Is that backward, no, it’s right, it’s good, ok. Roll it.
Welcome to The World Of.
Hey friends, last week we headed
under the big top for a steam punk celebration with Kurios.
This week is another trip under the big top
for a Cirque show unlike any other, Volta,
and guess what, it’s touring so it might be coming to your city.
They’re gonna show up and BMX
on your front step.
Volta combines the thrill and artistry of circus arts
with the spirit of action sports.
Not only do we have the regular array of humans define the limits
of what is physically possible,
but we also have completely new disciplines like BMX
being performed like never seen before.
Volta tells a spellbinding story about the freedom to choose
and the thrill of blazing your own trail.
Inspired in part by the adventurous spirit
that fuels the culture of action sports,
the show weaves acrobatics in a visually striking world
driven by a strain melodic score.
Volta is the story of transformation.
It is about being true to oneself,
fulfilling one’s full potential
and the power of the group to make that possible.
Waz, a popular gameshow host,
has lost touch of with his inner self in the pursuit of fame.
As doubt sets in, Waz is enlightened by childhood memories
as he encounters free spirits
who open doors to his inner soul he has long kept shut.
Let it out Waz, show them your true colors.
Now it’s time for Fun Facts.
The stage is the biggest footprint of any stage in a big top touring show.
The laser coat worn by Waz contains 168 lasers,
90 meters of wiring and has 155 beam combinations.
The iconic cube weighs 5 900 kg. It can pivot and move upstage and downstage.
2 of its movable panels are used for delivering video content.
The 6 ramps used in the breathtaking BMX act slip inside one another
like Russian dolls when stowed away.
A.J. congratulations, welcome to the Cirque family.
You’re one of the first BMXers we’ve ever had.
How is it to adjust being you know, in the BMX scene
and now having to bring that to a Cirque stage?
It’s definitely quite different from being able to ride the skatepark
and just kind of do whatever you want all the time.
Cirque has allowed us to still do whatever we want on the stage as long
as we stay in choreo which is cool. - Ok.
So depending on how loud the crowd is,
is how the BMX act is gonna go, the bigger they are,
the louder they get, the bigger we’re gonna go
and the better show it’s gonna be.
So bring the energy people, bring it up.
How has the adjustment been to Cirque life,
like you as a person, not so much about the tricks?
I’ve definitely needed like to step up the challenges in my life;
I’ve been riding bikes for a long period of time,
I’ve been doing a lot of shows for smaller BMX companies
and I’ve enjoyed that but the professionalism of Cirque
how everything is always on point is really fun for us.
It’s definitely challenging from time to time
but it is literally the craziest experience we’ve ever had.
What was the first night like?
The first night you were in front of a Cirque audience?
That was amazing. It felt like we were meant to be there.
It felt like it was our calling and we were ready for it.
We trained for 6 months and everyone absolutely killed it.
Are you in awe of all the other talent around you?
Yeah, like the discipline of the artists is amazing.
Everyone has got so many talents
so the funnest times for us
is actually when we’re in intermission
and people start playing music and people start dancing,
that’s when you realize you’re at Cirque du Soleil the most you know,
like we get to see each other do their acts and like the stuff they can do
which is absolutely amazing
but then you get to see something completely out of character
that you don’t normally get to see that person do
which is like the bonus, you know.
Wow. I want to thank you for coming
but I’m not letting you leave unless you do some tricks for us.
Definitely we can try to work out something.
Ok, now it’s time for the grand finale.
- We got the stage act. - We got it.
Let’s do it.
You know what on second thought, let’s do it this way.
Give it to me!
Wooo! You did it!
I did not feel ___.
That’s my kind of trick.
One of our favorite acts for this show,
you guessed it, the BMXers. Take a look.
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