Summary- Cirque du Soleil was created in 1984 with a group of street performers in Montreal. Now, Cirque du Soleil is a billion dollar entertainment business with over 5,000 employees from all around the world. These shows have reinvented the circus to a more cultural and acrobatic level. Cirque du Soleil has invented 20 shows all with original ideas. The show ideas are open to all expertise and the production team is willing to work with anything thrown at them. If someone wants to try something new, they will explore that area and see what other various ideas it may lead to. As a result, brilliant products are made. Since the show is composed of various wild acrobats and stunts, many people question the safety of the performers. However, in an interview with Fabrice Lemire, artistic director for
Quidam, he assures the interviewer that all the performers are "highly trained. they're highly quialified for what they do, so what we do is that during the training session....there are experts on all levels to supervise the process, and everything is really, really taken under the microscope." All the shows are done live and the music is created to fit each specific act. Professional musicians are able to improvise and change music in a moment, in order to accommodate any glitches or issues that may occur throughout the duration of the performance.
My Opinion? I believe Cirque du Soleil is an incredible, exciting show being as I've seen one of their recent shows, Zarkana. The amount of talent put into each show is unbelievable. Between the acrobatic talent, dancing, singing, music, art and culture portrayed within the shows, the directors do a wonderfully detailed job at incorporating all the aspects of a circus, into a more modern, riveting show. Unlike a typical circus, Cirque du Soleil adds a storyline to their shows, as well as original music and no animals! While watching the shows, you really obtain a sense of French, Russian, Italian, and Asian culture from the costumes/makeup, to the actual acts themselves. In the midst of the heavy acrobatic performances, comedic acts are placed strategically
throughout the entirety of the show. One interesting, defining aspect of the show is the lack of speaking. There is singing, but lack of speaking. Instead, sounds are created to relay the message across to the audience. By using this technique, the actors/directors have the ability to reach the audience at a new level; a creative artist level, which, to me, puts Cirque du Soleil in a whole new category of entertainment. It is honestly the most enthralling show I have ever seen. After watching the performance, you are left in aw as you wonder about the talent these people posses as well as the cultural experience the show has just put you through. Cirque du Soleil has certainly raised the bar for the title of "circus" and has brought a sensational form of entertainment.
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/17/142466017/cirque-du-soleil-reinvents-the-big-top-show
Summary- Cirque du Soleil was created in 1984 with a group of street performers in Montreal. Now, Cirque du Soleil is a billion dollar entertainment business with over 5,000 employees from all around the world. These shows have reinvented the circus to a more cultural and acrobatic level. Cirque du Soleil has invented 20 shows all with original ideas. The show ideas are open to all expertise and the production team is willing to work with anything thrown at them. If someone wants to try something new, they will explore that area and see what other various ideas it may lead to. As a result, brilliant products are made. Since the show is composed of various wild acrobats and stunts, many people question the safety of the performers. However, in an interview with Fabrice Lemire, artistic director for Quidam, he assures the interviewer that all the performers are "highly trained. they're highly quialified for what they do, so what we do is that during the training session....there are experts on all levels to supervise the process, and everything is really, really taken under the microscope." All the shows are done live and the music is created to fit each specific act. Professional musicians are able to improvise and change music in a moment, in order to accommodate any glitches or issues that may occur throughout the duration of the performance.
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