Verteran Show Saltimbanco Stays Strong
Cirque Du Solelil is touring the nation, performing their acrobatic heavy “Saltimbanco.” The veteran series has been performing since 1995 to audiences entranced by the shapes and sizes of the actors in the show. From the Italian “saltare in banco,” meaning “to jump on a bench,” the show creates a distraught world of towering skyscrapers, passionate individuals and a magical world. Saltimbanco is the longest running Cirque du Solelil show and continues to excite patrons and arouse guests with the extraordinary talents of their stars. Every year more individuals are added to the group, learning the tricks of the trade at training camp in Montreal before performing with the tour. This makes this everlasting performance a unique experience with each viewing!
Acrobatic coach Michael Ocampo was formally part of the show and has been the coach since 2004. This show encompasses the artistic and creative abilities of performers like from a traditional circuses, as compared to the more modern day shows that have much more complicated contraptions. If you are in the area, don’t miss out on this world famous performance, where Olympic athletes combine with magical costumes and fun that the whole family will enjoy. Go out and get your Cirque du Solelil tickets now on Stubhub.com!
Wintuk opening in NYC in October
The must see family Cirque de Solelil performance of the year is coming to New York City. Wintuk is a story about a boy who comes to a new town in search of snow. The boy comes across several interesting acrobatic characters, all of which make the city lively and full of energy. Opening October 30th at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden is the play that features the ever-familiar bright colors, acrobatic stunts and lively entertainment of any Cirque de Solelil show. Visit Cirque de Solelil’s website to view a preview of this magical adventure, where Jamie, the little boy, parades around in a big puffy red coat while acrobats, dancers and giant marionettes float around him.
The show is directed by Fernand Rainville, who graduated from the National Theatre School in 1985. In 2005 he co-directed the Cirque du Soleil ceremonies for the Montreal XI FINA World Championships, eventually becoming the director for the Montreal Outgames and the pre-game show at the 2007 Super Bowl. Visit Stubhub.com to check out ticket options for Wintuck, along with other shows in Las Vegas, Boston and more.
Former Cirque Clown Works with Actors, Masks
Although Cirque Du Soleil is known for reinventing the circus with high-flying acrobatics, an animal-free show and colorful costumes, it is also famous for bringing the art of clowning back to stage. There are some classic parts of the circus that many Cirque Du Soleil shows employ as a tribute to the roots of the circus. Some of their previous performers have kept that love for the classic elements of the circus. One such actress is former Cirque Du Soleil lead clown Gina Bastone.
She has a love for masks as well as clowning and combines the two to put on workshops. She makes the masks herself and sees them as key to teaching actors how to clown. She told the Maple Ridge News, “You can’t hide anything with a mask. They enhance a character. If someone is shy suddenly with a mask, they don’t mind being on stage. They really influence who the character is.”
Bastone has another connection with Cirque Du Soleil: both are based in Canada. She is putting on the workshop in honor of the 150th anniversary of British Columbia. Fans from around the world can enjoy talents like hers by getting Cirque Du Soleil tickets from StubHub.com.
Kooza Coming to Boston
Cirque Du Soleil’s Kooza is set to start this week in Boston, and there is already quite a buzz about the show. Kooza means “Box of Treasures” in Sanskrit and is one of Cirque Du Soleil’s popular touring shows. It is one of the Cirque Du Soleil shows that feature some of the classic elements of the circus like juggling, clowning and acrobatics. Kooza combines them with fantastic costuming, intriguing themes and death-defying stunts. The theme of Kooza revolves around The Innocent, a lonely wanderer looking for where he fits in the world. He meets a variety of characters that show him his way and provide new and exciting visual performances for the audience.
Kooza boasts a bevy of great performers as well as those who run the show backstage. Daniel Ross is the artistic director for the show. He has also worked with shows like Saltimbanco and Alegria for Cirque Du Soleil. He seems just as excited as the patrons of this show and told the Telegram, “From A to Z it’s just ‘bang, bang, bang’ nonstop. It’s just one special performance after another.”
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Believe Gets Ready to Open
All of Las Vegas is readying for the opening of Cirque Du Soleil’s newest show there, Believe. The show is created in a partnership with illusionist Criss Angel from the show Criss Angel Mind Freak. It opens in a little more than a month and has been creating quite a buzz around Vegas and the country. Angel plays a Victorian Noble in the show, which is thematically dark to match Angel’s style. He is joined by a cast of characters that include two women who embody different types of femininity, Kayala and Crimson, as well as strange Ushers and others.
The show, although dark, has a dream-like quality that ropes audiences in to indulge in the sensuality. Believe still features the incredible costuming and incredible acrobatics that have made Cirque Du Soleil so famous in the beginning. The title comes from the secret code (“believe”) that Harry Houdini told his wife on his death bed as the only thing that he would say if someone tried to contact him from the other side. The reason for the code was to expose any mediums that claimed to contact him. Angel cites Houdini as one of his greatest influences, so the name is a tribute to his hero. Find your Cirque Du Soleil tickets at StubHub.com.
Swans Not The Next Cirque Stars
If you have ever wondered how comical it would be to see football players try to perform the tricks of Cirque Du Soleil, the Sydney Swans answered that question recently. The Australian Football League team went to the Grand Chapiteau’s training facilities to try their hand at some of the famous feats from the show. Midfielder Nic Fosdike told the National Nine News, “They are athletes like us - well athletes, I don’t know if they’re anything like us. They got a couple of guys up showing them how to juggle, and doing some skipping rope stuff. We do a little bit of balancing and core stability stuff in our training but they just take it to a whole new level. There was one guy doing a flip on top of a swiss ball, and we kneel on it, so that’s how far apart we are.”
With the show’s mind-boggling acrobatic feats, it is no wonder that even professional athletes wonder how they do it. Cirque Du Soleil’s shows combine the classic parts of circus—like clowning, juggling and trapeze—and add in their own flair of fanciful costumes and creative themes. Find out what the whole world is in awe of and get Cirque Du Soleil tickets at StubHub.com.
LOVE Wows Crowds
No matter which Cirque Du Soleil show you choose to see, the show will no doubt entertain you and leave you in awe. While they are all wonderful, Cirque Du Soleil’s LOVE has seemed to garner even more praise than the others. It may be because the show takes the legendary music of the Beatles and interprets it on stage with the Cirque fantasy and flair. Each eat is equipped with speakers to better let you enjoy every note coming from the stage, and that is incredibly important for a show featuring such great music. The soundtrack has already won a pair of Grammy Awards.
The show came about because Beatle George Harrison thought it was a good idea and came to Cirque Du Soleil’s head Guy Laliberte with the idea. While Harrison died before the dream came to fruition, it is now a show that routinely sells out at its Las Vegas location. The show features well-known songs like “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” “Yesterday,” “Help” and “Black Bird.” You will be amazed by this incredible production of great music combined with incredible performing talent. Don’t miss your chance to get Cirque Du Soleil tickets from StubHub.com.
Cirque Gains Word of Mouth Fame
For those who attended Cirque Du Soleil shows, the motivation to go was rarely from an advertisement or a commercial but rather from another patron’s recommendation. This strategy, called “word of mouth marketing” is a strategy that many companies look to use but may find difficult to implement. In a recent interview with Media Life Magazine, “Conversation Capital: How to Create Stuff People Love to Talk About” author Bertrand Cesvet said, “Cirque du Soleil is very successful but it’s not driven by advertising. People are compelled to talk about it when they come out of the big tent.”
After you have gone to any of Cirque Du Soleil’s amazing shows, it will be hard NOT to talk about it. Cirque Du Soleil has done an incredible job of keeping audiences wowed. Whether it is high-flying acrobatics, a mind-boggling contortionism act or the fanciful costumes, Cirque Du Soleil makes people talk. They have added another level of intrigue by partnering with some of the biggest names in entertainment like the Beatles for their LOVE show and Criss Angel for Believe. With new ideas coming out of the creators every year, they will surely be in many future conversations as well. Reserve your Cirque Du Soleil tickets from StubHub.com.
1972 Olympian Part of Cirque
Not all of the Olympic gymnasts who join Cirque Du Soleil are the high-flying acrobats in the show. Andre Simard was an Olympic gymnast much earlier than other performers. He was part of the Canadian team during the Munich, Germany games in 1972. That was the same year that terrorist kidnapped and executed Israeli Olympians. His participation in one of the most infamous Olympics gives him special insight into the current Olympics, and he has been watching it avidly.
Instead of being a performer, Simard is the acrobatic performance designer for a variety of Cirque Du Soleil shows. One of the shows he works on is Kooza. He explained his work on this show to the Eagle Tribune saying, “The object of that show was to go back to the acrobatic circus, When I searched for numbers, I went to the originals — the wheel, the high wire, the teeterboard.”
Kooza tells the story of a wanderer called The Innocent who is educated about the way the world works as he meets different characters like the Pickpocket and the Obnoxious Tourist. It is one of Cirque Du Soleil’s most popular touring shows, so be sure to check it out. Get Cirque Du Soleil tickets from StubHub.com.
Work For Cirque Du Soleil
If you have always wanted to be a part of Cirque Du Soleil but are not a circus performer, you may still have a way in. Cirque Du Soleil is now hiring a working lead electrician/grandma operator. The high-flying show is inevitably more exciting than most electrician jobs. The job includes working with an Ethernet Lightning Network System. You will also be a member of the lighting team and help program lighting. Cirque Du Soleil is looking for someone with five years or more of experience with lighting and at least two years with grandMA.
Cirque Du Soleil has wowed audiences across the world with its whimsical costumes, exciting themes and incredible acts. While people may focus on the death-defying acrobatics and over-the-top performances, it takes a team of exceptionally qualified experts behind the scenes to make it happen. Cirque Du Soleil prides itself on bringing in the best whether the staff is performers, chefs or electricians. No matter which show you see, you will quickly begin to appreciate the manpower that goes into putting a show together. If you haven’t seen a show yet, get a group of your friends together and reserve your Cirque Du Soleil tickets from StubHub.com.