cloud swing (cirque du soleil's "quidam")

[Fairytalevillain]

It's so nice to know there are talented people out there!

[MrMrMrprofessor]

What's "The Red Haired Brat" doing in this scene?

[jordynw6nastlfan1]

That was EPIC! :D

[polishwordforlips]

wow! you got to play with cirque du soleil? that's freaking sweet! That's my dream!

love the way you act, sweet job and- oh my god. oh! oh no you're not- oh my god, you ARE using a bow on that guitar (or...bass?).

man, that is freaking sexy XD

[situlasitula]

very good! i'm so amazed at how well you play!

[waveatatteredflag]

this is pretty sick, i gotta say.

[00nach000]

oh my good did you work in the cirque du soleil o my good my dream is work in the cirque du soleil special in this show quidam i`m a drumer my name is roger good luck in this job realy im from mexico recently quidam was here in november to december sorry my bad english

[funhistory]

Thank you so much for posting this, Tristan! You were terrific! I saw you 6 times! There was so much to see in this particular act--beautiful Donna above, crazy redhead to your right (one of my overall favorite ladies in the show), & of course, the blue cuties to your left. I really like the music, & your playing is so f#$%ing cool! I wonder if Jimmy Page has ever seen Quidam?

[zunomruhtra]

Thanks for posting this. Quidam was the first Cirque show I saw back in 1996 and it's still my favorite! Great performance!

[Edard]

yo vi eso en mexico :) fue genial!!!!

[bennyraven]

Very good performance! I meant to see Quidam when it was in New Zealand, but couldn't find the time to get up to Auckland. I'm fascinated with this video, it's so interesting to watch the performers who aren't "in focus." Thank you for posting this.

[cloudswinger]

Donna Rocks, you weren't underneath her when I saw the show how long have you been there for? Has she ever fallen while you were right underneath her? The original girl who did it Petra was black, and somebody told that originally her act was based on lynch mobs and violence against women and that's why you don't see their faces because it's a silent crime. Whether or not it's actually true no idea. If you are still on tour send Donna a huge hello from Zeb!

Ciao

[tristanavakian]

Thanks. I had to come up with my own interpretation... the only direction I was given was to "look angry". I just thought about what the government was taking out of my cheque... That did it every time!

Eventually I developed a thing where Boum Boum (death) and I are battling it out over the fate of Donna, the aerialist. He wants her to fall, I want her to fly. But I am fairly menacing and crazy too, so it's not a simple contest of good and evil.

[tristanavakian]

That's what was happening in my head, so by God that's how it was.

[pedro1216]

Thanks for sharing. I know quite a few people who actually rather watched your performance than cloud swing :P

The bow part and the following vocals are my favorite part of that song.

The show is open to your own interpretations Yakeglee. It wouldn't be Cirque if all you had was the act. Character elements, lighting, music, set design make it all come together.

[tristanavakian]

I had this made for training purposes... I know it would have been much more exciting with Dee in it.

I would look out at the audience every night and see every face looking up at her (and why not? she's the one risking her life) and maybe one or 2 turned to me with that unmistakable expression of "what the f#$% is he doing?!".

As for the "Naughty Girls" ....I did about 500-550 performances of "Quidam" and I still don't get a lot of it.

[rebba92]

wow, funny, "a bow on a guitar??"

i would have liked to see more of the cloud swinger.

[Yakeyglee]

I still don't get the point of those five girls in blue who simulate their own hanging.