The cirque du soliel was "born" in 1984 from a group of public entertainers in Quebec Canada, and within ten years were taking their "reinvention of the circus" around the globe, with six shows on permanent tour and two based in the USA ( one in Vegas, and one in Disneyworld Florida)
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When Cirque du Soleil first ventured beyond Canada's borders, its powerful, singularly ... more
ambitious "reinvention of the circus" seemed quixotic. Inspired by European precedents, this was a big top downsized to a more intimate, single ring, as the French-C...
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Quidam combines artistic performance with new technology, highlighting humanities ... more
frailties and anguish in the face of the new millennium. A young girl has already seen everything there is to see and her world has lost all meaning. Her anger shatters her world and she finds herself in the universe of Quidam, where she is joined by a playful companion, as well as another mysterious character who attempts to seduce her with the marvelous, the unsettling and the terrifying.
Since 1984 Cirque du Soleil has reinvented and revolutionized the circus arts with an ... more
astonishing theatrical blend of circus arts and street performance. Cirque du Soleil has been pleasing the public with a novel show concept that is as original as it is non-traditional wrapped up in spectacular costumes and fairyland sets and staged to spellbinding music and magical lighting. There are no animals in a Cirque du Soleil production - only sheer human energy is put to work!
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When Cirque du Soleil first ventured beyond Canada's borders, its powerful, singularly ... more
ambitious "reinvention of the circus" seemed quixotic. Inspired by European precedents, this was a big top downsized to a more intimate, single ring, as the French-Canadian troupe jettisoned animals, banished the usual fright-wigged clowns in favour of funny folks versed in (gulp) pantomime, and focused on acrobats, contortionists and illusionists. Conventional wisdom would have held that such esoterica was doomed, but anyone lucky enough to catch that initial Cirque production (or, for that matter, any of its subsequent offerings) knows just how wrong conventional wisdom can be.Cirque's creative brain trust, including "guide" Guy Laliberte and director Franco Dragone, have crafted each production as an extended performance piece framed by recurrent characters, unified production design and underlying themes. Already mesmerising visual tableaux and astonishing illusions are given an added poignancy (and, occasionally, true gravity) by the productions' underlying comments about society, conformity, beauty and emotion; even without such conscious motifs, however, Cirque's sheer artistry is never less than riveting.Quidamrevolves around an Everychild, living with self-absorbed (and deliberately archetypal) parents, who is whisked away to a vividly surreal world where Cirque's remarkable acrobats and artists take literal flight. Their tools are often prosaic--oversized flying rings, an open steel wheel large enough for a single inhabitant, skateboards, ropes--yet the resulting images are stunning. Injecting further drama and atmosphere is the score (here by musical director Benoit Jutras), which is as far removed from traditional circus music as Cirque's "acts" are from Barnum&Bailey. Performed with synthesisers, electric guitar, solo reed instruments, percussion and voice (often singing in a kind of Esperanto that's tantalising yet foreign), Cirque's music can be dismissed as New Age only until heard in its intended context.Quidamcan't quite achieve the sheer, enveloping wonder that its theatrical source does, but for fans of Cirque du Soleil's unique performance art, this latest presentation sustains the troupe's magic. --Sam Sutherland, Amazon.com
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Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Roger Rees, David Threlfall, John Woodvine, Alun Armstrong, Bob Peck
Production Year: 2000 - Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: Italian - Classification: Exempt - Starring: Cecilia Bartoli, Il Giardino Armonico
Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
Advantages: Fantastic performers and players Disadvantages: None really
The cirque du soliel was "born" in 1984 from a group of public entertainers in Quebec Canada, and within ten years were taking their "reinvention of the circus" around the globe, with six shows on permanent tour and two based in the USA ( one in Vegas, and one in Disneyworld Florida)
There are no animals, stupid clowns or any of the associated circus tomfoolery I knew as a child, this has been replaced by a show encompassing ... ...or Chinese, it seems that cirque trawl the world for the best acts and then recruit them.
Quidam is a show directed by Franco Dragone, revolving around an "everychild" living with self absorbed parents, who is whisked away to a surreal world were cirques' artists and acrobats literally take flight, there tools are oversized flying rings, an open steel wheel large enough for a man to stand in, skatebords, ropes, beautiful ... more
The cirque du soliel was "born" in 1984 from a group of public entertainers in Quebec Canada, and within ten years were taking their "reinvention of the circus" around the globe, with six shows on permanent tour and two based in the USA ( one in Vegas, and one in Disneyworld Florida) There are no animals, stupid clowns or any of the associated circus tomfoolery I knew as a child, this has been replaced by a show encompassing artistic players, focussing on acrobatics, contortionists and illusion. There are only around thirty people per troupe, consequently the beautifully costumed artsists that perform the almost balletic pieces between the main acts, will later be seen flying above your head in an awe inspiring acrobatic display. This may lead you to think the performers are "jacks of all trades, masters of none", where to be correct they are "masters of all trades". Most of the performers are Eastern European or Chinese, it seems that cirque trawl the world for the best acts and then recruit them.
Quidam is a show directed by Franco Dragone, revolving around an "everychild" living with self absorbed parents, who is whisked away to a surreal world were cirques' artists and acrobats literally take flight, there tools are oversized flying rings, an open steel wheel large enough for a man to stand in, skatebords, ropes, beautiful strength and balance acts, with the resulting images as stunning as you will ever see. The score for the show ( by musical director Benoit Jutras) is both atmospheric and dramatic, performed by a live group consisting of guitars, percussion, reed and synthesisers. The show is also sung live in a strange esporanto language, which whilst being beautifully performed, doesnt help a new watcher with the storyline. To be honest it will need a couple of watches, because on first viewing you will be totally mesmorised by the circus act parts of the performance, whilst during subsequent watches you see the story unfold. This is a truly magical DVD for all the family.
Approx 90 mins Region 2 DVD's of quidam are very rare ( about £25.00) second hand on e-bay. However if you have a multiregion DVD player, Region 1 copys are quite easy to come by on amazon or CD WOW at around £15.00
A collection of performers bring acrobatics to the theatre. With QUIDAM, the ensemble weaves a narrative of a young girl's adventures in an alternate universe into their surreal, death-defying performance.
Walking the tight rope between circus and theatre, Cirque du Soleil combines awe-inspiring acrobatics with elaborate lighting design, dazzling costumes, and engagingly moody live music. With QUIDAM, the ensemble weaves a narrative of a young girl's adventures in an alternate universe into their surreal, death-defying performance.
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