Presse: In-Shape Cirque members get ‘ease’ for effort

In-shape Cirque members get ‘ease’ for effort
Troupers maintain fitness mostly by doing the show

By JEANNINE STEIN
Los Angeles Times

Anyone who has witnessed a Cirque du Soleil performance has the visceral reaction of wanting to chuck it all and run away with the circus.

Problem is, less than one one-hundredth of the population is fit enough to do those death-defying aerial acts, precision acrobatics or contortionist moves that make up Cirque’s fabulous repertoire. You could run away, but you’d be selling drinks at the concession stand.

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