Kurios (Cirque du Soleil) and could tick on forever." "The Globe and Mail" described the show as a "Kinetic, whimsical and astounding new production from Montreal’s Cirque du Soleil." Upon the show's debut in San Francisco the "San Francisco Chronicle" called "Kurios" "the best Cirque du Soleil show in a long time." The "San Jose Mercury News" wrote "For its 30th anniversary, Cirque du Soleil has concocted a dark and mysterious world that eschews the brightly colored eye candy for which the French Canadian juggernaut has become famous." Chris Jones of the "Chicago Tribune" wrote "Well, the Cirque has come roaring back with a
Soleil Center a spa and a 600-car parking garage. The total cost for the project was estimated to be $175 million and was a private investment project of the Soleil Group. The construction project was approved by the Raleigh City Council in November 2005, but after uneven bedrock conditions were discovered, test drilling of every column location was required causing a year-long delay. The original plan by developers was to build just a hotel, the Westin Hotel Crabtree, but no residences. After additional funding and investors were secured, the Soleil Group decided on building the larger project. The Soleil Center was to