askland on May 8th, 2010

A ZAIA fan has recorded their own rendition of the song NOI from the show, complete with photos from the Zaia theater performances and pics of the band. (Hey, I’m in those pics!). Chicago Rose who performs this song in the show with the cast says “I love it”. And I think it’s pretty darn [...]

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askland on April 9th, 2010

Jerry Nadal (senior vice-president for resident shows of Cirque du Soleil): ‘We’re here for the long hall’ as reported April 7, 2010 in the Macau Daily Times. Full article posted here with link to original MDT article at end of post.

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askland on February 2nd, 2010

November 2009 — The ZAiA Band plays live musical accompaniment for Cirque du Soleil’s ZAiA show. ZAiA is a multidisciplinary circus arts show about a young girl who travels through the universe to find love. Come to Macau and dream with us! Now playing at the Venetian Macau Hotel Casino and Resort.

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askland on January 19th, 2010

Castles Made of Sand Music, Lyrics and Vocals by Karin Maria Andersson Guitar and video by Olivier Milchberg Macau (SAR) China, January 2010 This video has clips from the Cirque Du Soleil artists of ZAIA starting in Montreal, Canada from January 2008 during training (and lots of snow!) to late 2009 backstage, and during rehearsals [...]

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askland on January 18th, 2010

Fuerzabruta — The New Show from the creators of DE LA GUARDA. Visit fuerzabrutanyc.com for more info

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askland on December 25th, 2009

The ZAiA Band plays live musical accompaniment for Cirque du Soleil’s ZAiA show. ZAiA is a multidisciplinary circus arts show about a young girl who travels through the universe to find love. Come to Macau and dream with us! Now playing at the Venetian Macau Hotel Casino and Resort. Music by Violaine Corradi Directed by [...]

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askland on December 19th, 2009

ZAIA press photo from the Hand to Hand act. Cirque Du Soleil in Macau (SAR) China.

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askland on December 6th, 2009

Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA on Aomen TV – Macau, China *Note – Some people from outside Asia have told me the video doesn’t stream well which is too bad. This video is a nice overview of the show with some artist interviews. ZAIA – 重访梦幻剧团 ZAIA是太阳剧团特地为澳门度身量做的大型汇演,内容是有关一个小女孩在太空发生的故事,自2008年开始,已经演出超过400场。现在请跟着我们走进ZAIA的後台,了解他们鲜为人知的故事,和看看他们自首演以来,经过甚麽样的改变。如此大型的世界级演出又是如何制作出来的呢?很高兴有请到ZAIA的艺术总监和其中两位演员跟我们分享他们在ZAIA的经历。

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askland on November 12th, 2009

November 12, 2009 was the celebration for the 500th performance of the ZAIA show by Cirque Du Soleil in Macau, China. Cirque founder Guy Laliberte flew in for the performance and toasted the artists and crew. Family and friends were also invited for the occasion. Conrad Askland (ZAIA keyboards and assistant bandleader) and Guy Laliberte.

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askland on November 1st, 2009

Happened to see this interview with Daniel Lamarre of Cirque Du Soleil and noticed the interview takes place in the Green Room of our ZAIA theater in Macau, China. It looks like they were still doing construction so I’m guessing this interview is from mid-2008 before the show opened. Here is another interview with Daniel [...]

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askland on October 30th, 2009

Zaia Behind the Scenes. Filmed in Macau, China October 2009.

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askland on October 19th, 2009

ZAiA™ — Cirque du Soleil — Artists of ZAiA™ went outside of the theatre to celebrate the show’s 1st anniversary — late August 2009.

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askland on October 10th, 2009

This is an interview by Keith Johnson (Seattle, Wa – USA) of “Cirque Fascination” with the music composer of Cirque Du Soleil’s ZAIA show, Violaine Corradi. I hope Keith will not mind me posting the full article here on my blog for three reasons: I will include a link to his original ezine article here: [...]

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askland on July 23rd, 2009

June 2009 — Stars of Bollywood and the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” see the ZAIA show by Cirque Du Soleil in Macau, China.

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askland on July 20th, 2009

ZAIA cast June 2009 in the Green Room at the Venetian Macao (SAR) China.

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askland on July 16th, 2009

The cast of ZAIA performs at the Bollywood IIFA Awards Ceremony with a specially choreographed 5-minute opening segment on June 13, 2009. ZAIA is Cirque du Soleils first permanent show in Asia

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askland on July 11th, 2009

The Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA band, June 2009 in Macau, China. A rare moment where all the musicians are together for a photo opp. In this photo: Eduard Harutyunyan (percussion), Jay Elfenbein (viol, dare I say cello, strings, bass guitar), Darrin Johnson (drummer), Olivier Milchberg (guitar, Turkish banjo, plucked strings), Maria Andersson (singer), Steven Bach [...]

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The Videocon IIFA 2009 awards will be televised from the Venetian Macau June 11-13, 2009. This award for the Indian film industry is popularly called the “Bollywood Awards”. Artists from Cirque Du Soleil’s ZAIA show will perform during the ceremony. I am told these awards are televised to 300-500 million people worldwide. Yes, this is [...]

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askland on May 29th, 2009

The official soundtrack for Cirque Du Soleil’s ZAIA show (Venetian Macau, China) was released on May 26, 2009. You can currently purchase on Amazon.com: ZAIA CD Amazon.com – or go to Amazon.com and search for “ZAIA”. A cut from the CD should also be on the Cirque Du Soleil 25th Anniversary CD which will also [...]

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askland on March 28th, 2009

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> CNN came to our ZAIA show on March 26, 2009 to interview Daniel Lamarre, President of Cirque Du Soleil. In this interview you will also footage of that night’s ZAIA show and backstage shots of artists warming up and preparing for the show. Daniel Lamarre talks about strategies [...]

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