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A Circus Without Any Animals

Cirque Du Soleil was founded in the mid-80s and quickly grew from a Montreal, Quebec group of street performers into an international organization known for spectacular shows, brilliant costumes and unbelievable feats of human agility and performance.

This lens has info on the different traveling and resident shows staged by Cirque du Soleil, as well as links to hot ticket auctions and deals!

Enter the Big Top...

Experiencing Cirque du Soleil
Get a Glimpse of the Circus!
Get Your Cirque Du Soleil Tix Here!
Catch One of Cirque du Soleil's Many Shows
Tickets for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas
Cirque du Soleil on Tour
History of Cirque Du Soleil
Video Highlights of Cirque du Soleil
Have You Seen Cirque Du Soleil?

Experiencing Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil does many things differently from what you might consider to be a traditional circus.

First of all, they decided to not involve any animal acts. Walking into a Cirque bigtop tent smells a lot better than other circus I've ever seen...LOL! I'm sure it makes for easier travel and accommodations to not have to move and care for animals.

The shows do not involve outright dialog or talking. There is often singing, or more accurately, vocalization. The human voice gets utilized, but any wording is primarily sounds and syllables that aren't any specific language, even if you think the singer is telling a story. They are, it's just using sounds and not words. This lets Cirque du Soleil play anywhere in the world and not worry about translating their show into different languages. Music and sound are already universal and they make the most of that.

There is a very strong tradition represented of what I call "European clowning." I tend to think of modern, American clowning as being more about the quick joke and the sudden pratfall, whereas the clowning in Cirque du Soleil is much more along the lines of a storyteller who puts in some truly clever visual or physical jokes to help illustrate and move the story along.

Get a Glimpse of the Circus!

Get Your Cirque Du Soleil Tix Here!

auctions of high-demand Cirque du Soleil show tickets

Getting tickets to Cirque shows can sometimes be difficult depending on the venue and the show. If you are looking to get tickets for a show that is listed as being sold-out, eBay just might have what you are looking for.

Catch One of Cirque du Soleil's Many Shows

from family-friendly to adults-only

There are a variety of shows that Cirque du Soleil stages, some of which travel and some which are in permanent residency in Las Vegas or Disney World. Here's a bit more info so you can learn how the shows differ.

Cirque du Soleil: Official web site, with English and French language version. Info on Cirque du Soleil traveling shows, including Quidam, Coreto, Alegrai, Dralion and Varekai, plus the new Cirque 2007.
Cirque Du Soleil - La Nouba: **Exclusive to the Walt Disney World Resort**
La Nouba transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, engaging the imagination from beginning to end with opulent sets, brilliant choreography, theatrical lighting and provocative music. Featuring mesmerizing high wire and flying trapezes, stunning acro-gymnastic performances and other dynamic displays of coordination and strength, La Nouba promises to surprise, excite and mystify. Come to La Nouba, where anything is possible.
Las Vegas Show - O - Bellagio: **Exclusive to the Bellagio, Las Vegas**
"O" pays homage to the magic of the theatre - from the simplest street performance to the most lavish of operas - where anything is possible and where the drama of life plays itself out before your very eyes. A custom theater with a multi-million gallon water pool was built just for this show.
Mystere - Treasure Island: Honored eight times as "Best Production Show" by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mystère has an international cast of 72 performers featuring dancers, singers, musicians and champion-caliber acrobats. The Chicago Tribune called Mystère, "one of the most innovative and exciting shows to be seen anywhere". An intriguing blend of beauty and strength, power and grace, passion and precision%u2026 this is Mystère by Cirque du Soleil. Come, live the exoticism! Directed by Franco Dragone.
Cirque du Soleil - The Beatles LOVE - Las Vegas Show - Mirage: With LOVE, Cirque du Soleil celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles through their timeless, original recordings. Drawn from the poetry of the lyrics, the show explores the content of the songs as interpreted by innovative performances from a cast of 60 international artists. A youthful, raw energy is channeled through aerial performance, extreme sports and urban freestyle dance.
Las Vegas - Cirque Du Soleil - KA - KA Tickets : MGM Grand Hotel & Casino: KÀ by Cirque du Soleil is an unprecedented theatrical event. A masterpiece in storytelling, KÀ uses acrobatic performances, the thrills and action of martial arts techniques from all over the world, plus innovations in puppetry and multimedia to tell the epic tale of twins on a perilous journey to fulfill their shared destiny.
ZUMANITY official website and show tickets - New York-New York Hotel & Casino: ZUMANITY, a provocative, cabaret-style production with a Cirque du Soleil® twist. The adult-themed, 90-minute production is unveiled at New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Tickets for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas

The greatest concentrations of Cirque du Soleil shows is found in Las Vegas, where they have a variety of shows at different casinos. If you want to catch them all, save your pennies and make sure you've got at least a week to be in Vegas!

Cirque du Soleil on Tour

History of Cirque Du Soleil

the backstory and circus experiences

Here are some books which can give some of the history of Cirque du Soleil, both in words and pictures. Amazingly, after 20 years, this circus group is still breaking new ground and maintaining their place on the cutting-edge of theatrics.