The Latest Issues of Fascination! Newsletter
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Issue #163: AUG 2017
04 August 2017 1:22 PM | No Comments
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CirqueCast: a Cirque Fan VodCast!
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CirqueCast, Episode #21:
Blue Man Acquisition Discussion
04 August 2017 1:38 PM | No Comments
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We’re Off And Running! Classic Cirque Critiques
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We’re Off and Running, Part 4:
Nouvelle Expérience, Part 1 (1990)
04 August 2017 2:01 PM | No Comments -
We’re Off and Running, Part 3:
Le Cirque Réinventé, Part 3 (1989)
11 July 2017 7:14 AM | No Comments -
We’re Off and Running, Part 2:
Le Cirque Réinventé, Part 2 (1988)
12 June 2017 8:59 AM | No Comments -
We’re Off and Running, Part 1:
Le Cirque Réinventé, Part 1 (1987)
15 May 2017 8:18 AM | No Comments -
We’re Off and Running, Part 0:
The Introduction
17 April 2017 8:01 AM | No Comments
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Latest Headlines
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Mystère Rehearsals Open to the Public every Saturday and Sunday!
Cirque du Soleil is inviting fans to get a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Mystère by opening up their weekend rehearsals. -
VIDEO /// Cirque du Soleil tent goes up for Lúzia
The Cirque du Soleil puts up its big top tent in the Old Port on Thursday March 3, 2016. The tent will serve as the venue for the Show Luzia which premieres on Thursday April 21, 2016 in Montreal. (Pierre Obendrauf / MONTREAL GAZETTE) -
Robin Leach: Refreshed ‘The Beatles Love’ is vibrant!
“Love” blasts off with a new spring in its step. The acrobatic dancers even have springs embedded in the new spongy floor to propel them faster and higher as they belt into a raucous “Twist and Shout.” There’s a new, vibrant look and exciting feel to the show that celebrates its 10th anniversary in July. -
More Pictures of Lúzia
A couple of new views of Lúzia from WorkingAdvantage.com -
WSJ: Cirque du Soleil Gets Ready to Fly Onto Broadway
Cirque du Soleil is preparing to bring its acrobatics to Broadway in "Paramour," a show that combines the company's high-flying feats with the song and dance of musical theater. -
Lúzia at Montréal’s Nuit Blanche
On Saturday from 3-11 p.m., as part of Nuit Blanche, the Cirque du Soleil zone in the entrance of Complexe Desjardins offered an interactive Luzia exhibit. Ugo Laffolay performed his hand-balancing act (with canes!) as part of Tohu’s Coups de Coeur seriesthat also included Emi Vauthey’s aerial silk performance from Cirque Éloize and clay juggler Jimmy Gonzalez. -
Even More on LOVE’s Changes!
It’s a day in the life for Giles Martin. A caretaker of The Beatles’ musical legacy is spending another afternoon inside Love Theatre at the Mirage. Martin talks with the Las Vegas Weekly of the enormous responsibility bestowed upon him to help remake a hit show featuring some of the greatest music ever recorded, as performed by the peerless artists of Cirque du Soleil. -
Young Dancers Set to Steal Spotlight at ONOD
Two youngsters are set to steal the “One Night for One Drop: Quest for Water” benefit show staged by Cirque du Soleil despite the fact that the big star power will shine with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and pop princess Leona Lewis. Audiences will leave the Smith Center on March 18 after they’ve seen Miles “Baby Boogaloo” Brown and Fremont Street Experience performer Drew “Redtro” Arce saying, “A star is born.” -
CirqueCast, Episode #1: Living it Up at La Nouba
What is CirqueCast? CirqueCast is a Vodcast (that’s video podcast) for Cirque fans by Cirque fans – featuring artist interviews, Cirque headlines, and the inside scoop to your favorite Cirque du Soleil shows! Join your hosts José Pérez (TheChapiteau), Richard “Richasi” Russo (Fascination!), Ian Twitch Rents (Hardcore Cirque Fans), Dario Shame, and Grant Palmer, as […] -
Another Fall – at Zarkana!
A Cirque du Soleil performer fell Tuesday night — just one day after a performer at another Cirque production fell during a dress rehearsal Monday. The Tuesday fall happened during a 9:30 p.m. performance of "Zarkana" at the Aria. The performer is in stable condition. "Zarkana" was stopped briefly after the fall, but the show resumed shortly after. -
VIDEO /// Sneak Peek at LUZIA!
1, 2, 3, ready... JUMP! This sneak peek video of Luzia is produced in partnership with Activeoncam -
Beatles LOVE Performer Hurt After On-Stage Incident [UPDATE]
A performer involved in the Cirque Du Soleil production of The Beatles LOVE was sent to the hospital Monday night after an on-stage incident. The performer was in stable condition and transported to University Medical Center for treatment as part of Cirque's standard safety protocol. -
Picture: Costumes for LUZIA
Check out this recently released photo of Luzia's costumes! -
LVRJ: Cirque Uses New Technology to Refresh LOVE
It's one thing to take a sad song and make it better. But a happy one? It makes the creators of "Love" seem awful hard on themselves. When Cirque du Soleil began a one-by-one process to "refresh" its Las Vegas shows, it started with "Zumanity" last year and no one argued with that. But next up, "Love"? It was an instant hit for Cirque and The Mirage in 2006, rivaling the water spectacle "O" for ticket sales on the Strip. -
Robin Leach’s Q&A w/Giles Martin on LOVE Changes
Two years ago, Giles and “Love” director Dominic Champagne decided to transform The Beatles’ show in a top-to-bottom makeover. The reimagined show opens Thursday, Feb. 25, and, during final rehearsals, I talked at length with Giles about his musical changes for Part 2 of our look at “Love” as it begins its second decade of Strip success.