Product Details

• Actors: Cirque du Soleil
• Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000F3V8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,910 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While some will quibble with the visual design of Cirque du Soleil (a mutant hybrid of a Renaissance harlequinade and the Vegas excess of Liberace or Siegfried and Roy), there's no arguing about the physical prowess of the performers; the acrobatic feats are simply astonishing. Cirque du Soleil: Cirque Reinvente (We Reinvent the Circus) features dazzling dexterity on tightropes, trapezes, bicycles, and the bodies of other performers; impeccable clowning; and a contortionist of truly inhuman flexibility who can walk upside down on her hands and knees in an uncannily spiderlike fashion. Though Cirque du Soleil's spectacle is best experienced live, these particular pieces translate surprisingly well to video. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

"Ladies and gentlemen, dear children, once upon a time..." The allure of the circus has always been magical. But Cirque du Soleil has redefined the meaning of the word and has taken it to the next level, performance art without boundaries, ballet without gravity. And their intoxicating mixture of costume, music, stage design and showmanship has dazzled millions. Emmy award winning Cirque Reinvente captures the extraordinary tour performed by Cirque du Soleil to sold-out audiences in 1987. Included are breathtaking feats of handbalancing, tightrope, acrobatic cycling, chair balancing, contortion, clowns and aerial acrobatics. "With our fieriness and our youthfulness, we wanted to reinvent the circus." 1987, 56 minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Cirque, June 5, 1999

By	J. K. Grence "the Cosmic Jester" (Superstition Mountain, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cirque Du Soleil - We Reinvent the Circus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Direct contrast to the previous one- it's not a "freak show". Cirque had to start somewhere, and Cirque Reinvente is it. At the time, Cirque du Soleil was considered daring and avant-garde, even though Reinvente has fallen by the wayside of newer Cirques such as Dralion, Quidam, and O. The comedic acts are still there, and these are some of the funniest moments ever recorded. Have *you* ever tried to direct the 1812 Overture while your feet are strapped to a small trampoline?

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humans perform astounding acts!, January 9, 2000

By	Julie S. Kerns (Chaska, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cirque Du Soleil - We Reinvent the Circus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This show is fascinating because it's ODD, amazing because the performers perform the impossible, and amusing even for the resistant and grouchy. The acrobats are supremely awesome in strength, flexibility, and balance, which are demonstrated perfectly with ingenious choreography. I was completely satisfied with my purchase of this video, and will continue to watch it time and time again.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This video is pretty cool!, October 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cirque Du Soleil - We Reinvent the Circus [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Though this video may lack the excitement of the Cirque du Soleil shows of today, it is still Cirque du Soleil. Every cirque show is different. That is how they continue to amaze spectators. If a person who has never heard of Cirque du Soleil were to see this video, he or she would definately be amazed.