Zarkana was a Cirque du Soleil stage production written and directed by François Girard.

The title Zarkana is a fusion of the words "bizarre" and "arcana", referring to the strange aura and atmosphere of this place and its inhabitants.

[2] Following Zarkana's successful run in Moscow, the show started residency at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on November 9, 2012.

The show replaced the Cirque du Soleil resident production Viva Elvis, which had closed in August 2012 at the Aria Resort.

[1][8] To fully rehearse for Zarkana, Cirque du Soleil needed to find a facility large enough to accommodate a space similar in size to that of Radio City Music Hall.

The third and final arch, decorated with technological gears and pulleys, represented both the Pickled Lady and the Mad Scientist whose experiments unwittingly created her.

[10] Stéphane Roy drew inspiration from the Art Nouveau movement, Antoni Gaudí, Gustav Klimt, and René Lalique.

"Keen observers will also note that the shape of the hole through which Zark makes his first entrance reproduces the outline of Manhattan, while the moon above the stage marks the exact position of Radio City Music Hall.

Additional songs in the show not included on the album: A group of artists and acrobats performed the acts which comprised Zarkana.

The performance was stopped and the artist was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in stable condition.