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Acrobats practice their incredible feats of strength and grace during a training session for Cirque du Soleil's opening performance of Saltimbanco in Sydney, Australia. "Saltimbanco" is derived from an Italian phrase meaning "to jump on a bench," and according to Cirque's website, this show explores the bustling urban experience of a metropolitan city's diverse cohabitants. See the impressive Read more
Cirque du Soleil acrobats perform on the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building today. The company's new vaudeville show, Banana Shpeel, opens tonight and runs through August 29 in New York. View 5 Photos ›Photo 1Photo 2Photo 3Photo 4Photo 5 Read more
I took gymnastics like many young girls, and while I loved playing with the white powder by the uneven bars, my favorite part of class was jumping on the trampoline. Who knew I could have made a career out of it! Check out this video of a strong and fearless acrobat practicing his Cirque du Soleil act that involves bouncing off walls and doing flips from one trampoline to another. Amazing. Read more
Cirque du Soleil turns 25 years old this year — a quarter of a century of amazing acrobatics, over-the-top costumes, and praise-worthy showmanship. If you've ever been to one of Cirque's shows, you know it's all about the theatrics. Lots and lots of it! Colorful stripes, silly polka dots, top hats, sequins, feathers, bow ties, and ballet slippers are all part of the freaky fun. For makeup Read more
This year, Cirque Du Soleil, the circus troupe known for its stellar showmanship and decadent productions, including stunning makeup and hair design, is celebrating 25 years of performances. In honor of the troupe's silver anniversary, I've put together a slideshow of some of Cirque's most amazing maquillage. Click through and get a taste of what the good side of Vegas looks like. Read more
Strike news: A huge number of actors will be recording PSAs in support of the writers on the LA Weekly's Deadline Hollywood Daily blog; the New York Times says some showrunners have returned to their non-writing duties; the LA Times says the strike could cost the city $20 million per day; and Variety has the news that directors have reached a deal that will probably keep them off the picket Read more
The newest Cirque du Soleil show, Wintuk, premiered at MSG last night bringing out some of our most favorite new TV stars — Blake Lively and Ed Westwick (Serena and Chuck) from Gossip Girl. In case you missed all the in depth coverage of last night's episode (which was amazing, btw), check it out here. Also out to see the whimsical new show was Abigail Breslin, Leelee Sobieski's tights and cute Read more
The Cirque Du Soleil performers combine the lameness of mimes, the creepiness of clowns, with the pretension of interpretive dance. Give them jobs as sex crime investigators and you get this surreal mess... Read more
If Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill didn't get to know each other well enough making Moneyball, they sure are getting in a lot of quality time together this award season. Yesterday was a doubleheader for the duo — Brad and Jonah took the podium at the Oscars luncheon and followed it up with a special Moneyball screening and Q&A session at the LACMA. The Oscar-nominated costars have been making the Read more
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took Vivienne and Knox to a screening of Lady and the Tramp at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre yesterday. It was the latest fun outing for Brad and Angelina after they treated Shiloh, Zahara, and Knox to Cirque du Soleil's OVO last Saturday. Brad's been fitting family time in between promotional duties for Moneyball, with his latest stop on CBS This Morning, where he Read more
