Product Details

• Actors: Ian McKellen, Danica Sheridan, Rob Alton, Igor Arefiev, Natalia Bashkatova
• Directors: David Mallet, Dominic Champagne, Franco Dragone, Guy Caron, Jacques Payette
• Writers: Peter Wagg
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 12
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Run Time: 942 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BK4CBW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,661 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Cirque du Soleil's Anniversary Collection 1984-2005 is a 12-disc retrospective of the Canadian troupe's distinctive brand of performance, involving the fantastic feats of acrobatics and athleticism, balance and contortion; the single-ring techno circus; the multicolored lights and costumes; the abstract story lines of fantasy and self-discovery; the music that fuses rock, New Age, and various world influences; and the madcap clowns that prey on their live audiences. The programs included are La Magie Continue (1986); Cirque Reinvente (1989); Nouvelle Experience (1991); Saltimbanco (1994), the 1994 documentary retrospective A Baroque Odyssey; the Amsterdam-set Quidam (1999); Allegria (1999), the live Sydney show; the Chinese-influenced Dralion (2000), in its standard, non-Superbit release; the relatively short IMAX film Journey of Man (2002); Varekai (2002), from Toronto; La Nouba (2003), from Walt Disney World; and Midnight Sun, strikingly staged outdoors at the 2004 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

That's a lot of aerial feats, tricks, and tumbling, but the set is not designed to absorb in one sitting. Rather, viewers can sample both the simpler early shows and the stunning later performances that, with their 5.1 sound and widescreen pictures, are perfectly suited to home theaters. Compiling 12 previously released DVDs in space-saving Thinpaks at an economical price, the Anniversary Collection is nearly all the Cirque du Soleil you could ever want, but completists should note that the set does not include the feature film Allegria: An Enchanting Fable, the bonus disc of Varekai, the reality-TV show Fires Within, and the 13-part variety series Solstrom. --David Horiuchi

Product Description

This anniversary collection celebrates the achievements of the world renowned Cirque du Soleil. The collection includes 11 Cirque du Soleil productions plus a bonus DVD of Midnight Sun, a once-in-a-lifetime special event captured on DVD. The title within this colorful collection are: A Baroque Odyssey, Allegria, Cirque Reinvente, Dralion, Journey of Man, La Magie Continue, Nouvelle Experience, Quidam, Saltimbanco, Varekai, and La Nouba.

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75 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars key information about this DVD set that's missing on amazon, November 1, 2005

By	F. Chen "Life is for you to enjoy" (Fremont, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This anniversary collection celebrates the achievements of the world renowned Cirque du Soleil. The collection includes 11 Cirque du Soleil productions plus a bonus DVD of Midnight Sun, a once-in-a-lifetime special event captured on DVD. The title within this colorful collection are: A Baroque Odyssey, Allegria, Cirque Reinvente, Dralion, Journey of Man, La Magie Continue, Nouvelle Experience, Quidam, Saltimbanco, Varekai, La Nouba.

$100+ bucks for these 12 dvds is definitely a bargain.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome collection-- best family gift ever., January 4, 2007

By	Emily Medel - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this collection for Christmas for my husband. The entire family enjoys it. It is awesome to see where they started and where they are now. When we popped in the first DVD we thought we would be bored by the original "traditional" circus acts they started out with, BUT we were laughing and loving every second of it. To see how they grew is just a couple years the next and every DVD only get better and better.

I will be purchasing these sets for several family members over the years I am sure. It is an amazing collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!, August 17, 2007

By	B. Satterlee - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this DVD set, and the fact that it contains the nearly complete set is fantastic. The first two DVD's ("La Magie Continue" and "Cirque Reinvente")are much more like your average circus, but the "Nouvelle Experience", and all the rest (Except for "A Baroque Odyssey" and "Midnoght Sun") are the trademark Cirque shows. The only thing that could make this set better is "Corteo." Most definitly worth the $100+.