hen Cirque du Soleil started to get popular in the mid-nineties, some people may have been mystified. After all, the circus is designed for children, but this version of the circus contains much more spectacle and grandeur than the usual children's entertainment (and it doesn't patronize the hell out of them). Now that it's nearly 25 years old, circus will never be looked at in the same way again. As the oldest Cirque du Soleil touring show, Saltimbanco contains all of the classic acts associated with the Quebec entertainment review: juggling, trapeze, tightrope walking, etc. The creators say that the life-affirming urban world-view contained within the show is designed as an antidote to the violence and despair of 20th century life. In short, Nietzsche would fucking hate this show. Saltimbanco runs from Aug. 13 - Aug. 24.
Saltimbanco runs from Aug. 13 - Aug. 24
Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
Tickets are $32.00 - $90.00 @ Ticketmaster
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hen Cirque du Soleil started to get popular in the mid-nineties, some people may have been mystified. After all, the circus is designed for children, but this version of the circus contains much more spectacle and grandeur than the usual children's entertainment (and it doesn't patronize the hell out of them). Now that it's nearly 25 years old, circus will never be looked at in the same way again. As the oldest Cirque du Soleil touring show, Saltimbanco contains all of the classic acts associated with the Quebec entertainment review: juggling, trapeze, tightrope walking, etc. The creators say that the life-affirming urban world-view contained within the show is designed as an antidote to the violence and despair of 20th century life. In short, Nietzsche would fucking hate this show. Saltimbanco runs from Aug. 13 - Aug. 24.
