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Try Guy joins Cirque Du Soleil Amaluna

 

Try Guy stares transfixed as high-wire performers work through daily practice. Try Guy is taking his turn to learn what it takes to become a member of Cirque du Soleil's new show Amaluna. (Dave Abel/QMI Agency)
from:  lfpress.com
By Jordan Whelan, QMI AGENCY
Sunday, September 30, 2012
There is a spirit of unfailing unity under the tent at the new Cirque Du Soleil Amaluna show.

No, it’s not the cosmic journey of “rebirth and renewal” the show boasts, or the tranquil cello echoing in the distance. It’s an implicit vow that minutes after its conclusion everyone will (fuelled by guilt) simultaneously begin cutting their carb intake and sign up for spinning, the one that includes a bike and excludes a Lazy Susan.

Try Guy tries on one of the many outfits worn by Cirque performers.

(Dave Abel/QMI Agency)
When it comes to Cirque du Soleil, one man’s cash is a French man named Guy’s treasure.

For around $90 (give or take) you will witness a psychedelic, sensory explosion which could only ever be simulated offsite by dreaming following late-night Chinese food, living through the '70s or licking a psychoactive toad.

Try Guy gets some serious hang time with Coach Stacy Clark

 (Dave Abel/QMI Agency)
Amaluna invites the audience to a mysterious island governed by goddesses and guided by the cycles of the moon, as opposed to parts of Toronto Islands, which is governed by god-like creatures who cycle and moon.
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