The Latest Issues of Fascination! Newsletter
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Issue #192: JAN 2020
10 January 2020 6:20 PM | No Comments
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Jean David’s “Quel Cirque”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 12 of 12: “The Revelator”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 11 of 12: “At the Summit”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 10 of 12: “Thinking Big”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 9 of 12: “A Little Farther West”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 8 of 12: “First Steps Across the Sea”
12 August 2019 3:13 PM | No Comments
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News Headlines Archive
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LV Sun: “A First Look at R.U.N.”
Cirque du Soleil and Luxor offered the first real look at new resident show “R.U.N” to a select group of guests and members of the media Tuesday afternoon, making good on the promise of a new action-packed direction for Cirque by performing two exciting acts from the show ahead of its opening night on Thursday. -
FORBES: “R.U.N. is not Your Grandmother’s Cirque”
When you ask people to describe Cirque du Soleil, the first thing they mention is acrobatics. Their eyes grow wide as they try to demonstrate thrilling moments involving death-defying – yet beautifully-choreographed – leaps and dives and how-can-they-possibly-do-that movements. Las Vegas’ new Cirque du Soleil show, “R.U.N,” opens on October 24 at Luxor – and it’s a game-changer. There are hardly any acrobatics in the show, and those are performed by riders on electric motorcycles. -
Cosmos & Exentricks – AT SEA For MSC Grandiosa!
MSC Cruises revealed today details of the two brand-new and original Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows coming exclusively to MSC Grandiosa. In COSMOS, Journey to the unbelievable, guests will experience a breathtaking voyage across the galaxy with a brave astronaut on a quest for self-discovery. Audiences of EXENTRICKS, Expect the unexpected, will be caught off guard at every turn in this high-spirited spectacle. -
Cast & Creatives Announced for “‘Twas The Night Before…”
Cirque du Soleil and The Madison Square Garden Company MSG announced today the casting and creative team for the all-new, family production, 'Twas the Night Before... making its debut at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden this holiday season. -
MESSI10: A surreal tribute to the Barca legend
Lionel Messi looked at Luis Suarez and, in amazement and in unison, they both rose to their feet and applauded what they’d just seen: a tightrope walker pulling out a ladder, placing it on the rope and climbing it with her hands. The Barca pair were sat, front and centre, applauding a scene that was […] -
MESSI10, Cirque’s New Sports-Themed Show, is a Winner
With acrobats that fly across the stage with the speed of a ball into a goal, trapeze artists that literally take soccer moves to new heights and heroic videos of Leo Messi, Cirque du Soleil’s Messi10 should more than meet expectations for the living legend’s global legion of followers and football lovers in general. -
Cirque du Soleil Scores with MESSI10
The first strains of Pharrell Williams’ 2015 single “Freedom” play on the stage of Cirque du Soleil’s new show Messi10, in which a face-off between two groups of performers begins. Messi10, based on the story of soccer superstar Lionel Messi, premiered Thursday (Oct. 10) in Barcelona, where Messi and his club team reign over popular culture, positioning Sony Music to score big as well. -
Cirque R.U.N’s to 7Five Brewing Co
Cirque du Soleil has announced a partnership between Vegas Golden Knights fan favorite Ryan Reaves’ 7Five Brewing Co. and upcoming show “R.U.N” at Luxor. A series of four parody movie posters are being released starting this week, and the posters provide fans with instructions to enter to win VIP access to the grand opening performance of the show alongside Reaves himself. -
Laliberté to be Honored in the Circus Ring of Fame
The founder of the Canadian troupe Cirque du Soleil and three family troupes will be added to the list of famed performers featured in the Circus Ring of Fame on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota in January. The honorees have been selected through a new international nomination and voting process. -
Interview with Shelli Epstein from LUZIA
British-Israeli performer Shelli Epstein plays the Running Woman in Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia. The show, dubbed ‘A Waking Dream of Mexico’ is the company’s latest to tour to the UK, opening at the Royal Albert Hall in January 2020. It also marks the thirty year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil in the UK. -
Artist’s small stature celebrated as circus evolves
When Rima Hadchiti got the call to audition for Cirque du Soleil, it was an area of work she had avoided since entering the entertainment industry at four years of age. For little people, the world of circus performance had not always been the "celebration" it was in Cirque's latest production, Kurios. -
Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot could be headed to Cirque
Animal-like robots that started out as a military-funded research project might be shipped off to the circus instead of the battlefield. Cirque du Soleil says it’s in talks with robot maker Boston Dynamics about using the four-legged Spot robot in its live shows. -
JOYÀ Spiced Up for it’s 6th Season!
Cirque du Soleil JOYÀ, the only Cirque du Soleil show in the world that includes a culinary experience, premiered its sixth season on September 24, 2019 at Vidanta Riviera Maya with innovative additions designed to appeal to new and returning visitors alike. -
“O” in Bellagio Fountains Canceled This Weekend
Cirque du Soleil‘s “O” and the Fountains of Bellagio opened 21 years ago in Las Vegas. Planned celebrations with shows featuring Cirque performers splashing around the famous fountains were canceled for this weekend. The cancellation was attributed to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to an email. No further reasons were given. -
Lou D’Angeli on Evolving the Brand and Promoting a New Show
It’s an incredibly busy time for Cirque du Soleil, the Montreal-based live entertainment giant that has redefined Las Vegas shows over the past 25 years. It is currently gearing up to expand the performance schedule for “O” at Bellagio to seven nights per week. And then there’s “R.U.N,” Cirque’s first live-action thriller, a brand-new concept and production set to open October 24 at Luxor.