Montreal-based casting agent Magdale Coleno filled me in on details on the new seasonal show starting this Christmas. It sounds fantastic.
Athletes from some of the extreme acrobatic sports are being cast. They start training and rehearsing this summer.
Come Winter, Cirque du Soleil and Madison Square Garden Will Stage Wintuk in NYC …
Wintuk is the unusual name of the new fantastical Cirque du Soleil holiday entertainment that will make its home at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in late 2007. …
The winter-themed, acrobat-filled, spectacle-infused world premiere will run Nov. 1, 2007-Jan. 6, 2008, with annual return visits planned. …
A cast of 50 performers “weaves thrilling circus arts, breathtaking theatrical effects and memorable songs into a meaningful seasonal story that resonates with the whole family.”
Playbill News: Come Winter, Cirque du Soleil and Madison Square Garden Will Stage Wintuk in NYC
Wintuk – official website
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