Archive for May, 2007

  • CDS performer pleads Not Guilty

    CDS performer pleads Not Guilty

    According to ABC News Online in Australia: A Cirque Du Soleil performer has pleaded not guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court to allegedly exposing himself to a female cleaner at a Griffith serviced apartment, in Canberra’s inner south. It’s alleged that while Italian national Giuseppe Bello was staying at the Pinnacle Apartments last month, he removed [...]

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  • Top 10 Vegas Shows: as of 5/27/07

    Top 10 Vegas Shows: as of 5/27/07

    Here’s the lastest Top 10 Vegas Shows count by TicketNews for the week ending 5/27/07: Céline Dion: A New Day Cirque du Soleil: “O” Cirque du Soleil: LOVE Bette Midler Elton John: The Red Piano Le Rêve Monty Python’s Spamalot Phantom of the Opera Cirque du Soleil: KÀ Danny Gans { SOURCE: TicketNews.com } a2a_config.linkname="Top 10 Vegas Shows: as of 5/27/07"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.CirqueFascination.com/?p=413"; a2a.init("page");

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  • This Week in Cirque History: 5/31 – 6/6

    This Week in Cirque History: 5/31 – 6/6

    It’s time to check your Cirque calendars – This week in Cirque History: * May.31.1996 -- Saltimbanco opened Stuggart * May.31.2001 -- Quidam opened Hamburg * Jun.02.2006 -- LOVE Premiered at Mirage (Previews Begin) * Jun.02.2007 – Ernst & Young named Cirque du Soleil CEO Guy Laliberté "World Entrepreneur of 2007." * Jun.03.2004 –- Varekai opened Denver * Jun.03.2004 –- Dralion opened Vienna * [...]

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  • Steben Sisters Interview

    Steben Sisters Interview

    In 2003, when we heard that the Steben Sisters would be appearing for a limited time in our local Seattle production of Teatro Zinzanni (www.zinzanni.org), we knew we had to try and see if we could talk to them. So I got in touch with One Reel Productions (www.onereel.org), the non-profit arts organization that produces Zinzanni. Would the Stebens possibly consent to talk with us? I asked. We are proud to present a live (if several years old) in-depth exclusive interview with those fabulous ladies of the flying trapeze, the Steben Sisters!

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  • CirqueTech – “Illuminating LOVE, Part 2 of 2″

    CirqueTech – “Illuminating LOVE, Part 2 of 2″

    Unfortunately love is not ALL you need in order to make a show like Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE function each night. In 2006, LiveDesign Media jumped into this colorful world and in the process uncovered a great many secrets about how this psychadelic marvel is staged. In this installment of CirqueTech, we’re going to peek [...]

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