,"date":"2026-07-27T14:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/252926\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:29:08","slug":"cirque-du-soleils-twas-the-night-before-returns-to-philadelphia-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/252926\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s &#8216;Twas the Night Before&#8230;&#8217; returns to Philadelphia this holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"1404\" data-start=\"1206\">Acrobatics, aerial performances and holiday music will take over The Met Philadelphia when Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s &#8220;Twas the Night Before&#8230;&#8221; returns for an 11-day engagement from Dec. 17-27.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1718\" data-start=\"1406\">Created specifically for the holiday season, the production blends Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s signature acrobatics with theatrical storytelling inspired by &#8220;A Visit from Saint Nicholas,&#8221; the classic Christmas poem by Clement Clarke Moore. The story follows a young girl as she rediscovers the wonder of the holidays.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1970\" data-start=\"1720\">The production features a cast of 26 performers from around the world performing aerial straps, hoop diving, hair suspension, dance and other gravity-defying acts. A soundtrack featuring reimagined Christmas favorites accompanies the performance.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"richtext-image full-width\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TWAS_Roller_Skaters_1_-_credit_Kyle_Flubacker_.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Performers combine roller skating and acrobatics during Cirque du Soleil's &quot;Twas the Night Before...\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TWAS_Roller_Skaters_1_-_credit_Kyle_Flubacker_.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"Performers combine roller skating and acrobatics during Cirque du Soleil's &quot;Twas the Night Before...\"\/>Kyle Flubacker\/MSG Entertainment<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-image-caption\">Performers combine roller skating and acrobatics during Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s holiday production \u201cTwas the Night Before&#8230;,\u201d returning to The Met Philadelphia this December.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s touring arena productions, &#8220;Twas the Night Before&#8230;&#8221; was created as the company&#8217;s first holiday show and is designed for audiences of all ages, making it a family-friendly option during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2310\" data-start=\"2210\">Tickets are on sale now through The Met Philadelphia, Ticketmaster and Cirque du Soleil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/twas-the-night-before\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s &#8220;Twas the Night Before&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2388\" data-start=\"2368\">Dec. 17-27, 2026<br \/>The Met Philadelphia<br \/>858 N. Broad St.<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19130<br \/>Tickets on sale now<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2567\" data-start=\"2481\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the newsroom staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Acrobatics, aerial performances and holiday music will take over The Met Philadelphia when Cirque du Soleil&#8217;s &#8220;Twas the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252927,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[14447,3734,13517,69,71,70,43460],"class_list":["post-252926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-cirque-du-soleil","tag-holidays","tag-performances","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-the-met-philadelphia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}