The Latest Issues of Fascination! Newsletter
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Issue #189: OCT 2019
11 October 2019 7:03 PM | No Comments
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Jean David’s “Quel Cirque”
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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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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 7 of 12: “Strength in Diversity”
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Jean David’s Quel Cirque, Part 6 of 12: “Strategy”
09 June 2019 3:07 PM | No Comments
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Latest Headlines
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New South Loop Mural a Gift from Cirque du Soleil
To help honor Chicago’s Year of Public Art, Cirque du Soleil, in partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), commissioned local artist Gloria “Gloe” Talamantes to create a mural inspired by “Luzia,” a production whose images of butterflies and rain are captured in the work. -
Meet Camille Santerre-Gervais – a “Bug” in OVO
Yes, there is a large white egg in this show - OVO - whose theme is insects in which performers juggle, leap, fly and bend as ants, cockroaches, butterflies, a ladybug, flies, crickets, and spiders. We had a conversation with Camille Santerre-Gervais, one of the bugs in the show and she explains her experiences touring with the company. -
Cirque Commissions Mural for Chicago’s Year of Public Art
Cirque du Soleil announces a partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC) that will add a new public mural downtown in honor of the city's Year of Public Art. Local artist Gloria "Gloe" Talamantes is creating the mural, inspired by its highly acclaimed production LUZIA. -
Performer falls, halting Volta show
Cirque du Soleil's Volta show in Gatineau, Que., was stopped temporarily Tuesday night when a performer fell. The parkour specialist fell from a set piece and appeared to injure his head and back, according to a Cirque du Soleil spokesperson. -
Review: Circus meets extreme sports in VOLTA
While many of the acts and performers are firmly rooted in traditional circus disciplines, what sets this show apart is its incorporation of extreme sports more likely to be found on YouTube channels and social-media streams than under a circus big top. -
Business Times: Daniel Lamarre – Weekend Interview
FOR DANIEL LAMARRE, going to work means going to the circus. As CEO of the Montreal-based performance group Cirque du Soleil, he heads a cult company that has redefined the circus arts and taken live entertainment to spectacular new heights in 450 cities around the world. -
“Cirque du Soleil, The Blue Men, and the Future”
On July 6th, Cirque announced the acquisition of New-York-based Blue Man Productions. The acquisition considerably widens Cirque's audience pool, adding to their portfolio six resident productions. What was behind the purchase and where does Cirque go from here? -
Cirque Outta Broadway
Cirque du Soleil’s merger with Blue Man Group has sharpened the focus on expanding its brand around the world. In the wake of Cirque’s acquisition of the Blue Men, it has become apparent the company is de-emphasizing its development of Broadway-style production shows under its Cirque Theatricals division. -
We’re Off and Running, Part 4:
Nouvelle Expérience, Part 1 (1990)A few weeks ago, as I was flipping through a few classic Cirque du Soleil programme books (as is my wont), I was happily caught off-guard by a brief history of the company that it had written about itself in Saltimbanco’s original European Tour programme, published sometime in 1996. Not because the historia was in […] -
CirqueCast, Episode #21: Blue Man Acquisition Discussion
We are back with another discussion episode! Join us on episode 21 as we discuss Cirque du Soleil's acquisition of Blue Man Group, Crystal - the new arena ice show, Varekai and La Nouba closing, and more! -
Issue #163: AUG 2017
This Month: New Show for Luxor in 2019? Pollstar numbers are in! STONE, Creactive Opio, and more! -
Review: Volta transcends; Blossoms into dazzling display
The opening moments of Volta, the latest Cirque du Soleil production, evoke an all-too-mundane situation. If I’d wanted to get caught up in the tribulations of a TV game show’s competition and watch a batch of characters glued to their cellphones, I could have stayed home. -
Review: Volta brings hair-raising spectacles to Gatineau
Last week, Danila Bim vacationed in Ottawa and was able to catch up on her personal affairs and give her body a bit of a rest. But this week, it was time for the Cirque du Soleil aerialist to get back to work, which meant tying her hair into a sturdy top knot that attached to a metal ring, and then being hoisted meters above the circus’s stage in Gatineau. -
Cityneon hires Cirque du Soleil’s former director of creations
Former director of creations at Cirque du Soleil Welby Altidor is now group chief creative officer at Cityneon Holdings. Mr Altidor's appointment comes right after Lucrum 1 Investments, a consortium led by Cityneon's executive director and group CEO Ron Tan, acquired 52.51 per cent of shares for S$115.61 million last month. -
‘Baz — Star Crossed Love’ celebrates a successful first year
When it opened in the middle of 2015 at Light Nightclub at Mandalay Bay, Baz was a bright, fresh, different musical production on the Las Vegas Strip, trying to make its mark in a tempestuous live entertainment landscape. Now, as the show celebrates its first anniversary as Baz — Star Crossed Love in a more natural home at the Palazzo Theatre, it’s that much closer to making to making that mark.