Full Circle (1996 film)

"Full Circle: The Making of Quidam" is a collage of snippets filmed during the week prior to the premiere performance of Quidam by Cirque du Soleil (runtime 22:30; copyright 1996 by Telemagik 201Q01A). Excerpts of the description on the back of the carton state:

"Full Circle shows you the making of Quidam, from its very beginnings to its triumphant finish. Join [Quidam's] creators and performers as they practise, experiment, innovate and explore. From costume fittings to character improvisations, from music full of imagery to acts that have to be perfect, you will be there as the show takes form. Share their dream. Join their quest for a magical show."

The tape begins and ends by showing performers taking final bow onstage (sans wigs) while their first names are announced. Lists below are in order of appearance.

Interviews

* Franco Dragone, director
* Oleg Ouchakov, Banquine performer
* Debra Brown, choreographer
* Samuel Jornot, coach
* Boris Verkhovsky, head coach
* Marie-Claude (?), physiotherapist
* Dominique Poulin, Spanish Webs performer
* Martyne Dubé, Spanish Webs performer
* Karl Baumann, plays Target character
* John Gilkey, plays John character
* Rene Bazinet, assistant stage director
* Chris Lashua, German Wheel performer
* Jacqueline Lemieux, coach

Training Sessions

* Spanish Webs
* Aerial Silk
* Banquine
* Aerial Hoops
* German Wheel

cenes and Notes

* Costume-fitting sessions include conceptual drawings of characters
* Show music plays continuously in the background, but one training session shows multiple acrobatic performers recording the chorus of the theme song, "Atmadja".
* A few seconds of the Banquine act during the training session in normal sportswear, then a few seconds during the stage performance in full costume, back and forth
* Quidam character with a different entrance, wearing hat on shoulders & giving Zoe the umbrella
* Balls bounced during Skipping Ropes act
* Performers congratulating each other in tent as they exit the stage for intermission
* Snippets of the original Manipulation act not included in the 1999 video, plus a minute & a half of the live performance of the accompanying song, "Rivage"
* "Full Circle: Quidam Behind the Scenes" is included on the 2000 release of the Region 2 DVD (Europe) of the Quidam video, but not on the Region 1 DVD (America).
* "Full Circle: The Making of Quidam" is included in .MPG format on a 2004 promotional CD entitled "People are amazing creatures" sponsored by Optus during the 2004-2005 Australian tour.

ee also

List of Quidam performers

External links

* [http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/quidam/creators/ Cirque du Soleil's Official Quidam Creators site]