>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
HAPPY FRIDAY AND WELCOME TO A
BRAND-NEW "HOUSTON LIFE."
I AM DERRICK SHORE ALONG WITH
THE LOVELY DEE BROWN.
>> HEY, AND I'M FILLING IN TODAY
FOR JENNIFER BROOME WHO IS OUT.
>> WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
>> I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
THE ENERGY AND ALL THE PEOPLE
ARE CHECKING OUT THE SHOW.
IT IS JUST OFF THE CHAINS.
>> WE HAVE A GREAT CROWD TODAY.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY BIG SHOW
COMING UP BECAUSE IN CASE YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
IS IN TOWN, MY FRIENDS.
THEIR SHOW "CURIOS" IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW.
AND TODAY WE'RE BRINGING YOU A
PREVIEW.
>> EXACTLY.
THEY'RE FULL OF ACROBATIC
PERFORMANCES THAT YOU'VE BEEN
HEARING ABOUT AND NOW WE'RE
GOING TO GET A SNEAK PEEK.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TOSS IT OVER
TO THESE GUYS.
TAKE IT AWAY.
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[CHEERING]
>> LET'S GET IT UP!
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS
EVEN POSSIBLE.
CAN YOU SHOW US --
>> PLEASE, BECAUSE --
>> BECAUSE WE GOT SOME YO-YOS AT
HOME.
>> WE'VE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH
TROUBLE.
>> ACTUALLY, THAT'S A VERY NICE
ONE, YO-YO.
YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT LIKE THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> AND --
>> TO GOT TO WIND IT UP FIRST.
>> YEAH.
BRING THE STRING ON IN.
JUST LIKE THROUGH LIKE THIS.
>> YES, YES.
>> DO YOU MIND -- MINE JUST
STAYS AT THE BOTTOM.
>> SPINNING BUT NOT QUITE --
>> WE HAVE TO GET SOME SKILL TO
MAKE IT BACK AND IT'S NOT REALLY
EASY.
>> WE WANT TO BRING IN DAWN WHO
IS THE ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR.
WELCOME TO HOUSTON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> YOUR SHOW IS JUST ABSOLUTELY
OUT OF THIS WORLD.
TELL US ABOUT THE CAST, BECAUSE
PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD TO PERFORM IN THESE SHOWS.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE 23 NATIONAL
NATIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
SO WE ARE OUR TRAVELING LITTLE
UNIVERSE WITHIN THE TOUR.
AND THE SHOW IS GREAT FOR ALL
AGES, RIGHT?
>> ANYONE CAN COME OUT.
>> ALL AGES.
FAMILY, DATE NIGHT.
MOTHER'S DAY, GREAT IDE
YEAH, WE ARE FULL FAMILY, FULL
ENTERTAINMENT SHOW.
>> WE CAN'T WAIT TO COME OUT AND
SEE THE SHOW.
THANK YOU.
>> CHECK THEM OUT HERE.
>> YOU GUYS ARE ABOUT TO SEE
SOME BODY CONTORTION I DIDN'T
KNOW THE HUMAN BODY WAS CAPABLE
OF DOING THIS KIND OF THING.
SO WHAT IS THE WEBSITE?
>> CIRQUE DU SOLEIL.COM CURIOS.
>> THERE WE GO.
AND FOLKS, COMING UP LATER IN
THE SHOW, WE DO HAVE TEXAS
NATIVE CORY MORRO.
HE'LL BE PERFORMING.
BUT FIRST, WHY DON'T WE CHECK
OUT A LITTLE MORE OF THE SHOW.
DAWN, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> PERFORMERS, TAKE IT AWA
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