Cirque Du Soleil

i went to see Cirque Du Soleil with Ceci and her father...
it had been yrs since i last went to see a circus...
the memory that i have with a circus is that it stinks from different animals..
have to be struck in a really hot and humid tent to watch clowns and ppl flying around...


The experience that i have last nite really open my eyes and see how the contemporary circus have changed..
The stage was setup in the middle of the tent,
with the audience sitting on both sides..
which made it really easy for ppl to see...
the music is really enjoyable..with live performances...
the costumes designs are really beautiful, all hand made...
no live animals, all the acts are combine together in an somewhat thin storyline...
because it is mostly in French, so don't really what they are saying...
i really love how the music is co-ordination with the action on stage..
but it is mostly just gymnastic, nothing really "dangerous"...
a lot of guys just fly around on even bars and jump around doing flip flops...
maybe they are the ones that weren't able to make the national teams
so they have to join the circus to make a living with what they know best...

When i am watching the show, a question just popped up my mind..
when did they choose to become a member of the circus..
what makes them want to join this life?
i mean.. u don't wake up one day and decide to hit the road like the movies...


so i looked them up on the web...Cirque Du Soleil

The founder of the circus Guy Laliberte
he was a streetkid when he was young,
and inspired by a music concert in New Orleans..
which led him to begin his dream to travel and entertain...

he got together a group of street performers in Montreal...
which later becomes the Cirque Du Soleil..
he chose the name by the sun itself to represent youth, energy, power and light.
His goal was to bring together creative talent around the world and brings live performances into a new level..

so now that he is successful, he is willing to give back to the community..
he is donating 1% of the annual profits of the circus to Oxfam...
helping people living in poverty around the world...
I love how he is able to be so brave, so passionate to follow his dream..
and not forgetting about those that are less fortunate..

i hope that i will be able to find my own goal and be able to follow it though like Laliberte did..
creating something so great and entertaining..
also giving back to the community..