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'Ka' Battle Scene Removed After Performer's Death Returns To Show

A key battle scene near the end of Cirque du Soleil's "Ka" show is coming back more than a year and a half after a performer fell 94 feet to her death when a wire rope snapped during the stunt.

Officials with Cirque du Soleil invited reporters to a Dec. 3 preview of the scene's return at the MGM Grand hotel-casino. It wasn't clear when the scene would be part of regular performances for the ticket-buying public.

State investigators have said performer Sarah Guillot-Guyard ascended too quickly on June 29, 2013, causing a wire rope she was suspended from to sever. The show reopened 17 days later but without the battle scene. Guillot-Guyard's death was the first in Cirque du Soleil's history.
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