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Fact sheets - 18 hoops are used in hoop diving
- Jump ropes range in length from 0.5 to 2.5 meters (2 to 8 feet)
- Pyramid in Skipping rope act is as high as 2 meters (6 feet)
- Lightbulbs can hold a static weight of 320 kilograms (700 pounds)
- Trapeze artists perform at a height of 6 meters (20 feet)
- Kitchen serves approximately 2,700 meals per week
- The Grand Chapiteau stands 19 meters high (61'), the masts 24 meters (approximately 80') tall
- The traveling village is self sufficient and only requires a water & sewage hook up
- 500 stakes are needed to keep the Grand Chapiteau firmly in the ground and are drilled 1.5 meters (5 ft) into the ground
- 17 countries are represented on Dralion tour (cast and crew), over 40 nationalities are represented at Cirque du Soleil
- More than 25 languages are spoken at Cirque du Soleil
- The flags on top of the Grand Chapiteau represent the countries represented on tour
- Each year the costume shop uses more than 20 kilometers (12 miles) of fabric
- Every artist does their own make up and have one session in Montreal to learn the application
- The DRALION Kitchen has a 3 colour code system for labeling food:
- Red, eat very little if at all, high fat content;
- Yellow, eat in moderation, moderate fat content;
- Green, eat plenty of and at any time, low fat and full of nutrition
This was created because our Chinese house troupe likes to eat North American food but doesn't know how to evaluate its nutritional value.
- The musicians follow the artists, the artists do not take cues from the musicians
- The Bamboo poles measure 5 meters (16 feet) (ex.: 2 story building) and weigh 7 kilograms (16 pounds) each.
- The Bamboo mesh fabric is from fly screen
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