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The Cirque de Soleil Proudly Presents Saltimbanco
Theatre
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Applauded by more than 4.5 million
M ay S pecials
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P rices G ood 5/1/00 T hru 5/31/00
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spectators worldwide, Saltimbanco
premieres in Portland on May 11,
2000 and Seattle on July 6, 2000,
marking the launch o f its tour in the
P a c ific N o rth w e st. T he
engagement is part of a three-
year tour that encompasses
Australia, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Portland, Seattle and
Japan when, for the first time,
Saltimbanco is restaged under
a new, white, $15 million
Grand Chapiteau (Big Top).
S a ltim b a n c o has been
experienced by fans across
four continents since it started
touring in 1992. It has played
a 19-month North American
tour encompassing Montreal,
San Francisco, San Jose, Santa
Monica, Costa Mesa, New
Y ork, T o ro n to , C h icag o ,
B oston, W ashington and
Atlanta in 1992-1993. It has
also played a six-month run in
Tokyo in 1994, two months in
Montreal followed by a two-
year European tour from 1995-
1996. The Asia Pacific tour
began with a 10-month, five-
city stint in Australia.
Described by Time Magazine
as “the greatest show on earth”,
Saltimbanco is a 2 16-hour
show staged beneath the Grand
Chapiteau, a white state-of-
the-art big top. With climate
control and a seating capacity
o f approximately 2,500, this
architectural endeavour will
take center stage from May 11 in
Portland for a limited season.
Saltimbanco, an arcane 16*h century
Italian word meaning “skilled street
performers,” refers to the medieval
street troupers and w andering
minstrels whom often improvised a
stage by seizing a bench. Expanding
on th is them e o f im p ro m p tu
spectacle and urbane adventure,
S a ltim b a n c o c e le b ra te s life!
Created as an antidote to t he chaos
and despair present in this day and
age, it proposes a new vision of
u rb a n ity , o v e rflo w in g w ith
optimism and happiness.
Bringingtogetheracastof53 artists
from 13 nations, Saltim banco
presents a melange o f awe-inspiring
acts and characters, celebrating the
v ita lity o f th e hum an sp irit
prom ising an extravaganza o f
superior acrobatics and theatrical
artistry.
TheGrand Chapiteau will be located
at 2750 SW Moody Ave. (south o f
M arquam Bridge) in Portland.
Tickets for Saltimbanco are at $60,
$42 and $29.50 and $20.75 for
children. Tickets are available on­
line at www.admission.com or by
c a llin g 1 -8 0 0 -6 7 8 -5 4 4 0 . F or
corporate VIP bookings, call Gilbert
Cadieux at 1-800-450-1480, ext.
6116
or
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The show is staged everyday
except Mondays.
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