Season
2008-09
CIRQUE VOILA!
Biography
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Season
2008-09 |
Cirque (n.)- French. 1. Circle, 2. Circus, 3. Circular or round, as in the center ring of a circus
I t takes a lot of gumption to use that word in your title, Cirque Voila! After all, everyone is so over-exposed to Cirque du Soleil, the 800-pound gorilla of the New Circus, that it is hard to remember that the word CIRQUE doesn't refer to any one single company, but rather to a STYLE of circus.
Sometimes people ask me, "So how are you different from Cirque du Soleil?" The answer is that, at our core, we are not. We are circus performers dedicated to excellence, comedy and amazement of doing the impossible right there in your lap, in a live theatre.
I guess the biggest difference between us is that we are small. We have 9 performers maximum, no animals, and only a small number of complex set pieces and props. We focus on what we do REALLY, REALLY well. We deliver the goods.
We make audiences laugh, cry, and drop their jaws with the acts we present. We’ll bring you right into the show with the clowns. You’ll stare in utter disbelief at the contortion, juggling and acrobatics, and be amazed by the aerial performances.
Cirque Voila! brings you the core of what circus has always been about -- extraordinary people doing amazing things. We are so close to you that you can feel what it is like to BE on the stage in the spotlight. We are just pure circus, delivered straight to you, wrapped up in a comedy confection, just like a love letter should be.
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