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World-famous touring Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil will perform eight shows in İstanbul in September and October, around two years after its first-ever appearance here, in February 2011. The contemporary circus company will present its l ...  

LAS VEGAS -- Brian Dewhurst always knew he would be a circus act. The English performer was born into a family of knife throwers, jugglers and animal trainers. He made his professional debut on the European circus circuit at 13, with a boyhood ...  

That's exactly the case for Johnathan Lee Iverson and Priscilla Iverson's kids. That is the life of a circus family. Johnathan is the ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Blue Unit, currently touring the production "Dragons."  

As many as 80,000 people are expected to attend Cirque du Soleil’s run of shows slated for University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale in June. The artistic circus is a solid summer booking for the Glendale football stadium adjacent to Westgate City Center. The Montreal-based troupe also is expected to help fill West Valley hotel rooms during the slow summer season, said Glendale spokesman Jerry McCoy. “One of the benefits of hosting such a...  

The highest level of acrobatics can be found in the touring production of Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA. Michael G. Smith, artistic director of KOOZA, said the production features some of the top performers from around the world. He’s excited that audiences ...  

LAS VEGAS - Brian Dewhurst always knew he would be a circus act. The English performer was born into a family of knife throwers, jugglers and animal trainers. He made his professional debut on the European circus circuit at 13, with a boyhood ...  

(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 29, 2012 ) Los Angeles, CA -- The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 2012 tour is coming to LA this summer with upcoming events to be held at the Honda Center and Staples Center. This tour always brings much entertainment to ...  

We're wrapping up our Month of Mom contests with four tickets to see Cirque du Soleil's Dralion, a fusion of ancient Chinese circus traditions and the avant-garde style of Cirque du Soleil. Dralion will stop at the PNC Arena Aug. 15 to Aug. 19. Tickets ...  

The latest show from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, "Dragons," features contests between four teams, acrobats and trapeze artists, and a chance to see the mythical creatures. DETAILS: 7:30 p.m. today through May 28 at Giant Center ...  

Joe played bass, upright and electric; singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Drew also performed a sword-swallowing act ... was followed with the unforgettable onstage wedding of Keriakedes and Zoe Brown. As I noted at the time: "Presiding was David ...  

When was the last time you saw a show that you could not stop telling people about? Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas turn you into the person that describes every detail of an experience that has become so personal....Read Full Post  

Eastern philosophy combines with Western philosophy in the Cirque du Soleil's 'Dralion,' which features costumes by François Barbeau. When Cirque du Soleil storms New Hampshire later this month for a seven-show residency at Manchester's Verizon ...  

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"He was doing his own act, and I was doing the Silks. After a couple of days spending time together, we just fell in love." Both are first generation circus performers now with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus opening Thursday ...  

Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based company that creates shows that blend circus artistry with theater, plans to bring a show called "Dralion" to Charleston in September.The shows website lists Charleston on the schedule, though it says details ...  

MTV News gets a behind-the-scenes look at the Cirque Du Soleil tribute to the King of Pop.By Uptin Saiidi A scene from Cirque Du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour Photo: Cirque-Jackson NEW YORK — Since its opening, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque Du Soleil has honored the King of Pop through music, dance and acrobatics 117 times. Night after night, artists celebrate the life of the late Michael...  

Cirque du Soleil show pays tribute to late icon with world tour.By Uptin Saiidi A scene from "Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour" by Cirque du Soleil Photo: Cirque-Jackson NEWARK, New Jersey — Music, dance and acrobatics combine in celebration of Michael Jackson's iconic life in the "Immortal" World Tour. From trapeze artists to acrobats and even a world-champion pole dancer, guests at the Cirque du Soleil show can expect a high...  

In their annual act of mutual promotion, Baltimore’s historic Lexington Market joined the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Wednesday with a parking-lot lunch buffet of veggies and hay for the show’s elephants. Hundreds of people — many with preschool-age children, others downtown workers on their own lunch breaks — crowded around the asphalt dining pavement to gawk at the spectacle, and get up close to a few clowns sent over for the...  

Paramount Pictures has plans to The Ringling Brothers to the screen as a fanciful family adventure. Deadline says that the studio has brought aboard the writing duo of David Stem and David Weiss ( The Smurfs ) to provide a fictional narrative based on the seven brothers that started the famous circus. Though the new film is described as being the vein of A Night at the Museum , Paramount famously brought the Ringling Bros. to the screen...  

The spectacle never ceases at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Their latest show, “Dragons,” brings together four Dragon Tribes for a Tournament of Champions, where competitors fight to win acclaim in categories of strength ...  

Cirque du Soleil is swinging into Charleston. The Canadian-based company creates shows that blend a dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. It plans to make a stop at the Charleston Civic Center in September. Details on dates haven't been ...  

ALBANY — The audience at Cirque du Soleil's "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" Tuesday night ... over the course of the next two hours is another question. A fusion of tribute show, circus, rock concert and revival meeting, "Immortal" never ...  

Children of all ages are invited to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey: Barnum Bash this Thursday, May 17 through Sunday, May 20. The show will feature acrobats, an exotic array of animals, and of course clowns! This includes a pre-show bash...  

Art holds the potential to grow more relevant with the passing years — especially when it invites the audience to interpret a story told through acrobatics and physical feats of great skill.  

Avant-garde entertainers Cirque du Soleil will make the moves for Jackson and shake their bones on Tuesday at the Times Union Center in Albany. In “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour,” 60 dancers, acrobats and musicians will perform ...  

Manama: The legendary Cirque du Soleil, a dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment, will be performing for the first time in Qatar on July 4-7. Evoking imagination and senses, the colourful show by 50 artists from 20 countries will tune ...  

The circus is a place of inversion—but not just of upside down people. Rather, expectations are inverted: wild animals are behaved, humans fly and a man can survive being run over by an SUV. These spectacles and more are exactly what The Ringling...  

'Immortal' honors King of Pop with music, dance and acrobatics Kevin Antunes, like much of the world, grew up loving Michael Jackson. And he had the hairdo to prove it. "My mother was a fan of the Jackson 5. I still have 45s (on vinyl). As I grew up, I ...  

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the homeland security panel, asked whether the facts that the agents in Colombia made no attempt to conceal their actions and that supervisors were among the offenders “reinforce the claim that this ...  

The celebrated acrobats from Cirque du Soleil come to Hampton next week to explore the strange, magical world of the late Michael Jackson. The show called "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" is described as dazzling mix of cutting-edge visual effects, jaw-dropping choreography and Jackson's unforgettable music. It plays at Hampton Coliseum 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, and Wednesday, May 9. Tickets range from $54 to $179. For more...  

"When Cirque du Soleil first set up in Moscow's Kremlin theatre in February, Russian circuses were nervous about losing their audiences. That hasn't happened, as the Montreal troupe's Zarkana differs from the traditional Russian circus fare. However, the Cirque then began hiring away their performers."...  

Cirque Du Soleil has a deal where you can get show tickets from $55 each. I can't guarantee that these are the best prices around, but they're great from what I remember. I highly highly highly highly recommend Love. (the Beatles show)  

Bring on the Cirque. An unprecedented three Cirque du Soleil shows tour through the Dallas area this year. The acrobats and their colorful shows have visited Dallas since 1998, but they're now targeting the DFW market more than ever. "Dallas is a great market for Cirque du Soleil," said Émilie Nadeau, senior adviser for big top shows at the Cirque Du Soleil. "The reason why we'll bring three...  

ROCHESTER – East meets West when Cirque du Soleil brings Dralion to Blue Cross Arena at the Community War Memorial this spring. Shows are scheduled May 23 to 27. Dralion, which has played to more than 8 million people since its 1999 debut, fuses 3,000 ...  

Will children go hungry this summer? During the school year children who qualify ... A big cirque de soleil show opens Friday night in the valley. The Phoenix Symphony will play along to some of the show's best acrobatic acts. A big cirque de soleil ...  

Cirque du Soleil isn't your typical three rings of clowns, trained elephants and high wire kind of circus, although it incorporates those elements. Well, not the elephants. Cirque du Soleil performances are usually about music and motion, dance and acrobatics. ...Read Full Post  

Cirque Du Soleil is returning to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall for a seven-night series of performances of its touring production Dralion in August. The engagement runs from Aug. 29 through Sept. 2. Tickets are on sale now for Cirque Club ...  

Cirque du Soleil's newest resident production takes you on a journey through the world of cinema. Synopsis: IRIS is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation ...  

Under a highway overpass and free. It's just one of Quebec City's many attractions that won't cost a dime or even a Canadian nickel. Before Cirque du Soleil became a multibillion-dollar success story with shows in more than 270 cities around the world, it ...  

ACheapSeat.com has just published a calendar, detailing The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus tour dates for 2012.New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2012 -- The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 2012 tour is expected to bring laughter and joy to families nationwide. To help fans keep up to date with the tour schedule, ACheapSeat.com has published their own calendar, detailing each and every stop on the tour. “The Ringling...  

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is coming to town and marking its arrival with the Animal Walk Wednesday morning.Animals will depart from the Ringling Bros. train at the Southern Railroad Depot and be escorted to the Von Braun Center tomorrow at approximately 6:30 a.m.The walk is approximately a half mile. Kids of all ages are encouraged to come out and catch this sneak peek of the circus' featured animals!The Southern...  

Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, a new weekly chance for you to score entry to some of the hottest shows in the Bay Area. You've still got some time to catch the fantastical show TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil, which hits San Jose in Cirque du Soleil's trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at Taylor Street Bridge before it hits the road again on April 15. The trippy performance–full of flying acrobatics and otherworldly costumes–traces...  

tonight to watch the "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour", be expecting ... The theatrics of the 2-hour show are produced by Cirque du Soleil, which uses the music of Jackson along with Cirque du Soleil's signature acrobatic performance ...  

Producers involved in animal agriculture may soon owe Feld Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, a deep debt of gratitude. The parent company of Ringling Bros. has been engaged in its own three ring circus, and I do not mean what you take your children to enjoy. Animal rights groups such as Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Animal Welfare Institute and the American Society for the...  

Michael Jackson's music and choreography combine with Cirque du Soleil's acrobatic pageantry to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture. "Michael Jackson: The ...  

Take some acrobats, aerial dancers, and stilt walkers. Now throw in some metal sculptures and psychedelic artwork. Now toss in zombies, live music, burlesque, and a gothic World War II theme. What you'll get is the greatest show on Earth ...  

This Spring, a new mind-melting show TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil hits San Jose's trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at Taylor Street Bridge, and will leave on April 15. The trippy performance–full of flying acrobatics and otherworldly costumes–traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. You have a limited time to score one of three pairs of free tickets...  

As theatrical as the King of Pop’s performances were, pairing his music and dance moves with Cirque du Soleil makes for an even more over-the-top show. “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” arrives Friday for three shows at the Prudential Center in Newark before heading to Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum.  

CBS 7 NewsApril 19, 2012The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is all about having fun, but their clowns take reading very seriously.Today, at 4:30 p.m., these circus clowns will be at the Ector County Public Library in hopes of getting kids in the mood to read.David and Cherie Gregg, two Ringling Brothers circus clowns will be there to host the 30-minute story time.The library event is free and open to the public. Children ages 2-12...  

UPDATE FROM CIRQUE SHOW ORGANIZERS: Thursday's planned stop at the Bay City Mall has been moved to noon-2 p.m. Saturday. Cirque du Soleil is known for its big acrobatic spectacles seen on tour, television and in Las Vegas productions — 22 ...  

Talk about 0ff-, off-Broadway: The Moon Palace Golf Resort and Spa in Cancun, Mexico is hosting a performance of the Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy show this summer (June 29 thru Aug. 5) and guests at the all-inclusive resort will receive complimentary tickets to "the grandest circus spectacle east of Vegas."...Read Full Post  

The Secret Circus may soon be looking for a new ringmaster. The prostitution scandal involving a dozen Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia, is spreading into a broader burlesque for the agency, furthered by a Washington Post report that ...  

DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - Duluth currently has an overflow of acrobats. Cirque du Soleil is in town and Friday night is the opening show at Amsoil Arena. (To see an interview with the production manager, click on the video.) The performers come ...  

… Apple has bought out two performances of Cirque du Soleil’s traveling show Totem, currently playing in San Jose, California. According to our source, Apple purchased the entire block of 2,500 tickets for each of two shows yesterday and today for employees and their guests, with Apple also picking up the tab for food and [...]  

A big cirque de soleil show opens Friday night in the valley. The Phoenix Symphony will play along to some of the show's best acrobatic acts. It's called "Cirque de la Symphonie." Aloysia Gavre started circus school at the age of 8, and today she travels ...  

The circus comes to town Wednesday at the Charleston Civic Center.Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey present "Fully Charged," a show that promises never-before-seen performances to energize children of all ages. Acts include Tabayara, advertise...  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Not everybody loves a circus. The noise, the flashy lights, the relentless sales pitches for this thing and that: not everybody can tolerate it. Not everybody likes being so close to the action. Not everybody likes clowns. The pe...  

, the newest production of his equestrian and performing arts troupe Cavalia. The latest large-scale circus extravaganza from the Cirque du Soleil veteran features 60 horses and 20 acrobats ...  

the aerial workout known as Heliummm teaches Cirque-du-Soleil like acrobatics while toning your body from the ground up. It's a workout where you can set your sights high: the aerial workout known as Heliummm teaches Cirque-du-Soleil like acrobatics while ...  

The latest Ringling Brothers show : "Dragons" is coming to the Von Braun Center next week and WAAY 31 has tickets to give away for six lucky winners!This contest is only open to fans of WAAY 31 on Facebook!Visit our Facebook page, click on the special "Win Circus Tickets" tab and tell us about your favorite circus memory. It could be the first time you went as a child, or the most recent visit you made, bringing your grandkids. Pictures and...  

Marceline Goldstein from Montreal will be attending Canadian Championships, happy to speak with any coach interested. But there will be no audition in Regina. Instead, it’s in Ontario this summer. … The Casting team will be hosting auditions in Burlington, Ontario on July 21, 2012, for circus performers. The disciplines that we will audition are: [...]  

Golly, the ARIA/Cirque du Soleil PR machine must really be failing as it took reading through the fine print of a CityCenter LLC annual report to learn that the new show coming to ARIA is called "Zarkana." Zarkana, described as a "modern rock opera," is currently in limited engagement at Radio City Music Hall. A preview of the trailer shows a lot of typical Cirque schtick - beam bouncers, tight rope artists, dudes on spinning contraptions...  

"Cirque Dreams Pop Goes the Rock," playing a one-night-only date at the Phil Tuesday, proves one thing: pop music will endure for all time. For. All. Time. It certainly survives this apocalyptic kaleidoscope of acrobatics, lights, sound and ... shudder ... "music" masquerading as entertainment.  

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - The circus is in town!The famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey train rolled into Huntsville Depot Tuesday night.Ringling's elephants will be marching in off their train at 6:30 a.m. Elephants will walk from the Huntsville Depot down Church Street to the Von Braun Center. The walk is about half a mile.Opening night for the latest edition, entitled "Dragons" is Thursday at 7:30 p.m.Show times continue Friday at...  

This year the Greatest Show on Earth is bringing myth and magic along with their usual mirth and merriment. Prepare to behold “Dragons,” as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey present their 142nd edition, running through Sunday at the Sun ...  

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will be protesting this week's Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus today at noon at the intersection of Monroe Street and Clinton Avenue. The group will be ...  

Marie-Eve Bisson spins so fast in her aerial hoop, she blurs. The five-foot-two acrobat from Quebec City said it’s pretty much the same for her. “I see nothing – it’s too fast,” she said Wednesday during a practice for the Cirque du Soleil show ...  

19 show at Annette Strauss Square go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY Tickets for the circus' Fully Charged shows in Dallas (Aug. 1-12) and Fort Worth (Aug. 15-19) go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. REEL BIG FISH Tickets for the ska ...  

The fourth Cirque du Soleil show, Dralion will perform in Halifax for eight shows starting on Wednesday night. Dralion, a combination of the dragon and the lion, is also a hybrid of eastern and western culture. “This one is the east meets the west aspect ...  

When Cirque du Soleil first set up in Moscow’s Kremlin theatre in February, Russian circuses were nervous about losing their audiences. That hasn't happened, as the Montreal troupe’s Zarkana differs from the traditional Russian circus fare. However ...  

PETA has joined Animal Defenders International in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for illegally issuing permits allowing the Ringling Bros. circus to export endangered tigers and elephants for use in its shows ...  

Juanita Harris is a professional singer, but her real dream is to run away to join the circus. That’s why she’s here, at a recording studio in Santa Monica. She’s auditioning to be a singer for Cirque du Soleil. Harris lives and works as a ...  

Young Zoe is bored. Her parents are distant when they aren’t ignoring her. She slips into an imaginary land, “Quidam,” in Cirque du Soleil’s arty circus mix of aerial contortions, cloud swinging, German Wheel spinning, balancing and ...  

SAGINAW, MI — About the time you think you might have this whole Cirque du Soleil thing figured out, along comes Adrienn Banhegyi. The Hungarian rope-skipper didn’t grow up in the traditional circus, though she knows enough about the three ...  

The Silver TongueCirque du Soleil Revives Michael JacksonFree TimesMichael Jackson's signature fluid dance moves and Cirque du Soleil's signature high-flying acrobatics? Be still our beating hearts: Michael Jackson: The IMMORTAL World Tour pairs some of The King of Pop's biggest hits (and deepest cuts) with more than ...Cirque du Soleill & Michael JacksonWTNHOnward State: Six Questions with Cirque Du SoleilState College Newsall 7 news articles »  

Presents DRAGONS to showcase their astounding acts of bravery and astonishing athleticism. Ringling Bros. Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson presides over this fantastical celebratory tournament of circus champions that brings together mystic dragon lore ...  

ROCHESTER – East meets West when Cirque du Soleil brings Dralion to Blue Cross Arena at the Community War Memorial this spring. Shows are scheduled May 23 to 27. Dralion, which has played to more than 8 million people since its 1999 debut, fuses 3,000 ...  

HOUSTON – KOOZA, a touring circus production by Cirque du Soleil, is scheduled to open on July 26 through Aug. 19 at Sam Houston Race Park. The show is an adrenaline rush and combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art ...  

Moffett and Payne say the aesthetic of a three-ring circus melds well with a performer who lived in a combination zoo and amusement park. "He was a very big fan of Cirque," Payne said. "He attended the very first tour in 1984, when it was just a ...  

Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus' new tribe-themed "Dragons" tour features acts that highlight courage, strength, wisdom and heart, including trapeze, gymnastics, martial arts, acrobatics, clowns, motorcycle highwire and sphere acts, and animals ...  

Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour, presented by the Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil, brought some much-needed edge to State College. The show combined traditional acrobatic acts as well as live music and Michael Jackson ...  

Spectacular circus troupe Cirque du Soleil set the stage alight – literally – as they brought their show Alegría to the NIA. The breathtaking show was a rollercoaster of acrobatics, as the 55-strong performers and musicians showed just why the company ...  

What does it represent? A: At the beginning of the show, we see these artists dressed like frogs and skeleton fish climbing up on this structure and flipping into the air with amazing acrobatic skill. We call it a carapace, but we don't try to explain it.  

The time of enjoying a circus from your seat is over. DJ Dean Kelley, a clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, hosts the pre-show for the circus’ production of “Barnum Bash,” playing at the BancorpSouth Arena this weekend. At the pre-show ...  

TRAINING is gruelling, performing can be frightening, but for the gymnasts, acrobats and athletes of Cirque du Soleil the rewards of being part of one of the most magical troupes in the world are worth the pain, as their upcoming glasgow show will ...  

Founded by Guy Laliberte in 1984, Cirque du Soleil mixes circus arts with street entertainment – putting more stock in human performers than (expensive) animal acts. Since then, the Cirque has successfully reinvented the circus, packaging an element of ...  

Cirque du Soleil's longest running show Alegria has circled the globe for 18 years bringing its unique mix of theatre, music and circus skills to millions and now 'The Greatest Show on Earth' is coming to Glasgow. STV news filmed the performers from Cirque ...  

THE acclaimed Cirque du Soleil company brings its dramatic mix of circus acts and street entertainment to Birmingham next week with the British debut of its Gothic-inspired production Alegria. Meaning joy and happiness in Spanish, Alegria features an ...  

Alice T. Carter is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's theater critic and can be reached at 412-320-7808 or via e-mail. If you're a fan of big, loud, glitzy, high energy rock shows, Cirque du Soleil's "Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour" was designed for you.  

Audiences will get to see the collaboration between the world of circus and the pop artist — who was mesmerized by Cirque shows — when the Canadian-based entertainment conglomerate brings its latest arena show — "Michael Jackson The ...  

For Brian "The Human Fuse" Miser, being a human cannonball wasn't enough. Now, his act in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus features him being shot from a fiery crossbow 40 feet in the air and 110 feet across the stage. Brian "The Human Fuse ...  

MacRumors has learned that Apple has bought out two performances of Cirque du Soleil's traveling show Totem, currently playing in San Jose, California. According to our source, Apple purchased the entire block of 2,500 tickets for each of two shows yesterday and today for employees and their guests, with Apple also picking up the tab for food and drink. Scanning Twitter and other social networks, we see that a number of people associated...  

MONTREAL - Step right up folks! Be among the first to discover Amaluna, the matriarchal circus partially inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest wherein 75 per cent of the 52 performers are women and a spectacular Utopian vision of world harmony ...  

This new production from Cirque du Soleil is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, the show takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through the history of ...  

It's called Le Voyage Inspiré and featured acrobats, a singer, clowns, and a brand-new Infiniti JX ... and Cirque du Soleil Senior Vice-President of Corporate Marketing Mario D'Amico. The artists trained for 3 weeks prior to the webcast, and according ...  

Tyra Banks, Tracy Morgan, Ice T and more came out last week to see Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour at The Garden. The Cirque Du Soleil show honors the King of Pop through music, dance and acrobatics in a celebration of the life of the ...  

It's the year of the dragon in Chinese astrology and also for the folks on the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus train. The show, named "Dragons," stomped into Norfolk this week with performances continuing through Sunday. From motorcycle ...  

Millions of people worldwide have been treated to Cirque Du Soleil's awe inspiring feats of strength, grace and acrobatics. This isn't like any other performance. "Dralion" has 52 performers who dazzle the young and old, from multiple jumpers on a ...  

Ringling performers will teach children about the importance of active living and healthy lifestyles. The appearance is part of a program designed to encourage America's youth to lead healthy, active lifestyles by combining the fun of circus ...  

Think of the Quebec-based performance group Les 7 Doigts de la Main as a pocket-size, stripped-down version of Cirque du Soleil meant for a small venue – Cirque unplugged. And think of "PSY," which opened Thursday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre ...  

Zumanity bears all the characteristics of a classic Cirque du Soleil® production — movement, music, color, acrobatics, dance — but is Cirque’s first production to deal with human sexuality. Nudity, both implied and authentic, is an organic element ...  

WLWT.com The last time Cirque du Soleil came to Cincinnati, even the performances couldn't top the rising Ohio River, which canceled several shows. This time, the performance group will work under drier conditions at the Bank of Kentucky Center. More than ...  

As theatrical as the King of Pop's performances were, pairing his music and dance moves with Cirque du Soleil makes for an even more over-the-top show. "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" arrives Friday for three shows at the Prudential Center in ...  

MYFOXNY.COM - Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour swings through New York for several shows. Madison Square Garden in Manhattan hosts three shows (April 3, 4, 5) and the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale hosts two (April 7, 8).  

"I liked the motorcycles in the cage," Robert said after the show. Gris Bohner of Perryville attended Sunday with her son. "The circus is awesome," she said. But the work of the circus extends beyond the performances. "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ...  

Bringing together modern social media marketing and classic high-profile presentation, Infiniti and Cirque du Soleil collaborated in an one-of-a-kind, 11-minute live-streaming performance featuring incredible acrobatics and innovative engineering.  

"Most of the [performers] have spent most of their lives doing what they need . . . to do to be able to participate in our shows," McKeown said. The cast relies on a lifetime of "joy and discipline" to perform at the level for which Cirque du ...  

Grade: A- "Varekai" (2006): Hands down the best of the tent shows that have played Portland. Exploring the beauty of flight, the show took viewers on a journey through a forest filled with fireflies, hissing Gila monsters and stunningly ...  

Gravity defying acrobats with Cirque Du Soleil are heading back to Birmingham shortly with Alegría, a show regarded as one of its jewels in the crown. Alegría is a Spanish word that means happiness, joy and jubilation and features an ...  

Cirque School was founded in 2004 by Cirque du Soleil veteran Aloysia Gavre, who quips that her vision was to allow "anybody with any body" the chance to join the circus. Our troupe of wannabe trapeze artists, contortionists and acrobats ...  

Women are at the heart of Cirque du Soleil’s newest production, Amaluna, premiering in Montreal before it travels to other Canadian cities. The world-famous Cirque has 12 shows touring the world and nine permanent productions in cities like Las Vegas ...  

Wednesday night was the first of several performances for folks to see the Cirque du Soleil's Quidam at Knoxville's Thompson-Boling Arena. "We really like circus stuff, and we went to the last Cirque du Soleil show last year," Sarah Hutchinson said, next ...  

When people ask me to describe Cirque Du Soleil, I like to say it is, simply put, the Circus for pretentious people. It has all the same tropes clowns, jugglers, amazing high flying feats of daring, trapeze acts, and more.  

Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun") is a Canadian company self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. The company was founded in 1984, by Guy Laliberte, in Montreal, QC, Canada....  

First impressions: This Cirque du Soleil stadium tour is big and and has to be to live up to the memory of Michael Jackson, his music and his iconic and often weird celebrity. What works? The music, of course. Unlike other Cirque shows which use ...  

Plymouth, NH. - At 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28th The Flying Monkey is excited present Circus Incognitus. Former featured Cirque du Soleil soloist Jamie Adkins is famed for working hard to deliver a circus comedy that inspires squeals of delight ...  

As theatrical as the King of Pop’s performances were, pairing his music and dance moves with Cirque du Soleil makes for an even more over-the-top show. “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” arrives Friday for three shows at the ...  

Cirque du Soleil has turned circus performances into an art form. The internationally popular show is back in Baltimore for this weekend only.  

The Big Apple Circus is heading back to town to Fresh Meadows, Queens (196-22 Union Turnpike) for children of all ages to have fun under the Big Top. In their latest production, Dream Big the circus is equipped with comedy, clowns, acrobats ...  

Saxophonist Mike Phillips was big-game-tested when he was recruited for Cirque du Soleil's "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour." After gigs playing the national anthem on opening day for the Kansas City Royals and halftime shows at the Super Bowl ...  

It’s time to “Dream Big” in Queens as the Big Apple Circus launches its annual event later this month fully equipped with jugglers, horses, dogs, acrobats, magic and more. The new 34th season show will feature the Flying Cortes trapeze act, a staple ...  

For a guy who paid millions of dollars to be a space tourist, Guy Laliberte is still an accidental celebrity. The billionaire head of Cirque du Soleil still shows up at news conferences in jeans, sneakers and short-sleeved shirt, prompting jokes from ...  

Clowning around as a kid sure has paid off for Dean Kelley. He got hooked on clowns as a 4-year-old, landed his first paid gig as a teenager and is now the clown at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's "Barnum Bash" show. "One thing I can truly and ...  

Pierrick trained and performed with chinese and vietnamese circuses (Shanghai circus & Le Zuan Xiec National Circus) before working for different theatre company throughout Europe and India (compagnie du Mascaret, Elemental Project, Colors of White show).  

In celebration of the return of the circus to Atlantic City, talent from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s brand new show Barnum Bash will be visiting local school children for a very special presentation.  On Thursday, April 19th select ...  

PITTSBURGH -- If anyone’s life befits celebration with a circus, it’s Michael Jackson’s. And according to reviews, Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour,” appearing this weekend in Pittsburgh, is a dazzling, bizarre and ...  

LAKE GEORGE -- Construction to turn part of the former Gaslight Village into festival grounds won’t begin until fall, but that doesn’t bother the Big Apple Circus. World War II Army veteran Michael Rosick, 88, now has the military medals he had been ...  

Elected leaders announced Thursday that the Big Apple Circus, which makes its year-round home at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, will entertain visitors to Lake George for two weeks this summer. "I couldn't think of a better venue to open with than the big ...  

This time around, he takes the counterculture dream of combining rock 'n' roll and circus acts and makes it the rationale of a zany, slickly produced show that feels less like a piece of theater than a rock concert with visuals. Unlike Cirque du ...  

The Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey circus, or 'the greatest show on earth,' has returned to Atlantic City with their Barnum Bash under the big top (no not a tent, the big top of Boardwalk Hall). During the pre-show kids had a chance to ...  

Circus trainer Cathy Carden may be living her dream, but at least she has a choice in the matter. The animals used by Ringling do not. Elephants used by Ringling are robbed of all they would enjoy in their native homes; family, freedom to walk many miles ...  

Michael Jackson was a huge fan of Cirque du Soleil ... the two artists, appearing as black and white swans, who engage in an aerial ballet for the ballad “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” for example, and the Ninja-style acrobatics and Japanese ...  

The circus is in town, but this one doesn't have elephants and a "big top." "Pop Goes the Rock," by Cirque Dreams, is a colorful show with daring aerialists, gravity defying balancers and crazy acts performed to chart-topping hits. It's an act that ...  

is the lead guitarist for Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” playing the King of Pop’s songs as part of a huge production that mixes music, dance and Cirque’s trademark acrobatics. “It’s been a lot of ...  

Another highlight is the one-man show Léo, directed by Quebecer Daniel Brière and produced by Berlin’s Circle of Eleven, which comes to Montreal after winning three awards at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The piece uses video and circus ...  

GRAYSLAKE — “Best of Circurious, Featuring the Acrobats of Cirque-Tacular” promises to amaze and entertain audience members when its high-flying variety show is performed April 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the ...  

90 ‘Italian' Movement 4.” Though this production is quite similar to the many Cirque du Soleil shows performed around the world, it is a separate organization and also quite different, said Bill Allen, Cirque de la Symphonie executive ...  

Cirque Voltaire is coming to Denver with a sensory extravaganza of epic proportions, combining circus acts, live theater, an art show, surreal installations and video projections, music, dancing, and local craftspeople. Boulder's best and only ...  

Try two years of hand-wringing and headaches, plus a never-ending playlist of potential songs. In all, Goldberg and his staff listened to about 10,000 songs for his newest Cirque Dreams show, “Pop Goes the Rock,” which appears Tuesday at The ...  

Ashton Entertainment - one of three Ashton troupes - remains a small family enterprise, led by fifth-generation Jan Ashton and her Spanish-born husband, Brasil Rodriguez. The couple perform alongside their daughters Tamara and Chantel and Tamara's son ...  

Classes run seven days a week, beginner to advanced, in areas such as contortion, aerial hoop, trapeze tricks, handstands and hand balancing, and aerial fitness and conditioning. A Cirque 101 Fit, Flex or Fly class is $25. Trick classes are $35.  

In another sign of Washington’s growing influence as a theater town, the Kennedy Center’s highly regarded revival of “Follies” garnered an impressive eight Tony Award nominations Tuesday, making it potentially one of the most highly decorated shows of the 2011-12 Broadway season. Read full article >>  

Clowns. That's the first thing I think of when I hear the word, "circus" . . . closely followed by trapeze artists, tightrope walkers and jugglers in spangly costumes. Of course, contemporary circus comes in many different forms. The much- vaunted Cirque du Soleil has not a spangle in sight. Yet even this slick production has something in common with its traditional counterparts - spectacle.  

Viola, a 30 year old Asian elephant, will entertain during the Kelly Miller Circus performances at Mt. Carmel on Friday, May 4, including helping raise the bigtop tent at 9 a.m. in Mt. Carmel’s Southgate Industrial Park with schools invited to watch the setup free of charge that morning.  

Zarkana, the surreal acrobatic spectacle by Cirque du Soleil, will open at ARIA Resort & Casino with previews starting in October and an official opening.  

When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: real life.  

LOS ANGELES – “The Bachelor.” “The Bachelorette.” “Singled Out.” “Joe Millionaire.” “A Farmer Wants a Wife.” “Rock of Love.” “Flavor of Love.” “Next.” “The Fifth Wheel.”  

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The country singer and cat lover dresses up for the Glee star's circus-themed 26th b-day fete