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Dates: during 2000-2009
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YOUR BOOM BOOM HUCKJAM ARENA TOUR STARTS IN JUNE. IS IT NASCAR FOR TWEENS? I'd liken it less to NASCAR or a Monster Truck show and more to Cirque du Soleil. It has a lot of choreography, and it's visually exciting--it's showcasing our sport as entertainment, not competition. And it's not just for the younger generation--it's one of the few events that dads and sons can equally enjoy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 QUESTIONS FOR TONY HAWK | 5/1/2005 | See Source »

...girls, decked out in black, begin with stretching, which often involves Cirque de Soleil-esque moves, legs lifted up past their heads...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blood, Sweat, & Fishnets | 4/14/2005 | See Source »

...Cirque du Soleil show that opened last week, is the latest, largest demonstration that the Quebec company--which began as a circus with no animals--has become the gold standard for live entertainment. Like a circus, Ką showcases jaw-dropping acrobatic feats, but it cradles them in outsize theatrical wizardry: a huge stage space with many scene changes and a theater designed to suit the show, with side balconies from which the performers can fly over the audience. Like a Broadway show, Ką has a plot, a dozen or more characters and a sonorous score. It blends these two forms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bigger Than Vegas | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...year compared with last. Blockbuster has responded by investing in video-game rentals and launching its own online subscription service. It's "surprising that Blockbuster would choose to spend so much reinforcing its presence in the brick-and-mortar portion of this business," says Marla Backer, a Research Associates--Soleil analyst. If the Blockbuster deal is struck, the combined company will control roughly 50% of the traditional rental market--which means antitrust regulators will probably get involved. Movie Gallery notes that this is not a problem its bid is likely to face.--By Unmesh Kher

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Briefs: A Bid for a Bigger Blockbuster | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...African island nation to devote her life to tossing ribbons, hoops, clubs and rubber balls. It's hard for many Olympic fans to get overly excited about rhythmic gymnastics, a so-called sport that involves sequin-attired women contorting their bodies as if in a Cirque du Soleil performance. But Monteiro took her Olympic responsibility seriously, often training in a dilapidated gym with ceilings too low to accommodate a proper hoop or ball toss. In last week's preliminaries, she finished last, but Monteiro didn't seem overly distressed. "It was a very nice experience," she said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beaten, But Not Defeated | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

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