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Wings: Backstage With Cirque Du Soleil!!!

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I have loved Cirque since I saw Mystere several years ago and hoped seeing the 'behind the scenes' photos in Wings would offer more insight into the beauty of Cirque. I was slightly disappointed that all of the photos are B&W. Cirque is incredibly colorful and to leave out the color in the name of art seems almost sinful. The book covers Mystere, Quidam, Saltimbanco, and New Experience, so if you are hoping to see O, Dralion, Allegria or La Nouba, I'm afraid you won't. Even with these negatives, the book is still very interesting and offers up many beautiful images of cirque performers before and after their performances.

Let me start by saying that the photography that this book exhibits is fantasticly Cirque. Vial has conveyed the surrealism of some of Cirque's better shows. Mystere being my personal favorite, i immediately began look for photographs from the show. I only found a few, which was a little disappointing. However, other shows are well documented. i have mixed feelings about the use of only black and white prints. Since Cirque is so colorful ot seems strange to leave this important aspect out. However, on the whole the book is a nice brush of Cirque for fans, clowns, or anyone with a spark of imagination.

There's not many expressions of pure art this times. "wings" reflects what Cirque Du Soleil is all about "LOVE FOR PURE ART" simple, romantic and with lots of great emotional pictures that communicate the passion of performing language.