Cirque Du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour coming to Australia Cirque Du Soleil bring the entertainer to life in their latest extravaganza. Courtesy: Cirque Du Soleil CIRQUE Du Soleil is rewriting HIStory with Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, an arena-sized tribute to the enduring pop icon coming to Australia in September. Acrobats, contortionists, dancers and musicians interpret more than 35 of Jackson's songs in the spectacular stage show. Long-time collaborator Travis Payne, who worked on the HIStory, Dangerous and tragically-curtailed This Is It tours, says Jackson always intended to team up with the Montreal-based circus troupe. "The opportunity just never presented itself," says the choreographer, who sees Cirque and Jackson's shared appreciation of fantasy, escapism and sheer scale as an extremely good fit. Performers from the Cirque du Soleil show Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour bring Jacksons hits to life. Picture: Images Osa Jackson never did anything by halves. Cirque has a similarly healthy enthusiasm for jaw-dropping production values - which explains why four jumbo jets are required to carry the cast, crew, costumes and props across the ocean. In Europe, the production travelled in 38 trucks. The Immortal World Tour, which premiered in Montreal in October 2011, even carries its own washing machines and driers to take proper care of more than 250 costumes that are worn during the show (the dancers have as many as eight changes.) Among the props that must be squeezed into aircraft cargo holds is a giant, 1.8m white spangled glove and a pair of 2.4m-long penny loafers. Scenes from Cirque du Soleils Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. Picture: OSA Images. At the core of the show, however, is Jackson's music -- Cirque has unprecedented access to Jackson's master tapes in a special partnership with Sony and the Jackson family. More than 35 songs -- including Dangerous, Thriller, Beat It, They Don't Care About Us, Man In the Mirror, Don't Stop Till You Get Enough and Billie Jean -- are re-imagined during the course of the hit show, which will travel to Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in a four-week Australian tour. Tickets go on sale through ticketek on Friday, May 31. The stripped-back vocal track is so pristine, you can hear Jackson snap his fingers and stomp his feet. "In a way, it's like we actually have Michael with us on every song," says audio programmer Greg Rule. Where and when can you see it? Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour PERTH Perth Arena September 18-22 Tickets on sale 10am Friday May 31 Ticketek.com.au 132 849 SYDNEY Allphones Arena September 26-29 Tickets on sale 10am Friday May 31 Ticketek.com.au 132 849 BRISBANE Brisbane Entertainment Centre October 2-6 Tickets on sale 10am Friday May 31 Ticketek.com.au 132 849 MELBOURNE Rod Laver Arena October 10-13 Tickets on sale 10am Friday May 31 Ticketek.com.au 132 849