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Amaluna - 創作人

• Guy Laliberté

  創始人

  Guy Laliberté 於 1959 年誕生於魁北克市。身兼手風琴師、高蹺和吞火特技表演者身分的他，在一小群同好的支持下，創立了魁北克首支享譽國際的馬戲劇團。Guy Laliberté 憑藉著大膽的遠見，肯定並培養在 Fête foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul 中嶄露頭角之街頭藝人的才華，隨後於 1984 年創立了 Cirque du Soleili (太陽劇團)。

  Guy Laliberté 首創結合文化、藝術美學與特技訓練的演出手法，也成為太陽劇團的正字商標。早自 1984 年開始，他便引導著創意團隊打造出一齣齣劇碼，同時投注己力將馬戲藝術推向更高水準的藝術殿堂。

  太陽劇團如今在其組成規模、活動和影響力範圍上，已經晉身國際組織之林。Guy Laliberté 目前領導的已是個活躍於五大洲的組織。

  2007 年 10 月，Guy Laliberté 開始投身其第二項終生事業 ONE DROP 基金會，致力於透過永續的方式取得安全無虞的飲用水，藉此改善世界各地的貧窮問題。這個嶄新的夢想源自對取得水源的權利乃全球社群和個人生存之所繫的體認，也是從太陽劇團創始之初便確立的核心價值：堅信受人點滴當亟思回饋，微小之舉可成重大之事。

  2009 年 9 月，Guy Laliberté 成為加拿大首位私人太空遊客。他希望藉由此舉讓世人注意到人類在地球上面臨的飲水問題。第一次的太空「詩意社會使命」(Poetic Social Mission)，以地空連線，關懷水資源 (Moving Stars and Earth for Water) 為主題，目的在於透過藝術的手法感動人心，在特別製播的 120 分鐘 Webcast 節目中，呈現了在五大洲 14 個城市以及國際太空站中展開的多項藝術表演。

  重大獎項與榮譽肯定
  2011 年，Guy Laliberté 晉身加拿大商業名人堂 (Order of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame) 之列。2010 年，Guy 獲得在傳奇的好萊塢星光大道 (Walk of Fame) 上留下專屬星型勳章的殊榮。同年，魁北克政府為表揚其貢獻，更將六年前授予的騎士 (Chevalier) 勳章，提升為軍官 (Officier) 勳章，使其成為 Ordre de la Pléiade 的受勳者之一。2008 年，魁北克 Laval 大學 (Université Laval) 授予 Guy 榮譽博士學位。前一年，Guy Laliberté 獲得安永 (Ernst & Young) 年度企業家大獎肯定，其獲獎層級涵蓋三大層級：魁北克、加拿大和國際。2004 年，他獲得加拿大總理頒發的加拿大最高榮譽加拿大勳章 (Order of Canada)，  同年更獲得時代雜誌 (Time Magazine) 票選為全球百大影響力人士。2003 年，他獲選為 Condé Nast 集團的領先者計畫 (Never Follow Program) 之一，該計畫宗旨在於表彰傑出創造者和創新人士。2001 年，榮獲大蒙特婁學院 (Académie des Grands Montréalais) 提名為傑出蒙特婁公民 (Great Montrealer)。1997 年，Guy Laliberté 接受魁北克政府頒發的最高榮譽魁北克勳章 (Ordre National du Québec)。

  
  

  其他獎項與榮譽肯定

  2009
  加拿大行銷協會 (Canadian Marketing Association) 終生成就獎

  2002
  進入加拿大星光大道

  1998
  美國工藝博物館 (American Craft Museum，現為紐約藝術與設計博物館 (Museum of Arts and Design)) 遠見成就獎 (Visionary Award)

  1996
  於第 43 屆商業大會 (魁北克) 中獲頒創新視野 (Vision nouvelle) 獎

  1988
  魁北克傑出媒體大會 (Gala Excellence La Presse) 年度風雲人物

  1988
  Les Affaires 雜誌 (魁北克) 年度企業家

   

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• Gilles Ste-Croix

  高級副總裁.創作內容

  Gilles Ste-Croix 最初向父母表示有意投身表演事業的時候，他們非常反對，更說道：「絕 對不可以！」在魁北克農村長大的 Gilles，決意要出外闖天下。他成為四海為家的嬉皮一 族，更在西岸生活了一段日子，並參與一些戲劇的面試。

  Gilles 曾經試圖改變, 甚至在一家建築公司工作了一段時期, 然而他明白到在內心深處, 實在無法接受投身傳統商業社會, 並以此為終身事業. 於此同時, 他在追尋適合計資的行業方面, 亦絕非漫無目的. 他指出早於少年時候, 便一直渴求取得驕人成就, 亦一直渴望能够娛樂大眾. 雖然他醉心娛樂事業, 但其入行經過出人意表。

  1970 年代後期，Gilles 居於魁北克省維多利亞維爾（Victoriaville），依靠採摘蘋果來維持生 計。有一天，他突然大發奇想，想到要是能在雙腿縛上長梯，便能輕易採摘蘋果，亦因 而設計出他的第一對高蹺。

  其後，一位朋友向Gilles提到美國佛蒙特州（Vermont）的麵包傀儡劇團（Bread and Puppet Theater），愛以踩高蹺作為很多表演項目的特色所在。Gilles 親身到該劇團觀摩，更領悟 到他以踩高蹺來採摘蘋果的技巧，可能會在娛樂事業中大派用場。

  到了1980年，Gilles 聯同一群街頭表演者成立了拜聖保羅高蹺表演團，其後更舉辦了「拜 聖保羅狂歡節」，呈獻形形色色的街頭表演。及至 1984 年，Gilles 攜手 Guy Laliberté創 辦了太陽劇團。

  1984及1985年，Gilles 為太陽劇團設計並演出很多高蹺劇目。在 1988 年，他成為戲團 的藝術總監，並在世界各地發掘潛質優厚的人才。1990 至 2000 年間，他擔任劇團創 作總監，負責劇團於期內的所有製作項目，包括：《Nouvelle Expérience》、《藝界人生》 （Saltimbanco）、《飛躍之旅》（Alegria）、《神秘境界》（Mystère）、《奇幻之旅》（Quidam）、 《夢幻嘉年華》（La Nouba）、《“O”》及《超越極限》（Dralion）。在1992年，他執導了太陽戲 團在日本首個於大帳篷演出的項目《Fascination》。此外，德國馬戲團餐廳「Pomp Duck and Circumstance」令人拍案叫絕的精彩晚宴表演，亦是由 Gilles 於 1997 年率先執導，開 創先猷。

  及至2000年，Gilles 在繼續任職太陽劇團顧問的同時，決定實現他其中一個偉大夢想： 由於他對馬匹非常著迷，所以自創公司，並於 2003 年製作了名為《Cheval-Théâtre》的表 演，最大特色是由 30 匹馬以及眾多雜技藝人在巨大帳篷內演出。《Cheval-Théâtre》曾在北 美洲十個城市巡迴演出。

  2002年12月起，Gilles 重返台陽劇團，担任新項目發展部的創作副總裁，并於 2006 年 7月獲任命為創作內容高級副總裁。

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• Fernand Rainville

  Director of Creation

  A prolific actor and director, Fernand Rainville has been active on the Quebec cultural scene for over 25 years. He made his mark in the theatre world by directing over a hundred creative and repertory theatre plays, both contemporary and classical, as well as large-scale variety shows such as the bilingual production of Les Misérables (1990-1991), Légendes fantastiques (which ran from 1998 to 2007 and earned him the Quebec Tourism Prize) and Saka,an equestrian show performed under a big top between 2007 and 2009. In television, Fernand has worked as Artistic Director for the show Le plaisir croît avec l’usage, which aired on Télé-Québec between 2001 and 2003. He was also responsible for the artistic direction of the opening ceremonies of the Outgames at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in 2006. Fernand has been working with Cirque du Soleil on a regular basis since 2005. He was co-director for the opening ceremony of the Montreal 2005 – XI FINA World Championships, Director of the Cirque du Soleil pre-game show at the 2007 Miami Superbowl, as well as Director of Creation and Director of Wintuk, a show that ran seasonally for four years at Madison Square Garden's WaMu Theatre in New York. For ONE DROP, Fernand directed the multimedia experience AQUA and, during Guy Laliberté’s journey into space in 2009, he assumed the role of Content Producer and Artistic Director for the Poetic Social Mission event, a show on water-related issues that was broadcast on television and the Internet.

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• Diane Paulus

  Director

  Diane Paulus is the Artistic Director of the A.R.T. (American Repertory Theatre). Her recent work with A.R.T. includes The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, a new production adapted by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, and OBIE-winning composer Diedre Murray, playing on Broadway; Prometheus Bound, a new musical inspired by Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy, written by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) with music composed by Grammy Award-winning System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian; Death and The Powers: The Robots’ Opera, a new opera by Tod Machover in collaboration with MIT Media Lab, which world premiered at l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo; The Donkey Show, a disco adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which ran for six years Off-Broadway and toured internationally; Best of Both Worlds, and Johnny Baseball. Diane’s other recent theatre credits include the Public Theatre's of HAIR (Tony-Award winning for best revival) on Broadway and London’s West End.  She has also directed Kiss Me, Kate (Glimmerglass Opera) and Lost Highway (ENO co-production with the Young Vic) and, as an opera director, The Magic Flute (Canadian Opera Company), Il mondo della luna at the Hayden Planetarium in New York, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Turn Of The Screw, Cosi fan tutte, and the Monteverdi trilogy Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, L’incoronazione di Poppea, and Orfeo at the Chicago Opera Theatre.  Diane is a Professor of the Practice of Theatre in Harvard University’s English Department and was recently named one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston by Boston Magazine. She is a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Boston Conservatory. This is Diane Paulus’ first collaboration with Cirque du Soleil.

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• Scott Pask

  Scénographe et concepteur des accessoires

  Scénographe primé, Scott Pask a participé à diverses productions présentées tant à Broadway qu’à Londres. Parmi les œuvres théâtrales, d’opéra et de danse auxquelles il a collaboré se trouvent The Pillowman, avec Billy Crudup et Jeff Goldblum(prix Tony pour la meilleure scénographie); A Behanding in Spokane, mettant en vedette Christopher Walken et A Steady Rain, avec Daniel Craig et Hugh Jackman. Collaborateur de longue date de Diane Paulus, Scott a travaillé avec cette dernière à de nombreux projets, dont  la remise en scène primée de HAIR à Broadway et à Londres, et The Donkey Show, à Londres. Parmi les nombreuses scénographies à son crédit pour des spectacles de Broadway figurent également Promises Promises, Pal Joey, Speed The Plow, Les liaisons dangereuses, The Vertical Hour, Urinetown, Take Me Out, NINE avec Antonio Banderas, La cage aux folles et The Coast of Utopia, des productions pour lesquelles il s’est mérité des prix Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle et Hewes pour la meilleure scénographie. Tout récemment, il a conçu la scénographie de la comédie musicale à succès The Book Of Mormon, pour laquelle il a remporté l’un des neufs prix Tony décernés pour cette production. Il a également imaginé la scénographie de Peter Grimes au Metropolitan Opera. Son travail a été exposé à la Quadriennale de Prague, au Bruce Museum of Science and Art, à The Leslie Lohman Gallery, à The Met Gallery et fait partie de la collection permanente du McNay Art Museum. Scott Pask collabore avec le Cirque du Soleil pour la première fois.

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• Mérédith Caron

  Conceptrice des costumes

  Au Québec comme à l’étranger, Mérédith Caron a imprimé sa marque au théâtre, au cinéma,  à l'opéra et au cirque. Avec plus de 175 collaborations à son actif, Mérédith est l’une des figures de proue du domaine de la création de costumes au Canada. Elle a travaillé auprès de metteurs en scène émérites, dont Pierre Bernard, Serge Denoncourt, Robert Lepage, Martine Beaulne, René Richard Cyr, André Brassard, Daniele Finzi Pasca et Richard Monette au prestigieux Stratford Festival, en Ontario. Au fil de ses collaborations, Mérédith Caron accumule les prix et les distinctions au Québec, dont un Gémeau, sept Gascon-Roux et deux Masques. Depuis près de 20 ans, elle enseigne l’histoire de l’art et la conception de costumes à l’École nationale de théâtre du Canada à Montréal. En 1988, elle collabore pour la première fois avec le Cirque du Soleil en dessinant des costumes dans le cadre d’un projet en développement. Après CRISS ANGEL Believe, Mérédith participe pour la troisième fois à un projet du Cirque du Soleil.

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• Bob & Bill

  Compositeurs

  Composers and arrangers Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard (aka Bob & Bill) are well known for their ability to blur the lines between genres and styles. In 2003, they composed the music for Splinter Cell (Pandora Tomorrow), a best-selling Ubisoft video game. They have also produced several albums, including Monica Freire’s Bahiatronica and Pink Floyd Redux, a collection of remixed songs from the British cult band, as well as the soundtrack album for the Cirque du Soleil show KOOZA. In 2004, Bob & Bill supplied the musical direction and arrangements for the Cirque du Soleil show Midnight Sun, as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the 20th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil. Three-time nominees for a Quebec music industry ADISQ award, the two sidekicks also created the music for several films and television series, and composed the music for Director Robert Lepage’s production Pageant de Canotgraphie. In 2008, the duo launched their first album, Crime Report, a work combining electronic and organic sounds. Bob & Bill worked many times with Cirque du Soleil to create the musical arrangements for several special events. In 2009, they composed the music for TOTEM, directed by Robert Lepage. Two years later, they composed the music for the third chapter of Les Chemins invisibles (Le Royaume de Tôle) an urban cabaret performed in Quebec City in the summer of 2011.  Amaluna will therefore be their third show as composers for Cirque du Soleil.

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• Jacques Boucher

  Concepteur sonore

  Depuis plus de vingt-cinq ans, Jacques Boucher conçoit les environnements sonores pour une multitude de productions du Québec et d’ailleurs. Sonorisateur pour différents artistes québécois dont Richard Séguin, Laurence Jalbert, Diane Dufresne et Bruno Pelletier, l’expertise de Jacques Boucher a été mise au service de comédies musicales telles que Dracula (2006) et de grands événements, dont le méga spectacle 2000 voix chantent le monde, présenté à Québec en 2000, avec plus de 2 300 choristes sur scène. En 2008, Jacques est invité à mettre la main à la presque totalité des événements de la Société du 400e anniversaire de la ville de Québec en tant que concepteur et chef sonorisateur : il participe à la Symphonie des mille de Gustav Mahler avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Québec, au spectacle Le Moulin à images de Robert Lepage, dont il conçoit l’imposant système de diffusion sonore s’étalant sur 1,2 km et  à l’événement-spectacle présenté par le Cirque du Soleil. Jacques Boucher travaille également à titre de concepteur sonore et de chef sonorisateur pour des événements spéciaux du Cirque du Soleil. Après TOTEM, il collaborera pour une deuxième fois à un spectacle du Cirque du Soleil.

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• Matthieu Larivée

  Lighting Designer

  Matthieu Larivée came up with the ingenious lighting designs for several shows and artistic events in Quebec and throughout Canada. His multidimensional approach and overall vision of the show has allowed him to participate in large-scale projects such as the show Le Petit Roy, directed by Serge Postigo, and Beladi - A night at the Pyramids, a unique show featuring singer Chantal Chamandy and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, performed in front of the Egyptian pyramids, which allowed Matthieu to emphasize the beauty of such majestic monuments. This international project earned him the MELDA (Middle East Lighting Design Awards) Award in 2007 and recognition from his peers at the 2008 Parnelli Awards in Las Vegas. At the 2010 Gala de l'ADISQ, Matthieu was nominated as “Lighting Designer of the Year” for MusicMan, starring Gregory Charles, and again in 2011 for Roch Voisine’s Americana. Matthieu never hesitates to push the boundaries of his art, incorporating video technology and scenic effects into his projects. For over ten years now, Matthieu Larivée and his Lüz Studio team have been responsible for the visual look of numerous concerts and events, including Canadian Music Week (2010 and 2011), Guy Laliberté’s Poetic Social Mission (an event that took place in 2009 during his eleven-day journey into space on board the International Space Station), the Concerts OSM éclatés, as well as the graphic design for the opening night of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in 2010. Matthieu has also worked with famous artists such as pianist Michel Legrand and singer Natasha St-Pier. Amaluna marks Matthieu's second time taking part in a Cirque du Soleil show after Wintuk.

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• Karole Armitage

  Choreographer

  Karole Armitage, director of Armitage Gone! Dance Company based in New York, was rigorously trained in classical ballet. Through her unique and acute knowledge of the aesthetic values of Balanchine and Cunningham, she is seen by some critics as the true choreographic heir to the two masters of twentieth-century American dance. Known as the "Punk Ballerina," Armitage is renowned for pushing the boundaries to create works that blend dance, music and art. Following the premiere of the Watteau Duets, Mikhail Baryshnikov invited her to create a work for the American Ballet Theatre, and Rudolph Nureyev commissioned a work for the Paris Opera Ballet. She has collaborated with contemporary composers and worked with artists such as Jeff Koons, Brice Marden and David Salle. She choreographed two Broadway productions (Passing Strange and Hair, which awarded her a Tony nomination), videos for Madonna and Michael Jackson and several  films. She has set new works on companies that include the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo,  Ballet Naccional de Cuba and  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Her company tours an extensive repertoire and creates site-specific works for festivals and venues worldwide. She has directed operas from the baroque and contemporary repertoire for prestigious houses of Europe, including Teatro Di San Carlo in Naples, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Lyric Opera in Athens and Het Muzik Theatre in Amsterdam. She also choreographed The Cunning Little Vixen for the New York Philharmonic. Armitage was awarded France's most prestigious award in 2009, Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. This is her first collaboration with Cirque du Soleil.

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• Rob Bollinger

  Acrobatic Performance Designer

  Rob Bollinger was a competitive trampolinist at the age of 9 and partnered with his father on the invention of the double mini trampoline as his family owned a trampoline club in Illinois, where he grew up. He studied Business at Indiana University on a scholarship as a competitive springboard diver. He won two Big Ten and two NCAA national diving championships and qualified for the 1980 and 1984 Olympics trials. He did not make the team on either occasion, and at first turned away from the world of competitive sports. After a brief period working in aeronautics and insurance, Rob found the pull of acrobatics too strong to resist, so he went to work in diving shows in theme parks, which led him around the world. On his return to the United States he put his talents as a diver and trampolinist to work in film and television as a professional stunt man, notably for Universal Studios. Rob joined Cirque du Soleil in 1993 during the creation of the first resident show Mystère as a coach and artist in the show’s original house troupe. In 1997 he joined "O", first as a coach, then as artistic coordinator and eventually he was appointed the production’s artistic director. He also added the artistic direction of Mystère to his responsibilities. Michael Jackson ONE is Rob’s third show as Acrobatic Designer after ZAIA and Amaluna.

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• Fred Gérard

  特技裝備及索具設計

  1984 年，在觀賞過 Zingaro Circus (法國) 令人大開眼界的表演後，Fred 決心離開鑽油業，投入馬戲團藝術。Fred 是頭幾位從法國香檳沙隆國家馬戲團藝術中心畢業的高空鞦韆飛人，他獲邀加入太陽劇團的表演「Nouvelle Expérience」擔任高空鞦韆表演者。受傷後他被迫離開舞台，成為表演總監與藝術總監的助理。他之後接任巡迴演出藝術統籌一職。在歐洲短暫地待了一段時間後，他重回太陽劇團，首度參與特技裝備設計，為「Alegría」與「Mystère」演出做準備。他擔任索具操作員總管並在蒙特婁的太陽劇團國際總部訓練馬戲團技術人員，之後在 1997 至 2006 年間，他在多場巡迴演出中負責這些任務。在其他馬戲團好友協助下，Fred 在法國南部的馬蒂格共同創立了 Nickel Chrome 團體。此團體支援各種馬戲團計畫，作為其中一員，Fred 擔任帳棚主管／索具操作員總管、藝術總監、設計師或訓練員，協助世界各地的馬戲團計畫與公司。除了與 Nickel Chrome 及 Théâtre Europe 合作之外，Fred 也加入法國濱海拉賽納 Janvier dans les Étoiles 慶典的創作與開發。這是繼 OVO 之後，Fred Gérard 二度以特技裝備與索具設計師身分與太陽劇團合作。

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• Patricia Ruel

  Props Designer

  Patricia Ruel has contributed to the success of a myriad of plays, television shows and special events, both in Quebec and abroad. Her track record includes over 50 productions as Props Designer and a dozen as Set Designer. Patricia has received two Théâtre Denise-Pelletier awards for her sets for Révizor, directed by Reynald Robinson, in 2003, and Edmond Dantès, directed by Robert Bellefeuille, in 2004. In 2011, she received a Gémeau award in the “Best Set Design: all variety categories, magazines, public affairs, sports” category for the end-of-year special Bye Bye 2010, aired on SRC. She has worked with various theatre directors, including Robert Lepage, Dominic Champagne and Fernand Rainville. She has also worked on several projects for Cirque du Soleil, including KÀ, The Beatles LOVE and Viva ELVIS as Props Designer and Wintuk and Banana Shpeel as Set Designer.

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• Eleni Uranis

  Makeup Designer

  Eleni Uranis joined Cirque du Soleil in 1989 as Assistant to Costume Designer Dominique Lemieux. She then worked on various shows, where she was responsible for materials research, fittings and artistic quality control. She then designed costumes for the show Pomp Duck and Circumstance, performed in Hamburg (Germany) from 1997 to 1999. In 2002, she worked alongside world-renowned designer Thierry Mugler to design the costumes for Zumanity. In 2004, Eleni Uranis’ career took a sharp turn when she joined the Cirque du Soleil make-up workshop, where she would see her ideas brought to life by the artists of Dralion. Between 2004 and 2006, Eleni Uranis assisted Make-up Designer Nathalie Gagné with several shows and, in 2005, she designed the make-up for Reflections in Blue, the show Cirque produced for the opening ceremonies of the XI FINA World Aquatic Championships. With Amaluna, Eleni is designing the make-up for her sixth Cirque du Soleil production after Dralion, Wintuk, ZED, Banana Shpeel and Zarkana.

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Guest Creators

• Randy Weiner

  Dramaturge

• Debra Brown

  Acrobatic Choreographer

• Caitlan Maggs

  Acrobatic Choreographer
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• Antoine Rigot & Agathe Olivier (Les Colporteurs, France)

  Multiple Highwire Act and Apparatus

• Rigolo Swiss Nouveau Cirque

  "Sanddornbalance" Act