The little circus that could
Cirque du Soleil's 'less is more' circus Quidam finds new life as an arena show
Quidam was developed to be held in Cirque du Soleil's Big Top tent.Photograph by: Wayne Cuddington, The Ottawa Citizen, Postmedia News
By Pat Donnelly, Postmedia News
June 20, 2011
Old Cirque du Soleil tent shows don't die anymore. They transform into arena shows.
Quidam, which premiered under the trademark blue and yellow Big Top in Old Montreal in 1996 and played under the tent at Lansdowne Park in 2006, is coming to Scotiabank Place from June 22 to 30, redesigned for speedy travel.
But will those of us who loved it then be able to recognize it now?
Quidam was the "less is more" circus, as minimalist as it was surreal, named after the unknown man in the street, represented by a headless, Magritte-inspired French equivalent of Joe Blow. Presented as a young girl's surreal fantasy, it holds a rich array of circus acts, some suspended from a "téléphérique," an overhead track of five aluminum rails designed by Michel Crête.
Others take place on a revolving platform. The Quidam soundtrack, full of thunderclaps, marked the Cirque debut of composer Benoît Jutras. (Until then, all Cirque music had been composed by René Dupéré.)Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/little+circus+that+could/4973065/story.html#ixzz1PrXIfFjK
Old Cirque du Soleil tent shows don't die anymore. They transform into arena shows.
Quidam, which premiered under the trademark blue and yellow Big Top in Old Montreal in 1996 and played under the tent at Lansdowne Park in 2006, is coming to Scotiabank Place from June 22 to 30, redesigned for speedy travel.
But will those of us who loved it then be able to recognize it now?
Quidam was the "less is more" circus, as minimalist as it was surreal, named after the unknown man in the street, represented by a headless, Magritte-inspired French equivalent of Joe Blow. Presented as a young girl's surreal fantasy, it holds a rich array of circus acts, some suspended from a "téléphérique," an overhead track of five aluminum rails designed by Michel Crête.
Others take place on a revolving platform. The Quidam soundtrack, full of thunderclaps, marked the Cirque debut of composer Benoît Jutras. (Until then, all Cirque music had been composed by René Dupéré.)Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/little+circus+that+could/4973065/story.html#ixzz1PrXIfFjK
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