Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco

For the official opening of its new show, OVO, in Montreal, Quebec City and Toronto, Cirque du Soleil will break with tradition and, for the very first time, organize a 25th anniversary gala evening to benefit the ONE DROP Foundation. Each of these three special evenings will culminate in a unique celebration under the company’s 25th anniversary theme and colours.

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As a second chapter to "Life in Arenas," let's have a look at the Kitchen, or what we "arenites" call Catering.

On a big top tour, the kitchen is where you go to get some grub, take a break and use the artist computers. On a rainy day, visits to the kitchen can be scarce since you want to avoid walking outside. On a sunny day, you get your food quickly and run out to get a tan.

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What do artists need to perform? A stage. And who builds that stage? The technical crew, or as it is called in arena tours, the Production Team.

As a first installment to "Life in Arenas," here are a few major differences between big top shows and arena shows as far as the technical side is concerned.

First of all, there's the head honcho's title.

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For the third installment of "Life in Arenas," we'll be looking into something that is very important to any touring person: where they will be staying, and how they will be getting there.

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