Archive for 2010

  • My Thoughts on VIVA ELVIS

    My Thoughts on VIVA ELVIS

    It seems I may have to eat my own words. A few weeks back I took it upon myself to spend a few moments examining the evolution of Cirque du Soleil and relayed my thoughts to anyone who would listen… okay, who am I kidding – I went on a brief tirade… based on the reactions [...]

    Read More

  • Memory of the Circus: Inside the Cirque Archives

    Memory of the Circus: Inside the Cirque Archives

    Located on the ground floor of the sprawling Cirque du Soleil International Headquarters (IHQ) in Montréal, down a hallway between building sections and without much outward decorative fanfare, is the Cirque du Soleil Centre for Research and Documentation. Behind its double doors this library serves two purposes. One is to maintain a modest collection of books on all sorts of subjects that creators can use to spark ideas and concepts that might find their way onto Cirque stages. The second is to manage the historical assets of the company, including business records and historical artifacts.

    Read More

  • Issue #80: Sept 2010 – Released!

    Issue #80: Sept 2010 – Released!

    The latest issue of Fascination! Newsletter is “on the news-stands” – get your copy today! EMAIL — CirqueFascination-subscribe@yahoogroups.com WEB — http://www.cirquefascination.com RSS FEED — http://www.cirquefascination.com/?feed=rss2 TEXT FILE — http://www.cirquefascination.com/Issues/issue80.txt a2a_config.linkname="Issue #80: Sept 2010 – Released!"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.CirqueFascination.com/?p=2088"; a2a.init("page");

    Read More

  • La Nouba’s New Rope Act

    La Nouba’s New Rope Act

    Dewayne Bevil, the Orlando Sentinel's self-proclaimed "Theme Park Ranger" writes today about the recent changes to Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, performing nightly at Downtown Disney West Side.

    Read More

  • PBS: Flowers in the Desert

    PBS: Flowers in the Desert

    Carol Cling of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has an interesting bit about Cirque du Soleil this morning, the company and its Las Vegas productions are going to feature in a PBS special airing this Dececmber.

    Read More