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Cirque Du Soleil

Defying Gravity and Discovering Balance

Corinna Clendenen | Posted 06.18.2013 | New York
Corinna Clendenen

Gripping the suspended bar, he vaults off the platform and flies into the air, pumping higher with each sweep.

Michael Jackson Spectacular Hits Las Vegas

AP | HANNAH DREIER | Posted 05.08.2013 | Entertainment

LAS VEGAS — Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered anot...

Before the Parade Passes By

George Heymont | Posted 06.06.2013 | Arts
George Heymont

If one is lucky, certain theatrical moments reach out and grab an audience with their magic. For many of us devoted to the magic of live theater, it is the quest for a special kind of moment that keeps us coming back for more.

One Night For One Drop In Las Vegas: A Ripple Felt Around the World

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.29.2013 | Impact
Ellen Sterling

There is a kind of irony in the fact that Las Vegas, Nevada -- located smack in the middle of the Mojave Desert -- hosted an event for One Drop, a non-profit whose mission is to "ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever."

Theater: Breakfast At Tiffany's Leaves You Hungry; Vanya, Sonia... Leaves You Laughing

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.26.2013 | Arts
Michael Giltz

Greenberg has taken the merest suggestion that Fred is gay in the novella and made it a fitful subplot. This would be fine if Greenberg made something of it; perhaps Holly would help Fred accept being gay with her free-spirited nature?

Wunderkinder: Circa's Wunderkammer

Bess Rowen | Posted 05.26.2013 | Arts
Bess Rowen

Jessica Connell is perched on a trapeze in a single spotlight as a piece of classical music plays. s I watched her dance on and with the trapeze I couldn't help but think of how different Circa's Wunderkammer experience is from my adventure with Cirque du Soleil last week.

And Taboo: Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem'

Bess Rowen | Posted 05.18.2013 | Arts
Bess Rowen

With the aid of Cirque's history of artistic dazzle and Robert Lepage's aesthetically beautiful directing style, Totem is definitely circus chic.

Premature Vultures Circle Cirque du Soleil

Howard Sherman | Posted 03.24.2013 | Arts
Howard Sherman

It is unfortunate that "zirkusschadenfreude" is not an actual German word, because there seemed to be a lot of it flying around last week, that is to ...

Automaker Uses Circus Troupe To Hype New Sports Car

AP | JEFF KAROUB | Posted 03.16.2013 | Detroit

DETROIT — Cirque du Soleil helped Infiniti unveil a sports sedan Monday at the North American International Auto Show. The troupe's dancing, st...

PHOTOS: Behind The Scenes At Miami's New Cirque Show

| Posted 03.12.2013 | Miami

BY JIPSY Cirque Du Soleil was introduced into my life way back in 1992. It was New York City and the show was Alegria. Little did I know that what ...

Touching the Sky

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 03.01.2013 | Science
Zoe P. Strassfield

Guy Laliberte, a Canadian former acrobat and fire-eater who had founded Cirque du Soleil in the 1980s, was announced as the next space tourist to visit the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

The Founder of Cirque du Soleil - Guy LalibertƩ Returns from his Journey into Space with Plans to Change the World

Kisa Lala | Posted 02.18.2013 | Arts
Kisa Lala

© Guy Laliberté - Algeria, Sahara Dessert, 2009 Print on cotton paper - 30 x 45 inches Edition of 15 The fire-eating accordion-player who fou...

Live From the Dubai International Film Festival: Day 2

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.09.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

No two film festivals are alike -- and those of us who attend them professionally tend to judge them by different standards than the average festival-goers.

Cirque Du Soleil Nail Art That Brings On The Drama

The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 11.26.2012 | Style

You won't need to jump through hoops to copy this look.

Why Our Family's Thanksgiving Tradition Includes A Log Ride

Amy Ruhlin | Posted 01.22.2013 | Fifty
Amy Ruhlin

We realized that we really didn't want to spend the holiday in the kitchen. I get cranky when I cook. Just ask my family. I even get moody when my husband cooks; there is the anticipation of all that pot washing after the meal. So we decided to start our own family tradition, to have our own Thanksgiving story.

Dralion, Cirque du Soleil, Long Beach Arena

James Scarborough | Posted 01.05.2013 | Arts
James Scarborough

Because they set the bar so high, even the worst Cirque du Soleil production is still pretty good. Instead of leaving with a Giaconda smile and sparkly eyes, though, you walk out feeling let down.

Andrew Burmon

PHOTOS: Montreal's Least Boring Office Park

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 11.05.2012 | Travel

At the edge of Montreal's Saint-Michel neighborhood, a zone known for the diversity of its immigrant populations and street gangs, a relatively unrema...

Emerge, FreeFest, Artisphere Anniversary: HuffPost DC Top 5 For October 5, 6, 7

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 10.05.2012 | DC

TOP 5 FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 1. (e)merge Art Fair At Capitol Skyline Hotel Go early. Go often. The space is massive, the art is quality and some pe...

Cirque du Soleil -- Kooza in Dallas

Jenny Block | Posted 11.25.2012 | Arts
Jenny Block

This summer, as I flew a kite along the shores of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, I couldn't remember the last time I had done that. As I watched Cirque du Soleil's Kooza at the edge of my seat, I couldn't remember the last time I had done that either.

Cirque Du Soleil Evolves

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 08.27.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Cirque du Soleil is taking on the teeny subject of "the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to it...

The Circus of Life

George Heymont | Posted 10.19.2012 | Arts
George Heymont

Time flies when you're having fun. It's hard to believe that half a century has passed since A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum debuted at the Alvin Theatre on May 8, 1962.

Cirque du Soleil's Totem Beats the Fab Five in Olympic Competition

Marlene Hall | Posted 03.04.2013 | DC
Marlene Hall

That's right. If Cirque du Soliel's Totem had to compete against the U.S. women's Fab Five in the Olympics, they would win.

Getting Artistic In Quebec City

Pam Grout | Posted 10.15.2012 | Travel
Pam Grout

You have a choice. You can either shovel out a Ben Franklin or two for a seat at a Cirque du Soleil performance in Vegas or New York or one of the other hundreds of venues where the innovative circus arts company performs. Or you can head to Quebec City and see an equally-impressive Cirque show for... Free.

Behind the Scenes With Cirque du Soleil

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 09.18.2012 | Arts
Elysabeth Alfano

Cirque du Soleil remains one of the most creative performance companies in the world with an international impact that addresses and connects all peoples around the globe through its powerful artistry of acrobatics and storytelling through the physical form.

Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour

Marlene Hall | Posted 03.04.2013 | DC
Marlene Hall

Friday night was Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson's The Immortal Tour in Washington, D.C. at the Verizon Center. This show has something for everyone.