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Here is my personal “Conrad update” post that I’ll keep stickied on the top of my blog until our Cirque show opens. Click the “Read the rest of this entry” link to read current status, or the rest of the blog for tidbits on our new Cirque Du Soleil adventure in Macau, China. Sorry, no details posted about the show until after Grand Opening.

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Some photos of the Sands Venetian in Macau (Macao) China where I am working with Cirque Du Soleil. I think this is currently the second largest building in the world and it’s truly massive. You can easily get lost roaming the shops on the upper floors.

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(Here should be some really cool pictures of everyone at the Montreal Airport yelling “Macau! Macau”. But I was too tired to take them.) Welcome to my most mundane blog post EV-er…

On March 23, 2008 the Cirque Du Soleil artists for “Macau I Cosmos” flew from Montreal, Canada to Hong Kong for relocation. Here’s an uneventful post about our initial relocation. The photos are with my old camera from the 1800’s, they are horrible, and none of them are the least bit interesting.

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The Cirque Du Soleil show Delirium’s last performance was April 20, 2008 in London. At this time Cirque du Soleil and Live Nation will not pursue further touring options.

Congrats to all involved with the show for the last two years and best of luck moving forward!

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Chinese Ballet Circus pas de deux troupe du Guangdong

Alegria Opening and Band Introduction

Cirque Du Soleil - Quidam Aerial Hoops

Some of the Macao 2008 Cirque Du Soleil athletes. In this photo: Didier Raffaeli, Raul O Pior, Nuno Fernandes, Gareth Jones, Yanina Silva, Benjamin Amyot, Danica Hilton, Tom Cholot. Photo by Benjamin Amyot.

“In circus, the music envelops the audience. It makes the audience feel the difficulties, the danger, the lightness or dizziness, and, sometimes, it can even reassure.”

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Mount Vernon, WA - META Performing Arts presents Alice in Wonderland April 25- May 4, 2008 at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA).

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These are thoughts and ideas from a circus clown. I was mesmerized by the passion of his voice as he spoke over a cup of coffee.

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This performance is from their original show. It was gathered from the tape that they released called “We Reinvented The Circus.” Denis Lacombe does the Mad Conductor “skit”

Hosts Brian and Pete learn the tricks of the Circus Trade at the new Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo

“The Fire Within” is a multi-part video series that follows artists through the creation period of the Cirque du Soleil show Varekai. It’s very tense and I dare you to watch just one episode a day. Everyone I know who has the series has been hooked on it and had to watch the episodes back to back. It’s available on Amazon.com or major video retailers.

If you like Cirque and have always wondered what the creation process is like - I highly recommend you get the series and check it out. As of this post, I’m currently in the middle of the creation process for the CDS “Macau I” show - and my experience have been very different from what you will see in “Fire Within”. But I still enjoyed watching it very much.

Cirque Du Soleil casting ad

Scouting potential talent and finding new acts for the Cirque du Soleil present big challenges,as the Wall Street Journal’s Doug Belkin reports.

The Origional Cirque Du Soleil cast of Corteo 2006 behind the scenes at work. Created by Rebecca Jose.

GINGER GRIEP MONTAGE DEMO 2007. SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S DELIRIUM. SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF LEO GRIEP, SWORD SWALLOWER AND ENTERTAINER, AND MARSHA KENNINGTON, AERIALIST.

Cirque Du Soleil “Bungee” from the Saltimbanco spectacular, performed to Josh Groban’s collaboration for Cirque, “Let Me Fall” By Me.

This video to me captures the intangible beauty that Cirque Du Soleil is all about.

Fragmento de acrobacia del espectáculo La Nouba, del circo du soleil.