Archive for February, 2006

  • Update on Varakai Australia Dates

    Update on Varakai Australia Dates

    According to a poster on Cirque Club, here are the starting dates for Varekai’s 2006-2007 Australian tour. Note these aren’t official… Sydney – 10 August 2006 Brisbane – 9 November 2006 Auckland – 5 January 2007 Canberra – 15 March 2007 Melbourne – 19 April 2007 Adelaide – 5 July 2007 Perth – 17 August 2007 var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="Update [...]

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  • Cirque Rejected

    Cirque Rejected

    Two recent news items have brought to light details surrounding Cirque’s plans to place a permanent venue in New York City and in Miami, Florida. Earlier in the week the New York City venue was shot down: no special consideration or taxpayer money to bring Cirque to the city. Today, Miami does the same. You can read [...]

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  • Cirque du Soleil Launches Fashion Line

    Cirque du Soleil Launches Fashion Line

    Cirque Du Soleil known for its creative extravaganzas, wants to build a fashion and beauty brand. From Fashion Monitor Toronto Cirque Du Soleil, the $500 million Montreal-based entertainment empire known for its creative extravaganzas, wants to build a fashion and beauty brand. Cirque Du Soleil plans to launch women’s ready-to-wear line this summer, which will be followed [...]

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  • Varekai in Sydney: August 2006

    Varekai in Sydney: August 2006

    Thanks to Simon Bian for alerting us to the news that Optus, Cirque du Soleil’s sponsor in Australia, has announced the starting date of Varekai in Sydney! August 10, 2006 And if you’re an Optus customer, you have a chance to win one of five double premiere tickets to the Australion Premiere. The prize includes tickets [...]

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  • Cruise Lines Play “Me Too!”

    Cruise Lines Play “Me Too!”

    As we’ve mentioned, Celebrity Cruises and Cirque have removed the roaming characters that populated “The Bar at the Edge of the Earth” on two of Celebrity’s ships, replacing them with “A Taste of Cirque du Soleil,” featuring three acrobatic acts in a 40-minute theater show presented once per cruise. Now another cruise line has joined the [...]

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