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Arts & Entertainment

Cirque du Soleil: Quidam

Quidam had its world premiere in Montreal under the Big
Top in April 1996. Since then, the production has toured on
five continents and been experienced by millions of people.
Quidam is now embarking on a new journey, performing the
same captivating production, but now in arenas throughout
North America. The international cast features over 50
world-class acrobats, musicians, singers and characters.
Unlike any other Cirque du Soleil show, Quidam does not
take spectators to an imaginary realm of fanciful, larger-than life
characters. Rather, it is an examination of our own
world—inhabited by real people with real-life concerns.

Young Zoé is bored; her parents, distant and apathetic, ignore
her. Her life has lost all meaning. Seeking to fill the void of
her existence, she slides into an imaginary world—the world
of Quidam—where she meets characters who encourage her
to free her soul.

Quidam: a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on
a street corner, a person rushing past and swallowed by the
crowd. It could be anyone, anybody. Someone coming or
going at the heart of our anonymous society. A member of the
crowd, one of the silent majority. The one who cries out, sings
and dreams within us all. This is the “Quidam” whom this
show allows to speak. This is the place that beckons—a place
for dreaming and genuine relations where all Quidams, by
proclaiming their individuality, can finally emerge from
anonymity.

 

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