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"Cavalia" has galloped into the Twin Cities.   Tickets for the show — a mixture of equestrian showmanship and Cirque du Soleil aesthetics — has been selling briskly and in fact the show recently extended its local run through October 16.  But what is the show's magic and how can it command such a high ticket price? 

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dominic Papatola, a theater critic who writes for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

"Cavalia" has galloped into the Twin Cities.   Tickets for the show -- a mixture of equestrian showmanship and Cirque du Soleil aesthetics --  has been selling briskly and in fact the show recently extended its local run through October 16.  But what is the show's magic and how can it command such a high ticket price?

"Cavalia" has galloped into the Twin Cities.   Tickets for the show - a mixture of equestrian showmanship and Cirque du Soleil aesthetics --  has been selling briskly and in fact the show recently extended its local run through October 16.  But what is the show's magic and how can it command such a high ticket price?

Show that's part human and part horse unlike any other

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