{"id":235492,"date":"2012-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/cirque-returns-with-totem\/"},"modified":"2012-03-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T07:00:00","slug":"cirque-returns-with-totem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/cirque-returns-with-totem\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirque regresa con "Totem""},"content":{"rendered":"

Company extends San Diego dates due to demand<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Cirque<\/a>
(Photo by Daniel Desmarais)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Anthony King | Downtown News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cirque du Soleil returns to San Diego this month with \u201cTotem,\u201d the 11th production from the Montreal, Canada-based company to visit the area since 1987. Like other Cirque productions, \u201cTotem\u201d combines acrobatics, athletics, music and costumes for a show that is ever evolving.<\/p>\n

Evolution may be the theme for \u201cTotem\u201d\u2014which traces the human species from its original amphibian state to modern-day human\u2014but it is also one of the guiding principles of Cirque as a theater company. \u201cCirque\u2019s mandate as a company is creation,\u201d Artistic Director Tim Smith said. \u201cTechnically, you could see a show on Thursday and it would be different on Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith, whose previous experience includes working on six original Broadway shows, said changes in \u201cTotem\u201d happen through a collaboration with new technologies, the actors and, most importantly, through audience feedback. \u201cAlthough the show was created a year and a half ago, we then start[ed] our journey and we constantly motivate ourselves to change it, develop it [and] make it better,\u201d he said. \u201cThat makes it really exciting daily, on a creative basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTotem\u201d premiered in Montreal in 2010, and the production has since visited more than 10 cities in four countries, with an audience of more than 1 million viewers. The San Diego production begins April 25 and runs through May 13 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, located at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.<\/p>\n

Touring, however, has become a day-to-day occurrence for Amanda Balius, head of wardrobe for the show. Originally from Biloxi, Miss., Balius said she has been on the road for 12 years.<\/p>\n

While there are many aspects to a Cirque show, for \u201cTotem,\u201d costumes are a key component to how the actors interact with the audience, Balius said. \u201cIn this show, because we\u2019re dealing with evolution\u2026 I think the costumes really help [the actors] find their character,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes this special for the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Characters include frogs, monkeys and a Neanderthal man, as well as a man made entirely out of mirrors, called the Crystal Man.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of very drastic looks,\u201d Balius said. \u201cIt\u2019s a vast spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Smith, who said it was \u201calways nice to be in San Diego,\u201d the traveling production is a way for people to see a Cirque show without having to travel far or watch one on television. \u201cWhat\u2019s great for San Diego,\u201d he said, \u201cis whenever you get the chance to see Cirque live; that\u2019s the only experience. We\u2019re excited to be in a great city, and people get a chance to have an experience that they won\u2019t have anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Del Mar production of \u201cTotem\u201d range from $40 to $148.50. VIP packages are also available and show times vary. For complete times and to purchase tickets visit cirquedusoleil.com\/totem.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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