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Show Dates:
11/7/2007 to 1/06/08

Approximate Running Time:
TBA

Venue(s):
Wamu Theater (formerly Theater At Madison Square Garden)

Seating Chart:
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Synopsis:
Cirque du Soleil is unlike traditional circuses in that they do not use animals. Every show is different and features original music and performances. The group is noted for their blue-yellow-striped tent (the Grand Chapiteau) which they bring to each performance. Some shows such as "O" ,standing for eau (water in French) only stay in one location because they need a specific stage. It has been described as the modern circus ("Cirque Nouveau" / New Circus), and focuses upon a storyline as well as amazing performances. It has several resident and touring troupes and draws heavily from the circus tradition. Its performances combine elements of street performances and busking, circus, opera, ballet, world music and rock music. Acts include contortionists, jugglers, feats of strength, clowning, and trapeze artists. Their costumes are very colorful. Cirque's shows traditionally do not use pre-recorded music; with some exceptions all music is played live, and in many performances the spoken parts are done in Cirquish, an imaginary language invented by the company. Cirque's shows begin as a creative concept, usually with elements of a central story line, a design concept and the selection of a composer for the music. These elements remain relatively constant throughout the production run of a given show. However, the shows also include both "house" and "guest" acts. House acts are performed by the full-time cast members, some whom may be involved in several routines. Not all prepared routines are presented in every performance. Guest acts rotate in and out over the run of the show (clowns are typically guest acts). As a result, Cirque's shows can vary somewhat performance to performance, and shows tend to evolve over time. Cirque's creators borrow from some of circus's earliest forms (for example, banquine and teeterboard acts) but also regularly introduce new apparatus. For example, Cirque introduced the use of bungee cords to aerial acts and created a modified tumbling trampoline called a Power Track, both of which have since been adopted by other circuses. Cirque du Soleil recruits acts from different world circuses, including from China and Russia, blending them into their own style.