After a pause, Cirque Club returns to reporting with an article on the IHQ Open House during the Les Journees de la Culture in late September. The article includes 12 photos of characters, visitors, and kids in makeup applied by Cirque makeup artists (how cool is that?)!
The Press Release section has been busy, starting out with releases announcing the formation of Cirque du Soleil Musique (music division), the release of the new compilation CD “Le Best Of”, and the two new DVD releases. At the last moment (Thursday) they posted their release announcing the new Beatles-inspired Mirage show.
Over at the KA website, they’ve added a new section called “Stage Manager’s Log” from Armand Thomas, the new shows Stage Manager. It looks like it will be an ongoing feature, with dispatches from Las Vegas at regular intervals. The first installment is a nice long introduction, as Thomas is a good writer. Cirque has also posted two video clips from the Press Conference held in Vegas last month. The clips feature the “Pageant” and “Slave Cage (Wheel of Death)” segments of the show, and together total about six and a half minutes. Sad to say, the “Pageant” section is a little dark, and with its reduced size it’s hard to see what’s going on. We’d like to see more clips of the conference, especially the presentations by the creators and executives (as was done online for Varekai). We’re fans, we want to see it all!
In fact, that’s a plea we’d like to expand to any press conference Cirque holds. It would be really nice to see longer interview clips of conferences on Cirque Club, soon after the event itself. We think it would expand the reach of the conference beyond the local audience. Maybe a special “Press Conference” archive section?
In Cirque marketing messages:
Anne-Josee wrote: “I recently met with Carolyne Vita, one of the artists in Saltimbanco. She took the time to share her thoughts about visiting Rome with Cirque du Soleil…
“It’s impossible to come to Italy and not enjoy it! Beside the fantastic food, the authenticity of the culture and the warmth of the people, the country itself is beautiful and charming!
“Half of my blood is from Italy! My dad, Philippo Vita, was born in the region of Lazio, more precisely in a small village called Castelforte (100 km south of Rome). My family has lived in Montreal, Canada since 1946, after World War II. Every week on Sundays, especially around Christmas, my grandmother’s house would be transformed into a small Italian village. When I was a child, it was overwhelming to spend time among all my Italian-speaking relatives. I couldn’t understand anything beside the word mangia! But I would always come home feeling so good because of their ability to make me feel so loved – through their hugs, kisses, cheek-pinches, the look in their eyes. There was no need for words! And this is reflected in my experience with the Italian people in Rome. You don’t need language to share, or to absorb, such a powerful message.
“Anyway, all I want to say is that I’m very happy to have come to Rome, especially so close to where my dad was born. Hopefully Saltimbanco will fill your hearts with beautiful memories like the ones Italy gives me every day. I was born in Montreal … but I often feel like I was born in Rome. Now, it’s time for me to learn Italian!”
Above text courtesy of Cirque Club.
