Cirque has some great contests this month – if you’re not in the U.S. One that’s now closed offered a trip to Las Vegas to see all four Cirque shows including KÀ for you and *three* of your friends, but you could only read the rules in French, German or Dutch! (Not being fluent in those forgive us if we don’t provide details.) Currently under way until December 1st and open only to Quebec residents is a contest whose prize is tickets to Cirque 2005 and invitations to the gala premiere party afterward. And as if that wasn’t enough, there’s a contest to see La Nouba on New Year’s Eve, with a special backstage tour/meet and greet and souvenir package. There are two prizes awarded, 2 tickets to each of the special 6pm and 9pm shows; the contest ends December 10th.
In articles, Cirque Club celebrates the Halloween season with a great article on creating a Halloween character, with the emphasis on character. They also provide another installment of their 20th Anniversary “history” articles. And they just posted a fun teaser of the “Bar at the Edge of the Earth” concept test (a section of which we excerpt below).
Over in the Boutique they continue to expand their offerings. Several new pieces of clothing and masks (many based on KÀ) are now on the site, as are the DVD’s for La Nouba and Fire Within. We’d again like to plead for a pre-order feature, especially on what we understand to be the forthcoming release of a DVD of “Midnight Sun.” Since it looks to be an “in-house” distributed DVD (like “Inside La Nouba”) and not handled through US distributor Columbia/Tri Star, the Boutique may be the only way to get it for most U.S. residents. So being able to place an order now (prior to its release in late November) would be much appreciated.
In Cirque marketing messages:
La Nouba was once again part of the “Festival of Masters” which took place November 12 to 14 at Downtown Disney West Side in Walt Disney World. The message we got stated in part: “You won’t want to miss out on the exhibit of costumes, accessories and props used in La Nouba as well as activities for children, including face-painting. La Nouba characters will also make appearances to entertain and surprise passers-by. In addition, if you purchased a copy of the new “La Nouba” DVD directly at the Cirque du Soleil store on Saturday, November 13 between noon and 4 p.m. you could have had it autographed at an “up close and personal” autograph session with the cast and crew of La Nouba.” But what if you had already gotten a copy somewhere else?
Pascale, Public Relations and Marketing Agent for Saltimbanco, write an article on visiting a new city while preparing for Saltimbanco’s arrival there. It’s quite long and on a separate page of the Cirque site so we won’t quote it here. To see it go to < http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/go.asp?p=3188&l=en >.
Anne-Joseé wrote a nice teaser for her article about a concept test of the “Bar at the Edge of the Earth”. “It all began one morning with an invitation… Please join us for an evening of refreshments and astonishing environments.
Be outside the main door at 5:30 p.m.
P.S. Do not share this information with anyone!
The sun had just set, leaving an eerie twilight, and the air was crisp that autumn night in Montreal. There were already a few people waiting by the entrance since I arrived a few minutes late. A young woman approached and asked us to follow her on a short walk. I could see my breath in the night air as she led us down a deserted and dimly lit industrial street to a nondescript warehouse. We followed her through a maze of hallways until the sounds of our footsteps and the buzz of the neon lights slowly gave way to the muffled sound of music. The music was coming from behind a door, slightly ajar, with a curtain on the other side. Beyond the curtain there was another door made of water!” The rest of the article can be read at: < http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/go.asp?p=3193&l=en >.
Karnia, Varekai crew member, wrote of the shows leaving the Washington DC area: “Another tear-down is just around the corner as the clock ticks down to our final performance this coming Sunday, October 24. Our stay in Washington D.C. with Varekai has been a rockin’ one! It’s sad to think that we only have four more nights left. I visited Washington D.C. when I was about eight years old and I have strong memories of the JFK Memorial, and of just how much water fell from the sky when it rained. This time around I have a few more memories: the White House, the architecture, the museums, the memorials and the parks. What a city! I am delighted that we had the chance to visit and mingle with such great folks. We’ll miss you!”
Above text courtesy of Cirque Club.
