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Which is your favorite act of each circus skill Cirque du Soleil has ever included? Favorite trapeze act, favorite silks act, dance, icarian games, miscellaneous, etc.

Sweet you menace. You knew this would both delight me and derail my day. I am powerless but to respond.

(Disclaimer that categorizing and even identifying all circus acts is both impossible and a credit to the medium itself, this is neither a comprehensive list of acts nor a comprehensive list of my favorites, etc. etc.)

Adagio/acro/hand to hand - Adagio Quatuor, Luzia

Sensual, emotional, graceful expression of conflict, perfect set, perfect song, perfect voice. Check out 3:50-4:13 for what I personally think is the best moment in the entire show. Can't explain it. It just gives me chills every time.

Aerial hoop - Cerceaux, O

There is a lot of great lyra acts in Cirque, some with markedly stronger overall choreography and difficulty level, but this song in this setting, when the brides come in... this one is unmatched.

Aerial straps - Tlaloc, Luzia

Cirque is utterly oversaturated with aerial straps acts. But this one is real magic.

(like a billion more beneath the cut)

Balance - Rola bola, Kurios

How is there no decent video on hand?? Anyway this act is a heart attack no matter how many times you see it.

Banquine - Banquine, Quidam

You already know there's no other. 1:44 if you want goosebumps. The ghost twins are handled with such tender delicacy, and yet they're both totally hollow and interchangeable. Absolutely incredible.

Bars of any kind (Russian, uneven, tournik, high, etc.) - Uneven bars, Amaluna

Very nearly tournik here, but I just love the Amazons so much and feel like this entire show was shafted so I'm sticking with it.

Bungee - Bungees, Zed

There is basically no linkable footage of this act anywhere but it wins because of the set and song. And they're galaxies!!!

Contortion - Contortion, Kurios

Wish I could find decent footage of it onstage because it looks so cool with its proper base and setting. But I just love how energetic this act is, and the skill level is nuts.

Cradle (Russian, aerial, other, etc.) - Bateau, O

Aerial cradle meets parallel bars meets sheer genius.

Dance - Dance Interlude, La Nouba

This was very nearly Dei Ex Machina from Mystere because I'm obsessed with the new Monarch bird, but. There's a chance nothing else in the world matters besides this song.

Diabolo - Diabolo, Kooza

Who's doing it higher, faster, and better than this tbh. Plus his costume is just adorable.

Fire - Fire Knife Dance, Alegria IANL

This artist in particular takes the cake. You can feel his passion and joy. A perfect match for this act and show.

Flying trapeze - Flying trapeze, Mystere

It's categorically the best flying act in the entire world. Really nothing more to it. I've trained with a few people in the act too, so it has a very special place in my heart. 1:33 for an uprise that gives me a heart attack every. fucking. time.

Handbalancing - Handbalancing on canes, Varekai

This act lends itself very beautifully to different moods. I'm particularly fond of this chilly interpretation - La Promise is so mature here, so in control of herself and her surroundings.

Interlude - Dans L'Air, Quidam

Probably guessable. I never shut up about this one. Favorite moment in all of my Cirque experience. There is nothing like those lights coming up bright and hot as the red curtains stretch out, not before not since.

Juggling - Juggling, Amaluna

Love Cali, love Viktor Kee. No one on earth moves like him.

Non-juggling manipulation - Batons, Ka

Misc. aerial - Cloud swing, Quidam

Favorite Cirque act of all time. All time ever. I don't imagine anyone is clicking through all of these but if anyone chose just one, I'd want it to be this. The women with their ropes. Boum Boum trapped beneath the net. The bassist. The fact that Cirque hasn't touched this act once since it was retired in Quidam. Everything about it is perfection.

Misc. other things that swing - Swiss rings, Volta

I'll never forget seeing this live. A real shining jewel in a show that never got to become what it could have been.

Non-juggling manipulation (hoops, batons, ribbons, etc.) - Batons, Ka

Duhhhhh 😁

Russian swing - Russian swing, O

What really makes this act are the tiny interactions between artists. Everyone has a story and a reason to celebrate. The Russian swing itself becomes almost secondary to the setting it creates. Perfect example of a successful ensemble act.

Silks - Aerial contortion in silks, Quidam

Again, are there any others? This act is simply vicious.

Static trapeze - Triple trapeze, Varekai

Again, duhhh 😁. I wanted to be one of them so badly when I was younger.

Teeterboard - Korean plank, Mystere

Kind of a cheat because it's also powertrack but come on this act rules.

Trampoline (wall, power track, etc.) - Powertrack, La Nouba

Utterly devastating in its effectiveness. I truly do not care that today's powertrack acts are a million times more complex or high in skill level. This is precision and simplicity at its finest, and every dash of characterization shows the magic crammed into every moment of La Nouba. So many modern shows have never and could never in their wildest dreams. Lose my shit at 6:50.

Unicycle - Unicycles, Drawn To Life

No real footage because Disney is the worst. I don't even like unicycles and I adored this act.

Wheel (cyr, German, crossed, etc.) - Roue cyr, Corteo

Yet again it's that act/song combo that does me in. The precision this act demands! The bizarre darkness of the entire thing! I'm just obsessed.

Wheel of death - Wheel of death, Kooza

No one else should even try tbh. Even Ka can't match the energy, and the intimacy of the big top takes this act to the absolute maximum.

Wire - Tightwire, Amaluna

I don't really care for wire acts too much but I really liked this one! I was bummed when it was removed. It lent shape to the world in a really nice way.

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Will ya do multiple ships? :p if so, coricomisto and tantoteazer.

Coricomisto:

It’s nice! Love me a magical couple! There’s definitely a lot of potential for humor, particularly with more cryptid-leaning interpretations of Mistoffelees <- my fave kind. I haven’t actively sought out content but if any were to cross my path I’d 100% enjoy it!

Now for the main event:

AAAAAAAAG I LOVE TANTOTEAZER SO MUCH GOD TIER SHIP literally perfection no notes

Currently writing a short thing for them so look out for that :)

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I have got to hand it to suddenlyalright, she did a really fucking good job running with the campaign that I'm salty over not getting picked for the zine and literally nothing else could have caused me to be upset at all, no sir, including a person who harassed me and a bunch of my friends and openly sends anon hate had nothing to do with it.

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Yo! Any characters you admire or wanna be like in a way? Tell me bout em

Someone should award me with number one forgetter of the ask box, anyways you want my kin list huh is that what you guys want my fucking kin list????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? /lh /j ok let's see

This is a tough question actually because I do often struggle to see myself in media, so what tends to happen is the opposite I don't wish I were a character I'll wish a character were a bit more like me! Which leads to me projecting myself into characters ahgsghashg

However there's one thing that's easy, finding characters that give off vibes or have bodies that I envy, so I'll start with that first so we can get that out of the way and then we'll see if we can slowly progress into characters I just admire and wanna be for other reasons unrelated to my body dysmorphia

SNEASLER I NEED TO BE MORE LIKE SNEASLER, we are pretty similar already tall lanky hairy but honestly the prospect of being even more like sneasler just makes me legitimately emotional because it's just such a dream I need to become this animal

2. COISINHA by @archeolion I want what he has it's simple as that look at him https://toyhou.se/14336461.coisinha

3. Anbemnus by @suddenlyalright SO THAT'S YOUR OC WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT it's a good oc I just want to be big and hairy and colorful look at that like everything about them I need this I need to be them and to live their life 10/10 thank you for bringing this creature to life I am so happy

3. the pink panther, is pink is panther what else could I ask for? plus we are already straying from body-type area this guy has a lifestyle of my dreams he is out there being silly because he can!!!! AND he's a gay icon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Flora the Animal Crossing Villager Ok so I love her for many reasons the obvious one is that she's pink and long and that's who I'll always strive to be but like also her name is Flora and there's this other villager named Fauna who's a deer and they match and I ship them and they remind me of me and my gf :] Flora is definitely one of my favorite villagers I never got her though :c very sad

5. FLUTTERGIRSHY!!! this one is definitely one I just, admire more we're getting to general admiration territory she not only looks cool but also she's the Antonymph of the internet like I wanna be the antonymph of the internet too you know? And have those cool clothes...... art by blairvonglitter!

6. snoopy. he's a dog and he's silly and cool I don't need to explain myself further

7. Last one I can think of and definitely one I admire more than I want to be HOLLYLEAF!!!!!!!!!! BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she has TRAUMA she is FUN she DESERVES THE WORLD she KILLED A GUY she's A FANTASTIC FiGhtER AND HUNTER AND I LOVE HER forever a favorite character in warrior cats so special to me so so special she may not have had a special power but she is powerful and capable of so much and I strive to be as iconic as her in my life

the end hope you guys had fun sorry for the long post

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[sweepseven]

Hi hi! I've been wondering if you heard of the MSC cruises exclusive cirque shows. Most of them don't seen that special and some are bland even (Viaggio is so bland it's ironic) but i still think they deserve to be acknowledged :(

I loved what i could find about Cosmos. I just didn't care much for the hoop diving since the music felt like it was trying to overinflate how exciting the act actually was, since the artists' characters seemed more serious and lower energy in comparison to it (or maybe they weren't in a good mood :p). But that aerial straps act was pure IMPACT. It's on youtube god bless

Yes, I’ve heard of them! Annnnd I never posted about them because I didn’t find them particularly compelling either, lol. They seemed boring at best and embarrassing at worst. Varélia was literally about Purple Elsa and the shoulderpadded badguy obsessed with all things purple that wanted to kidnap her. Like what were we doing, Cirque?

I think the Syma/Varélia shared trailer sums them up pretty well: pretty low effort attempts at Cirque magic where sometimes the theme is just “idk this looks different, right?” Doesn’t help that everything the poor Varélia artist does in that trailer is something pretty much everyone on earth could accomplish after two static trapeze classes. Imagine if one of these shows was your very first exposure to a supposedly “world class” entertainment company - would you shell out $100 to the next tour? I feel bummed for the artists involved, but at least they got a Cirque resume line out of it. 

So yeah I kinda ignored them and don’t miss ‘em. If anyone’s interested though, here are some pretty decent looks at this unusual chapter of Cirque history: 

Viaggio - trailer; 24min of show footage. Kinda funny seeing details that look like they were eventually repurposed in UtSS Echo and D2L. Sonor - frankling bangin’ song used for the dance act; cyr wheel; 18min of show footage. Syma - entire show footage Varélia - pre-show; entire show footage. Don’t miss that Disco Inferno finale. What a mess this entire thing was. Cosmos - trailer; full show soundtrack; hoop diving; aerial straps. Exentricks - pole dance; shared trailer with Cosmos. There is so little record of this show’s existence lol.

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