A scene from “Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities.” CreditMartin Girard
Cirque du Soleil has its geographical bases pretty much covered, from “Paramour,” currently on Broadway, to the many productions in Las Vegas and on tour. But the best way to experience the circus is under a big top, which makes “Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities,” to be presented in a pop-up space on Randalls Island, especially exciting. And it arrives in New York with exuberant reviews in its wake: “It is not to be missed on any account,” Chris Jones wrote in The Chicago Tribune.
The show, a 19th-century steampunk fantasy about a scientist determined to defy the laws of time and space, includes Cirque staples like acrobatics, juggling and feats of derring-do, and it will be here just in time to offer a temporary escape from recent tumultuous real-world woes. (Thursday, Sept. 29, to Nov. 27