The Vancouver Island Symphony presents
Cirque de la Symphonie
Guest Artists: Cirque de la Symphonie
Conductor: Pierre Simard
Saturday, November 17, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Port Theatre, Nanaimo BC
Tickets: 250-754-8550 www.porttheatre.com
Thrilling, bedazzling
–
a show like no other!
Cirque de la
Symphonie, featuring world-class aerialists and acrobats, is the ONLY known company
that performs thrilling and bedazzling feats over and in front of a LIVE
symphony orchestra. And to be sure that as many people as possible experience
this amazing phenomenon, the Vancouver Island Symphony presents Cirque de la Symphony in two shows at the Port Theatre on
Saturday, November 17 - at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Jaw-dropping entertainment
Take
famed Russian aerialist Alexander Streltsov, hair-raising acrobatic aerialist
Christine Van Loo, spell-binding mime and juggling artist Vladimir Tsarkov, and
graceful contortionist, gymnast and dancer Elena Tsarkova then put them with
the VI Symphony (under the direction of the illustrious Pierre Simard) and this
event becomes a breath-taking, jaw-dropping three-dimensional entertainment
extravaganza.
Music you can feel
There’s
music to stir the soul with emotion and melody: music that glides like the
aerialists as they fly from the rafters; spins like juggling balls, batons and
rings; and flows like silks and ribbons. It’s light classical and popular film
music – familiar yet electrifying: from Stravinsky (Circus Polka) to Bizet (Carmen),
Khachaturian (Masquerade),
Saint-Saens (Dance Macabre – you’ll
recognize it right away – spine-chilling!), Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake), Rimsky-Korsakov (Scheherazade),
Respighi/Rossini (Cancan) and Smetana
(Dance of the Comedians).
World class artistic movement
The
artists are truly amazing. Streltsov, gold-medal winner at the prestigious
Festival Mondial Du Cirque De L’Avenir in Paris, has performed for three
Russian presidents, the Bolshoi Ballet, and elaborate theatre, stage and
television productions world-wide. Van Loom is a seven-time consecutive US
National Champion, Female Olympic Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Decade
in gymnastics. Tsarkov, a graduate from Russia’s prestigious State College of
Circus and Theatre Arts, and veteran of Circus Circus and Cirque Ingenieux, is
a favourite of the younger audience members. Tsarkova, the ‘Lady in White’, graduated
from the famed Moscow Circus School, was a winner at the prestigious National
Russian Circus Festival, and has been a major star with Circus Circus, Circus Knie
and Circus Roncalli.
The power of LIVE music
How
does it feel flying over an orchestra while they play? Says fearless Van Loo
“It feels free, empowering, exciting! I don’t just hear the music, I feel it
coming into me. I feel strong, happy and excited. It is much more powerful than
performing to recorded music.”
This
is a spectacular symphony experience like no other! Tickets are available by calling 250-754-8550. Family 4
Ticket Pack (2 Adults/ 2 Youth) for 3 p.m. Show; Group Tickets available. www.vancouverislandsymphony.com Keeping Music
LIVE!
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