Archive for August, 2009

  • Dragone Documentary Screens in Montreal

    Dragone Documentary Screens in Montreal

    From the Montreal Gazette: Franco Dragone has altered the boundaries of theatre. The visionary creator and director behind a dozen Cirque du Soleil productions – Saltimbanco, Mystère, Alegria, Quidam, O and La Nouba among them – Dragone dreams in three dimensions. Dragone brought an avant-garde element to Céline Dion’s A New Day in Vegas. He has [...]

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  • Update: Cosmonaut Laliberté

    Update: Cosmonaut Laliberté

    Curious to know how training for Guy Laliberté’s poetic mission into space is going? Canada’s Sun-Times checks in with the Cosmonaut-in-training in Star City, Russia: MOSCOW — With only 33 days left before he blasts into space, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is in the final intensive stages of becoming a cosmonaut in Star City, [...]

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  • Chris Pierce, Koozå Chef

    Chris Pierce, Koozå Chef

    Recently the Denver Cooking Examiner took a few moments to sit down with Koozå Chef Chris Pierce. So, how many calories does a Cirque du Soleil artist need? From the article: Chef Pierce’s response to how many calories a day the artists need, “It varies for each performer, but they do eat a lot.” And looking [...]

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  • ZAiA Celebrates One Year Anniversary!

    ZAiA Celebrates One Year Anniversary!

    You can join the cast of ZAiA in celebration of its 1st anniversary on Friday, August 28 at The Venetian in Macao, Cotai Strip. The evening begins with a pre-show cocktail, where you are invited to come face-to-face with the Cirque du Soleil performers themselves! Then, you can watch the spectacular special first anniversary performance. Don’t [...]

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  • New “Yellow Submarine” in 3-D?

    New “Yellow Submarine” in 3-D?

    A number of entertainment sources are reporting this morning that Walt Disney Entertainment and Director Robert Zemeckis are in negotiations to remake the psychedelic 1960’s toon “Yellow Submarine”, starring The Beatles: Disney and Robert Zemeckis are looking to catch the wave of Beatlemania, floating a new 3-D “Yellow Submarine” for the bigscreen, with merchandising in tow [...]

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