Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Montréal Complètement Cirque, Take Two!

The second edition of international circus festival Montréal Complètement Cirque is right around the corner! Taking place in various locations around Montreal, this year's edition will take place from July 7th to the 24th!

The line-up has just been announced, and let me tell you, there are some seriously exciting shows to see! There are local favourites like les 7 doigts de la main (Patinoire, Le Cabaret 2011), Cirque du Soleil (Totem, again), and Impro Cirque, as well as shows from France, Belgium, Ireland, and Australia!

I'm terribly excited for OKIDOK's return to Montreal as I fell in love with them when they performed their show Ha Ha Ha at the Tohu six or seven years ago. But most exciting of all is that Victoria Chaplin (daughter of Charlie Chaplin) and Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée (father of immensely talented James Thiérrée)'s Cirque Invisible will be coming to Montreal for the first time!

But honestly, it isn't fair to single out any shows just yet. Even a brief tour of the different companies' websites is enough to kindle some serious anticipation for the upcoming festival. From poetry to hip hop, and folk to modern and contemporary, this year's festival certainly does seem to have it all! The only foreseeable problem is how to decide what shows to go see... they ain't cheap.

The full line up of shows is as follows:

To find out more about the shows, where they're playing and when, follow this link. I hope to see you in Montreal this summer!

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