Nouvelle Experience: Difference between revisions

[[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s fourth show, their first after their North American breakthrough ''Le Cirque Reinvente'', ran from 1990 through 1993. In the years following ''Reinvente'''s debut the fledgling company recruited many new performers, particularly from Europe and Asia. As well, the creative team wanted to deliver a more theatrical show than its predecessor; the ring and curtain at the back of the performance space were eliminated, and this helped to create smoother transitions between individual acts, tying them and their performers together into a larger whole. What resulted was the show that bridged the gap between the early tours and the spectacles that would establish the company as an entertainment powerhouse as [[The Nineties]] continued.

The show was filmed for TV in 1991 and won the 1992 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Special); it is available on video and DVD. Compare with ''[[KOOZA]]'', a much later show directed by David Shiner—who played the Everyman during this tour's first leg and created his character's clown acts—and created as a throwback to early Cirque efforts.

* [[Adipose Rex]]: Madame Corporation, also known as the Queen of the Flounes; whatever you call her, she's [[Large and In Charge]].

* [[Audience Participation]]: The Everyman has two segments involving this: He goes on a date with a young lady in his rickety "car", and attempts to film a silent movie with four audience members.