Performers from Cirque du Soleil have taken to the arena at the Royal Albert Hall for a dress rehearsal of their show Totem, which gets under way on Saturday.

Organisers said the show will take the audience on a “stunning journey into the evolution of mankind”.

Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
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Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
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Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
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The world-famous circus troupe formed in the early 1980s in a small town near Quebec, and went on to achieve stardom, touring around the world, from Las Vegas to Rio – and now returns to London.

Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
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Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
(Ian West/PA)
Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
(Ian West/PA)
Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
(Ian West/PA)
Totem by Cirque Du Soleil
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