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
Cité Soleil force. During the mid-1990s, the city's population was terrorized by armed gangs which drove the local police out; this situation prevented officials aid workers from intervening to provide help. In 1999, Cité Soleil was set on fire by a gang and at least 50 shacks were burned. By 2002, the violence escalated as the gangs began warring with each other in addition to preying on ordinary people. Many inhabitants had temporarily left to escape the turmoil. In a series of operations from 2004 to 2007, UN peacekeepers tried to seize control from the gangs in Cité Soleil and end the