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If you are a talented performer, what better place to display your abilities than performing for the prestigious Cirque Du Soleil? Cirque du Soleil launched as a street performance in Canada and its spectacular and creative performances has allowed it to expanded into a world-wide organization with shows in over 200 cities. If you think you have what it takes to join the performers, this page provides some tips on how to audition for Cirque du Soleil.
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Tips for Cirque du Soleil Audition
- Learn about Cirque du Soleil's shows
- Submit your profile to Cirque du Soleil
- Practice your talent
- Get invited to an audition
- Prepare by choosing unique makeup and clothes
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Introduction
- Being a performer for Cirque Du Soleil can allow you to travel across continents, express your creative personality on stage and participate in magnificent performances in front of an audience of thousands of people. Cirque du Soleil has entertained close to 90 million people since it launched in 1984 and has also won several awards. It offers shows in five different continents.Cirque du Soleil: About Us
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as well as a glimpse of the wide range of other creative acts needed on stage. Original music is composed for each show. This is an older show, some of the newer ones are more dramatic and fast-paced. Some shows tour and others have set locations EG. Tokyo Disneyland, Las Vegas. Each show is completely different so the mix of performers needed can be anything - check it out if interested!
Step 1: Performers and Shows
- Cirque du Soleil's shows are a combination of circus, theater, music and dance.
- Before planning for an audition, make sure you know what Cirque du Soleil has to offer you and its audience.
- Cirque du Soleil's shows are a combination of circus, theater, music and dance.
- Performers include circus artists, actors, dancers, singers, musicians, clowns, and sport performers. There are also opportunities for a variety of other talents that do not fit exactly into any of these categories.
- Different venues offer different shows and is targeted towards different audiences.
Step 2: The Audition Process
- The first steps to take to become part of Cirque du Soleil is to submit your profile and audition.
- Before auditioning, submit your profile to Cirque du Soleil.
- The profile should include your CV, photographs and a video or audio demo. Cirque du Soleil: How to Join
- If your profile impresses Cirque du Soleil, they will contact you to set up an audition.Cirque du Soleil: How to Join
- Occasionally, open auditions are held. Note that the auditions are often targeted toward a specific type of performers, such as dancers or actors. Make sure to attend the one related to your expertise.Cirque du Soleil: How to Join
- You will get an answer right after the audition.Cirque du Soleil: How to Join
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Step 3: Preparing
- If you are planning to audition for Cirque du Soleil, you hopefully already have a talent and have practiced it for some time. Besides practicing your specific talent, there are some other things to do before the audition.
- As before a job interview, you should learn as much about Cirque du Soleil as possible and familiarize yourself with their different shows.
- Makeup and costume design are important aspects of the shows, as Cirque du Soleil emphasizes creativity and imagination. Prepare to impress the judges with your makeup and outfit.
- You might be asked to perform a personal presentation or to perform together with a group.
Conclusion
- To audition for Cirque du Soleil, prepare by learning more about the shows, submit your profile, wait for an invitation to an audition and choose a makeup and outfit for the audition. You will get a response immediately after the audition. If you are approved, you will be entered into Cirque du Soleil's database of potential performers. You will be contacted if you are chosen for a specific role. After being chosen for a role, you will be entered into a training program which can take days or months, depending on the position.Cirque du Soleil: How to Join
Questions and Answers About How to Audition for Cirque du Soleil
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Is Cirque du Soleil touring a new show? 1 AnswerI'm pretty sure the newest show is KOOZA. There was an episode of Rachael Ray where they gave a little sneak peek. The Beatles LOVE starts touring in July. read more
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Unusual, unique, it is hard to describe Cirque du Soleil to someone who has not seen it live. Every costume is amazing in some way. People come back again and again to see the show, and even though the core scenery, costumes, songs, and main characters are the same, you never see the same show twice because they have so many talented acts that they rotate through that people are always surprised with stunning new material for each visit.
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I am a former Cirque Du Soleil Acrobat. AMAA
[...] call about two weeks after the audition. This time it's Fabrice Becker [...] to be a 40+ hour/week audition that was to last for [...] flight to Las Vegas for my audition was delayed until an hour [...] all I had was "Cirque Du Soleil" headquarters. I whistled [...]tronk | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (October 27, 2009 04:00 AM) -
I am a former Cirque Du Soleil Acrobat. AMAA
[...] with the other waiting for the audition. Being a quiet person, and [...] be allowed to remain at the audition through all the cuts. I [...] to be involved with Cirque Du Soleil, then follow our instructions [...] discipline" portion of the audition. I wasn't even asked [...]tronk | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (October 26, 2009 02:25 AM) -
I am a former Cirque Du Soleil Acrobat. AMAA
[...] It was a casting call for Cirque Du Soleil, listing upcoming auditions that they were [...] Winter Cup Championships the night before the audition just to introduce myself. At this [...] forgo the unnecessary process of a formal audition! My half-assed video of two [...]tronk | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (October 26, 2009 02:24 AM) -
I traveled with a Cirque Du Soleil show when I was younger. AMA
As a former Cirque du Soleil musician, I can help here. The selection process is highly competitive, and you can audition online, or live when talent scouts come to visit your area. The musicians can change shows, but it's not as common [...]jazzviolin | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (October 01, 2009 07:09 AM)
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Sitting close to the stage were some inexpensive seats - good I thought, I will see the show closeup, then I realized that the trapeze artists go zooming right over your head and they aim right for the cheap seats! :) AHA! That was why they were inexpensive - they are right on the runway!
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