TAKING A PEEK BEHIND THE SCENESSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 4:01AMWith shows like " American Idol " taking over the nation, there's a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make these production appear to come off without a hitch. How does the lighting work? How long does it take to set up the stage? How do visual effects occur?In this day and age, it seems live theater takes a back seat to celebrities, movies and reality TV That's why The Courier-News decided ...
Cirque du Soleil co-founder creates a new spectacle with four-legged starsFriday, January 15, 2010 @ 8:02PMPut Cirque du Soleil mastermind Normand Latourelle in a bare theater, and fuhgedaboudit. ''If you give me a theater and say, 'Do something,' I don't know what to do,'' says Latourelle. Don't believe him for a second. Even as he stands under the broiling South Florida sun on the grounds of Bicentennial Park -- pre-recent chill, of course -- his fertile mind is spinning toward his next grand scheme.
A year of golden momentsSunday, January 3, 2010 @ 8:16PMAn Oscar winner, a phantom, a dying swan, a nude stable boy and a bunch of foul-mouthed puppets all contributed to a memorable year on the local stage in 2009.
Even Hospice patients had misconceptionsSunday, October 18, 2009 @ 7:44PMThe word ‘Hospice’ generally has a lot of negative ideas attached to it. Even some of Mercy Hospice Auckland’s current patients had the common misconceptions that most have.
Cirque by the surfThursday, October 8, 2009 @ 5:12PMCirque du Soleil’s famed blue-and-yellow-striped tent, absent from the Santa Monica Pier for the past 10 years, will return next week to beckon children of all ages. Underneath this vibrant big top, the company’s latest tour de force will unfold. Dubbed “Kooza,” the show tells the story of The Innocent, a loner searching for his place in the world. The production is being billed as a return to ...
Rolex Middle Sea RaceFriday, September 25, 2009 @ 2:43AMTwo weeks to go to close of entries and the 2009 Rolex Middle Sea Race looks set for another cracking edition -its 30th. 73 yachts have entered so far, only five short of last year's record number.
The CIRQus is coming to townWednesday, September 2, 2009 @ 4:00AMMontreal-based Cirque du Soleil, "Circus of the Sun," has in more than two decades of existence become one of the most familiar brand names under the sun.
VideosFriday, July 3, 2009 @ 12:10PMCirque Du Soleil has arrived in Auckland with its latest offering - Dralion. The footage shows glimpses of what would have been an elaborately choreographed show as Michael Jackson is seen performing his song They Don't Care About Us.
Circus adventure ends right back at homeFriday, July 3, 2009 @ 11:24AMWhen Neil Forbes' daughter ran away to join the circus, he didn't wave goodbye and wish her well. Instead, the Kapiti Coast resident packed his bags and ran right after her, joining Cirque du Soleil as a sound and lighting technician.
Up it goes ... circus big top a job for a hundred menThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 12:06PMThe Cirque du Soleil's big top has been lifted in Auckland, one day after its set-up began. About 100 men yesterday pushed the tent poles up the final 3m of the 19m high grand chapiteau, at Alexandra Park. Setting up the tent,...
Up it goes ... circus big top a job for a hundred menThursday, July 2, 2009 @ 12:05PMThe Cirque du Soleil's big top has been lifted in Auckland, one day after its set-up began. About 100 men yesterday pushed the tent poles up the final 3m of the 19m high grand chapiteau, at Alexandra Park.
Cirque du Soleil backstage photosMonday, May 11, 2009 @ 1:50AMLove sequins? OTT make-up? Cirque du Soleil's costume department is the job for you.
Triple-A rating looking shakyTuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 9:00AMIS John Brumby the new Joan Kirner - the Labor premier who sent state debt soaring and lost our triple-A credit rating?
AMD unleashes the DragonFriday, March 13, 2009 @ 12:05AMAMD recently held a Dragon reseller information night at Beyond Gaming and Internet in Sydney.