Analysis Of Cirque Du Soleil

A particularly effective element of the production was the use of costume. The costumes exposed the time period, transporting the audience back to 1981, immediately involving me in the story. Costume represented the social class the characters belonged to. Mr and Mrs Lyons were rich and had a high social status, their costume established their character; Mr. Lyons was wearing a suit and Mrs. Lyons wore tights and uniform. In contrast, the Johnson family were living in poverty, and this is also shown through the usage of costume. I as audience felt empathy for Mrs Johnson as through costume I could see her financial struggle.

Ever since its inception in 1896, the Modern Olympics has hosted an invisible sport: politics. The Olympics calls for “a halt to all conflicts … [and to] strive towards a more peaceful world,” but politics soon spoiled its biennial message. “As the Olympics continue to dissolve into … a political competition … they no longer … justify the time and trouble,” Dave Anderson, Pulitzer Prize winner for his sports column, wrote in the New York Times in 1984. The Olympic spirit has routinely been used as an outlet for political agendas. With political and Olympic ambitions intersected, the great international sports festivity negatively affects all nations involved.

In An Argument for Being a Poser, Liz Armstrong describes the crucial dilemma every young person faces about their identity, and to which subgenre do they belong to. Armstrong argues that such question can be both totally ridiculous, and actually very important; which leads to beginning of the process of discovering “who you are.” Furthermore, she describes the fictional subculture that you chose for your escape; within your chosen subgenre you don’t have to pretend to be different, and people understand you. In other words, your chosen subgenre is your place of escape, it is the place where acceptance and freedom is present. Besides, the fact of looking for a hidey-hole, she informs us with a life changing situation at the age of 16 years old. She describes the experience as being life changing, the kids she came across were simultaneously were role-playing and professing as being someone which they weren’t part of. Consequently, Armstrong used that moment to adapt to new change, which she describes as “not dressing up or being normal again.” She describes herself looking like a punk one day with a spiked collar, a crushed-velvet mini skirt the another day. Thus, for that reason she couldn’t fit in with honor students, nor the art kids. She couldn’t fit in with the honor student because for them she was too weird, but for the art kids she couldn’t draw. For this reason, she went from being a straight-A student to a what she describes a poser. Furthermore, Armstrong argues

In the novel House of the Scorpions by Nancy Farmer, the memoir, Where Am I Wearing by Kelsey Timmerman, and the short story The Scholarship Jacket by Martha Salinas, the common theme is that a person is always a person, no matter their wealth, their skin color, or even their birth circumstances. In the House of the Scorpions, an instance that shows this is when Matt finally listens to what all of his friends have been telling him, about how he is not inferior to them. Another example that accentuates the theme from Where Am I Wearing is where the reader learns about the terrible conditions Bangladeshi workers have to suffer through. A final example of the theme in The Scholarship Jacket is when Martha is denied the jacket because she’s poor and Mexican. A common theme similarly found in The House of the Scorpions by Nancy Farmer, The Scholarship Jacket by Martha Salinas, and Where Am I Wearing by Kelsey Timmerman is that everyone is human, no matter their financial status, ethnicity, not to mention circumstances of birth, and all deserve to be treated the same.

Circus performers are people of great courage. They have to make a living out of entertaining people that pay good money to watch them and want to get their money's worth. They have a lot of pressure from that, as well as peer pressure from their fellow performers. Not only do they have pressure from that, they have to worry about the very acts being preformed from playing with swords and fire to hanging from a wire hundreds of feet in the air. If their not focused on what they are doing, they can be killed in a instant.

Cirque du Soleil was founded in 1984, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada. The four founders of this amazing company were Guy Laliberté, Gilles Ste-Croix, Daniel Gauthier, and Rachel Vertus; however, this wasn’t the true beginning of Cirque du Soleil.

First, they use the image of the restless soul. This evokes the feeling of frustration. They take it further with images of “Exploding egos” that “Mix like sticks of dynamite.” Although they cannot truly understand the struggle, their moral or ethical nature does not agree with the injustice that is suffered by others, and this is exhibited in their lyrics.

Ultimately, both apparel demonstrate the uniqueness of the two protagonists and are central to the inclination of youth to not conform during their struggle for identity and

Although many times the “Safety Dance” may seem bland in the background, it actually isn’t. “Safety Dance” is mostly white but has a pop of color that changes throughout the video. The color in the video is soft so it comes in and fades out with ease. These are small things that most people won’t catch on to but mentally find appealing. For example the blue lighting on the white of the warehouse is shown when the video is talking about using a life vest. Now this may not be caught on the first viewing but for frequent flyers they may want to take a closer work at the background and see how the color changes. Additionally “Safety Dance” does not take place in a commercial airplane, but rather an airplane hangar or warehouse. While some may say

As the monarchy attempted to squeeze the city and its people into obedience, they effectively squeezed the “life” out of the middle and lower classes. The world is dark and lifeless. Everything is gray scale to symbolize the strict adherence to the new censorship laws and the removal of liberty and freedom. The artists are the only people who inhabit any locations of color. Even though the law of the lands has changed, them seem to be unaffected by them, despite a lack of work. The color symbolizes the freedom, imagination, and artistic spirit that is still very much alive in them. While they navigate the very rich web of drama around them, the world is in a sort of rigid time warp where every must get in line with the monarchy or face the

The audience for the stage were all avatars and would react like how they were in their chamber. This symbolizes how we are today watching events with media and television, reacting instantaneously to situations. Each person in this trapped world of technology have their own customizable avatar and bedroom chamber. In addition, it seems like they are treated well for the most part and the system is completely normal for them. But few people, and in this case, Bing, realize they are not truly happy or free. This symbolizes with the saying, “money doesn’t buy you happiness.” Even with the options of a customizable lifestyle, characters may not be truly happy, such as in reality. This is another sign of how standards affect the characters mentally as well as for

Cirque du Soleil ("Circus of the Sun") is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.

Q1. How would you assess the attractiveness of the circus industry in early 1980s? What would you conclude from industry analysis?

Captivating, peculiar and haunting; the production of ‘Les Ephemeres’ by French theatrical troupe Theatre Du Soleil is directed by the company's artistic director Ariane Mnouchkine. Ms Mnouchkine, along with her theatre company, together present us with perfect naturalism, in the way they move, express emotional and their high attention to detail. The nearly five and a half hour show, makes for a jaw dropping night at the theatre for a mature audience.

Background: Cirque du Soleil was the first ever circus group that evolved its self to the commercial world by introducing the simple but innovative and unique concept of combining the traditional circus acts with opera, dance, theatre and live music. Cirque du Soleil ensured success by executing the concept to the point of perfection. Excellent choreography and amazing pyrotechnics were the backbone of their success. The experience of a Cirque du Soleil show is considered to be as one of the most awaited and valued entertainment experience by people all around the world.