Archive for January, 2005

  • What is a Charette Anyway?

    What is a Charette Anyway?

    It never ceases to amaze when one of my interests occasionally crosses with my interest in Cirque du Soleil. I also keep track of Disney park fandom, and recently ran across some interesting prose. Laughingplace.com is one of the biggest and best places to get Disney-related news and information. They have a lot - of everything, from a website directory (with ratings), to park guides with trick and tips, to a merchandise ordering service, to several columns.

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  • What’s up at CirqueClub – January 2005

    What’s up at CirqueClub – January 2005

    Holiday wishes abound at Cirque Club this month. No less than 12 ways to send electronic messages, available in either Traditional Cards, Creative Cards (that add a special Cirque-ey note to your message), Animated cards, as well as two special Video cards – the first featuring performers from “O”, Mystère, and KÀ, the other [...]

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  • Cirque Rituals: What do Fans do?

    Cirque Rituals: What do Fans do?

    As a fan of Cirque du Soleil, I often wondered then what fans of our chosen sport -- watching Cirque du Soleil productions -- do? So I posed that question to the Cirque fandom at large through the CirqueTribune forum and my own LiveJournal -- "Does anyone have a specific set of rituals they perform at Cirque shows or when listening to the music? The responses confirmed that yes, we Cirque du Soleil fans do perform certain acts or series of acts before, during, and after a Cirque du Soleil show, when listening to the music or watching on Television.

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  • Tales from the CirqueCon, Part The First

    Tales from the CirqueCon, Part The First

    We knew it was going to be a learning experience. As preparations for CirqueCon continue, we thought it would be fun to "tell the story" of our preparations. We're not whining about how hard it is, but some of the challenges we've faced have sure been, uh, interesting, and worth telling. So consider this the first of what we hope to be a running commentary.

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  • Columnist Unveils KÀ

    Columnist Unveils KÀ

    On November 26, 2004, Las Vegas Sun columnist Jerry Fink unveiled Cirque du Soleil’s newest production — KÀ — to his readers, and there were some interesting bits that we wanted to bring to your attention. – The total cost of the production is $165 million US. $135 million is for the theater alone; $30 million [...]

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