According to multiple sources, La Nouba will undergo a few changes as it celebrates its 8,000th Performance:
A couple of years ago, current artistic director Daniel Ross took the helm and immediately saw some changes he wanted to make to keep the show fresh.
He added more appearances by the show’s comic relief-providing clowns, which brings a good break from the high-energy acts in between. And the clowns are downright funny, creative characters of their own, far more enjoyable than your average circus clown. They are able to engage with the audience in an honest way, never resorting to insulting anyone. It all feels appropriately innocent.
Other changes on the horizon recently announced include replacing the show’s two opening acts, beginning in December. The somewhat long winded jump rope routine is being replaced with breakdancers. The high wire act will be changing to a different aerial act with a bamboo pole.
Ross explains the frequent changes to the show: “When we have new people coming in, we try to let them influence the show and make it something else. As a result, La Nouba is still very fresh after 18 years. It’s a show that’s still alive, it’s still current, it’s still real, it’s still true to the moment. So it’s something that we really take pride in.
{ SOURCE: CirqueSpotlight, Inside the Magic | http://goo.gl/ZS9NoH }
