Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil suffered a tragic accident
By GalaTView Staff
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These performers are world class athletes and is really sad that in 30 years with no problems and one of the most intense acrobatic group on earth, and something terrible goes on. Especially with Acrobat Sarah Guyard, 31, who was an original member of the “KA” cast, fell after a wire suspending her reportedly snapped Saturday night and she died on the way to the hospital.
Cirque du Soleil comes with Dralion in Long Beach,CA
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos by Cirque du Soleil
Long Beach Arena in Long Beach will have six performances only of Dralion from November 1 – 4. Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion (pronounced “Dra-lee-on”) draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature.
The show’s name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing
the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West. In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative color: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved. The best part is when the ‘clowns’ have the humor for an adult subtlety to it but is a familiar show. There is not so much a narrative story-line to Dralion as other shows similar to this one. However, it has exotic elements, clever clowning, world class acts of amazing skill and lovely grace of 52 world-class acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, singers and comedic characters with beautifully evocative music, elegant costumes and many dancing dragons. Sometimes some people couldn’t applaud at the end of an act because most of them were too amazed- just sat there, trying to process what they had just seen, as a spectator you will have a wonderful time!
