In an article appearing in the University of Alberta student newspaper, student arts and entertainment editor Paul Blinov lets us in on a little teaching that Cirque du Soleil is doing in his province:
- For every wizard-like effect in a Cirque show, there’s a towering amount of technical set-up and behind-the-scenes rigging—something that the U of A’s third- and fourth-year technical BFA students got a taste of over the weekend when two members of the Cirque’s technical crew came in for a three-day workshop. […] The workshop, which balanced technical theory and hands-on application, was taught by a pair of veteran Cirque riggers. They provided each student with a sizeable package of technical information, and then, after going over the theory, guided them in planning out and setting up a trapeze.
Read the full article here.
