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

from Cirque du Soleil's "Quidam" - my "character" at work.

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• Cirque
• du
• Soleil
• quidam
• tristan
• avakian

[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.

[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.

[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!!!!