The Latest Issues of Fascination! Newsletter
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Issue #193: FEB 2020
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Jean David’s “Quel Cirque”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 12 of 12: “The Revelator”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 11 of 12: “At the Summit”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 10 of 12: “Thinking Big”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 9 of 12: “A Little Farther West”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 8 of 12: “First Steps Across the Sea”
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Latest Headlines
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Worcester, MA Gives CRYSTAL Four Stars!
Cirque is synonymous with lavish costumes, spectacle and amazing acrobatics blended with dance and other media. But with Crystal, the organization has found way to maintain that reputation while establishing a more solid footing in storytelling as concept performance art ... plus blending in some seriously impressive skating, to boot. -
Cirque du Soleil Hits the Ice
Dazzling crowds since 1984, Cirque Du Soleil creates unique theatrical productions. With their newest show, Crystal, the group brings an entirely new type of experience to Worcester’s DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Thursday–Sunday, Dec. 7-10. This time, the high-flying entertainment hits the ice. -
Issue #167: DEC 2017
This Month: Corteo is back! "O" was filmed! Big Top show 2018?! NFL Experience makes its debut, and much, much more! -
Jewel: Music, Motherhood, Mindfulness, and Cirque du Soleil
Jewel is one of the most talented and respected artists in music and entertainment. She is also beautiful, successful, and famous. Yet in spite of all this, Jewel is humble, authentic, and committed to enriching the lives of others. Enjoy this Q&A with Jewel about her past, her charity work, and the upcoming One Night for One Drop performance based on her story. -
Magic City Announces Strategic Partnership with Lune Rouge
Earlier today, Magic City Innovation District announced a strategic partnership with Lune Rouge, the new company of Guy Laliberté, founder and creative visionary behind Cirque du Soleil. Mr. Laliberté and Lune Rouge's team will have a pivotal role in the curation and creative direction of Magic City's new technology, arts and entertainment district. -
Why you need to experience Cirque on board MSC Meraviglia
A new Cirque du Soleil has landed and not somewhere you would normally expect to see it… Aboard a cruise ship! Designed to create a unique experience and change the world of entertainment on cruise ships, MSC have collaborated with Cirque du Soleil to create an entertainment lounge with a difference. -
Meet Paul Shihadeh, Bassist at “O”
Paul Shihadeh had been elevated to bass player’s royalty in Edmonton before he split town in 2001. On a break from his job as the assistant music director and bassist of Cirque du Soleil’s “O” show in Las Vegas, he plays a “Holiday Reunion” show at the Yardbird Suite. -
HuffPo: Backstage at Kurios w/Nathan Dennis
I was excited to go behind the scenes at the big top in Vancouver with Nathan Dennis, 31, one of the 46 performers with Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities, Cirque du Soleil’s 35th production with 122 tour members from 23 different countries. Nathan, from Australia, is one of the acro-net artists and the performer trainer. -
NFL Experience Immerses You In Football Through Tech
Have you ever been curious about how it feels to be hit by an NFL linebacker? Or how hard it is to complete a pass to a receiver? Have you ever wanted to know exactly what goes on between the quarterback and his coach before every play? And what the cryptic names assigned to plays actually signify? Well, you’re in luck. -
NFL Experience Opens in Times Square
December 1st, the NFL and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group unveiled NFL Experience Times Square in the heart of New York City. The attraction, located on the corner of West 47th Street and 7th Avenue at 20 Times Square, spans 40,000 square feet and four floors, bringing fans the most interactive and extensive football experience in the world. -
Jean-Francois Bouchard: The man behind C2
Jean-Francois Bouchard had given up on attending business conferences by the time he decided to create his own. The founder and chief-executive of Canadian advertising agency Sid Lee came up with the concept for C2 in partnership with one of Canada's most famous exports, Cirque du Soleil. -
Cirque Partnered with Thinkwell Group for NFLX
In partnership with the NFL and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, world-renowned experience design company Thinkwell Group has announced its involvement in the NFL Experience—a high-tech attraction launching today in Times Square that lets visitors immerse themselves in America's favorite sport. -
Helene Fischer fills Arenas, but Americans Never Heard of Her
Helene Fischer is almost completely unknown in America. But in Germany, she is seemingly more popular than Volkswagens. She is currently on a 70-concert tour, and is doing multiple shows at every stop, with most being sold out. Punch Shaw, from the Star-Telegram, caught up with the current Fischer tour for the first of five shows in Leipzig on Oct. 10. -
Bloomberg: The Future of Cirque Isn’t the Circus
In the past three decades, Canada’s Cirque du Soleil has reimagined the notion of a circus by crafting visually arresting aerial extravaganzas that are a world away from P.T. Barnum’s brassy Greatest Show on Earth. Yet at the new Cirque-designed NFL Experience in New York’s Times Square, the closest thing to acrobatics comes from the onscreen football players that audiences witness up close as they’re immersed in the game through a combination of video, sound, moving seats, and even smells. -
NFL putting permanent Experience in Times Square
Currently in previews, the NFL Experience will open to the public in the mecca of Manhattan on Friday, one day after a grand opening that Commissioner Roger Goodell and assorted football celebrities and Hall of Famers will attend. While this Experience is patterned after the exhibits the league has done for years at the Super Bowl and draft, it has a new and different feel thanks to a partnership with Cirque du Soleil.