What’s cooler than a chance to talk to dance pros, pick their brains about how they got where they are and get an insider’s look at where they work and train? Nothing. Chapman University in Orange, CA, hosts a yearly Cirque du Soleil Entertainment and Technology Symposium, which allows students to get a special look […]
Are you a male hip-hop dancer looking to make your big break? Yes? Well, we’ve got great news! Casting agents for Cirque du Soleil’s The Beatles LOVE in Las Vegas are looking to immediately fill an opening for Walrus, a male hip-hop dancer in the show. It’s super easy to get started with the audition […]
The cast of Mystère (by Matt Beard) Cirque du Soleil isn’t your grandmother’s circus. It’s sleek, sophisticated and sometimes a little scary. Every scene is a production in itself, complete with radiant costumes, intricate choreography and, our favorite part, technically extraordinary dancers. Since the early 1980s, Cirque du Soleil has grown from a tiny crew […]
How would you like to perform acrobatic dance routines in front of Hollywood A-listers while the rest of America watches from their couches? For Bruce Weber, dance captain of the Cirque du Soleil show Iris that performed at this year’s Academy Awards, it’s all in a day’s work. Weber, who majored in dance at Point […]
I think the jaw-dropping Cirque du Soleil performance was my favorite part of this year’s otherwise lackluster Oscars. Nothing like person-on-person flipping, top-of-the-head balancing and flying-trapeze shenanigans to spice up a “meh” evening of stale Billy Crystal jokes. But what could make Cirque’s signature mix of acrobatics and artistry even better? Why, adding a full […]