Flights of fantasy
By Stephen Dunne
April 1, 2006
The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/flights-of-fantasy/2006/03/30/1143441267062.html
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A couple of interesting facts in this article are:
— Australia is one of Cirque du Soleil’s best markets, and Sydney is the lynchpin.
— Saltimbanco in 1999 sold approximately 750,000 tickets.
— Quidam tour sold approximately 950,000 tickets.
— For Varekai, Cirque expects more than 1,000,000 tickets to be sold.
— The company has locked in its Australian touring schedule until 2013.
— A new show to Australia every 2 years.
— Next Show: Dralion in 2009 (starting in Sydney)
