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| | Varekai - Cirque du Soleil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | But since 1984, a new, more contemporary vision of circus entertainment has been developed by the French Canadian troupe Cirque du Soleil, which is more rooted in the one-ring circus traditions of Europe, with its rich heritage of commedia dell' arte. |
 | | In keeping, too, with modern sensibilities, Cirque du Soleil omits the animals and freaks, focusing instead on astounding human skills placed in spectacular settings of visionary state-of-the-art stagecraft and costuming, accompanied by contemporary music and choreographed from start to finish. |
 | | The concept and the productions have been fabulously successful, growing from the first show in 1984 to a current roster of three permanent shows (two in Las Vegas, one in Disney World) and five different shows currently touring in North America and Europe. |
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