cirque du soleil
Several years ago a friend of mine asked me if I knew what Cirque du Soleil was and I had literally no idea. Shocked by such ignorance, he advised me to lose no time but to buy tickets for the nearest show. It’s in our family’s principles to trust people of good taste and aesthetic values, so starting with “Kooza” in Royal Albert Hall in 2015, we’ve seen 4 performances by now, each in a different country.
I can talk about Cirque du Soleil for ages, for I rarely experience things so beautiful, but let’s just say it is a masterpiece. The stage, the light, the costumes, the music, the actors – every single detail hints to massive creativity and incredibly hard work. As a celebrant of perfection, I find Sun Circus to be not only a pleasure for all senses but also the quintessence of human nature at its best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-1-gLv3aWs
After the first show I was so fascinated that I wanted to know everything about this phenomenon. Here’s a tiny fraction of what I’ve learned from my extensive reading.:
- Based in Montreal, Cirque du Soleil is the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. It was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 June 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.
- New circus or contemporary circus is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through traditional circus skills. (There are also no animals which I like very much.)
- Starting from one show in a single city, Sun Circus expanded rapidly through the 1990s and 2000s, and became a global success. The company now employs 4,900 people and performs more than 15 shows in over 300 cities on every continent except Antarctica.
- Over 100 million people have already seen one or more Cirque du Soleil productions worldwide.
