The Cirque: An American Odyssey

The Cirque: An American Odyssey (1989)

January 1st, 19890h 50min

Documentary
0%

Overview

In 1988, the Cirque du Soleil toured the United States and set up its big top in New York City - a grand three-ring circus in itself! - garnering rave reviews. Behind the scenes, artists working in the fledgling Quebec circus talk about what it means to them to be a part of this success, and also the price they pay for sharing the American Dream.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Grazing the Sky

Grazing the Sky


Released on: 2013-11-22
Documentary

Grazing the Sky is a compelling look at the lives of trapeze artists and other circus performers. Th...

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control


Released on: 1997-10-03
Documentary

Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to crea...

Cirque du Soleil: KÀ Extreme

Cirque du Soleil: KÀ Extreme


Released on: 2007-01-01
Music, Documentary

Cirque du Soleil presents KÀ, its new epic tale, an unprecedented theatrical production now playing ...

An Apology to Elephants

An Apology to Elephants


Released on: 2013-04-13
Documentary

Elephants are among the most majestic and intelligent creatures on Earth--but for hundreds of years,...

Pagliacci

Pagliacci


Released on: 2018-04-26
Documentary

The documentary “Pagliacci” celebrates – in a poetic way – what it means to be a clown. The film add...

TUNAHAKI

TUNAHAKI


Released on: 2010-03-09
Documentary

Tunahaki is the extraordinary story of nine gifted orphans who are acrobats. We follow their journey...

Guantanamo Circus

Guantanamo Circus


Released on: 2013-01-01
Documentary

A surreal look at the day-to-day life of American soldiers stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba through...

Back To Africa

Back To Africa


Released on: 2008-04-01
Documentary

An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and fo...

Une histoire complètement cirque

Une histoire complètement cirque


Released on: 2019-09-16
Documentary

Cirque du Soleil: Quidam

Cirque du Soleil: Quidam


Released on: 1999-12-26
Documentary, Music

A young girl has already seen everything there is to see and her world has lost all meaning. Her ang...

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria


Released on: 2001-11-19
Documentary, Music, Family

Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means "jubilation" in Spanish...

Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco

Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco


Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary, Family, Music

From the Italian 'saltare in banco' – which literally means 'to jump on a bench' – Saltimbanco explo...

Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

Cirque du Soleil: Varekai


Released on: 2003-10-07
Music, Family, Documentary

Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He i...

Calder's 1927 Great Circus

Calder's 1927 Great Circus


Released on: 1955-01-01
Documentary, Family

Alexander Calder created and performed one of the most important and beloved works, his miniature ci...

Cirkus Kludský

Cirkus Kludský


Released on: 1967-01-01
Documentary

Prater

Prater


Released on: 2007-02-10
Documentary

Vienna’s Prater is an amusement park and a desire machine. No mechanical invention, no novel idea or...

Cirque du Soleil: La Magie Continue

Cirque du Soleil: La Magie Continue


Released on: 1987-06-01
Family, Music, Comedy, Documentary

One of the earliest Cirque du Soleil releases, filmed during a tour of the troupe's native Canada in...

Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

Savages: The Story of Human Zoos


Released on: 2018-09-05
Documentary, History

For more than a century the great colonial powers put human beings, taken by force from their native...

Who is Weary Willie?

Who is Weary Willie?


Released on: 2021-03-01
War, Documentary

"Who is Weary Willie?" explores the life of the once-famous circus character Weary Willie and his st...

Circus Kid

Circus Kid


Released on: 2016-10-09
Documentary

The Pickle Family Circus was founded by Lorenzo Pisoni's parents in 1974. The film documents the spi...