Cirque du Soleil's Totem In Singapore

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Cirque du Soleil is a Quebec based company recognized all over the world for high-quality, artistic entertainment. Since its dawn in 1984, Cirque du Soleil has constantly sought to evoke the imagination, invoke the senses and provoke the emotions of people around the world.

In 1984, 73 people worked for Cirque du Soleil. Today, the company hires close to 4,000 employees worldwide, including 1,300 artists.
At the Montreal International Headquarters alone, there are close to 1,500 employees.
More than 100 types of occupations can be found at Cirque.
The company’s employees and artists represent more than 50 nationalities and speak 25 different languages.
Close to 155 million spectators have seen a Cirque du Soleil show since 1984.
Close to 15 million people will see a Cirque du Soleil show in 2014.
Cirque du Soleil hasn’t received any grants from the public or private sectors since 1992.

SINGAPORE: Ten years after it last graced Singapore shores, renowned circus act Cirque du Soleil returns with a new feast for the eyes in the form of Totem.

It features an array of frog-people, spangled acrobats, tourists, unicyclists, monkeys, and scientists telling the story of evolution and humanity’s journey up the totem pole. And just for that extra magical experience and excitement, there is nothing quite like watching the show inside the Grand Chapiteau 'Big Top’, the temporary home of TOTEM set up right beside Marina Bay Sands.

The story, written and directed by artist Robert Lepage, chronicles the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly.

Since its 2010 debut, 'Totem' has been seen by more than three million people in 25 cities, and features a cast of 46 acrobats, actors, musicians and singers.

Award-winning Australian designer, Kim Barrett, who has outfitted Hollywood films including 'The Matrix', 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Jupiter Ascending', designed all the costumes in the show, which won the New York Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience in 2013.