Saltimbanco’s Arena Tour is pulling into Toronto for a couple of weeks, and this morning the Globe and Mail ran a piece about the show, its history and its changes. From the article:
- Since Cirque’s Saltimbanco opened in Montreal in 1992, the show’s colourful costumes and awesome acrobats have wowed audiences under an old-fashioned Grand Chapiteau that provided both shelter and intimacy in the tradition of an acrobatic bazaar. But for its latest North American tour, the world-renowned circus has shed its tent in favour of bigger venues usually reserved for rock stars and hockey matches. […] Transforming the show from an intimate tent affair to an arena spectacle took a total of 21 weeks. The task demanded that technicians raise the stage and intensify the lighting and sound to resonate throughout a massive environment. What follows is a breakdown of the changes Cirque du Soleil underwent to bring Saltimbanco to the masses.
Read the full breakdown at the Globe and Mail’s Website.
{ SOURCE: The Globe and Mail }
