Cirque du Soleil has returned to Spain with the show Corteo, which opens this Monday. The installation tells the story of a clown who imagines a gay parade for his funeral. Two hours of entertainment in which the magic of Cirque du Soleil full track, but what is behind this show? The Cirque du Soleil assembly moves from city to city to 165 people, 62 of them artists.
They travel with 1,000 tons of equipment, whose removal is required 80 large trucks. Once destin0, circus employees stay in hotels or apartments in the city, but sleep is all made out of Cirque du Soleil. Artists receive yoga, singing, performance ... And there he goes, the show displays an almost autonomous town, including the Grand Chapiteau (the big tent show), a large entrance marquee, the marquee artists, lockers, kitchen, school, offices and warehouses among other venues.
Totally self-sufficient in power, the enclosure depends only on local water supplies and telecommunications to support its infrastructure. Among the myriad jobs that are performed within the Cirque du Soleil stands out for its visibility, the work of the interpreters that run every night on stage.
But how is the daily life of these artists? Traveling is so inherent in his work as it is taking the stage. Every two months or so, the Cirque du Soleil visit a city (since its release in 2005, Corteo is represented as in 35 cities). Between moving and relocation, the artists have a bye week, taking advantage "for tourism or travel," explains Adrian Gonzalez press officer and communications director for the Cirque du Soleil.
Once the show premiered, artists work six days a week and rely only on Mondays when there is no show. His workday starts at about eleven o'clock, with the arrival of the circus grounds, where they begin to train, according to the schedules that they set, to go after the trials in the art tent and on stage.
After a lunch break, returning to take classes and receive training, depending on the feature in the show, yoga, singing or interpretation. All artists know and are able to do at least two of the many artists need to be ready with makeup and costumes three hours before the show. Before going on stage every day, is repeated a ritual in which 62 artists are placed in a circle and passed wooden sticks while singing.
It is an exercise in meditation that calm before going on stage. Coordination and discipline are essential for the machinery of Cirque du Soleil works. "While most artists are very young are also very professional. Most come from the world of gymnastics, where discipline is everything, so they have come, "said Adrian Gonzalez.
Only one company, so that all artists know and are able to do at least two of the numbers show, to cover some of their peers if they are injured. It is a myth that a circus is a big family, yes, "what is good and evil," according to Gonzalez. "We are very coexistence because we eat and we had dinner together every day and work together twelve hours daily.
But you can not be friends with 165 people ", it discusses the director of communication. It is not easy to agree to a deal and a technical team with an international membership, representing 28 countries (20 counting only the interpreters ): Germany, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Slovakia, Spain, United States, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, Russia , Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
During the two hours and a half of work Corteo representing about 200 people, but preparation begins many hours before the curtain rises. For instance, when you, every day show it takes between 12 and 16 hours of ironing to prepare the dress, consisting of over 260 costumes. Madrid is the first Spanish city to host the magic of Corteo, the scene Puerta del Angel, along the banks of the Manzanares, until 22 May.
Later, travel to Valencia, where the show premiered June 15, Alicante (July 27) and Sevilla, who will receive Corteo on 8 September. 
They travel with 1,000 tons of equipment, whose removal is required 80 large trucks. Once destin0, circus employees stay in hotels or apartments in the city, but sleep is all made out of Cirque du Soleil. Artists receive yoga, singing, performance ... And there he goes, the show displays an almost autonomous town, including the Grand Chapiteau (the big tent show), a large entrance marquee, the marquee artists, lockers, kitchen, school, offices and warehouses among other venues.
Totally self-sufficient in power, the enclosure depends only on local water supplies and telecommunications to support its infrastructure. Among the myriad jobs that are performed within the Cirque du Soleil stands out for its visibility, the work of the interpreters that run every night on stage.
But how is the daily life of these artists? Traveling is so inherent in his work as it is taking the stage. Every two months or so, the Cirque du Soleil visit a city (since its release in 2005, Corteo is represented as in 35 cities). Between moving and relocation, the artists have a bye week, taking advantage "for tourism or travel," explains Adrian Gonzalez press officer and communications director for the Cirque du Soleil.
Once the show premiered, artists work six days a week and rely only on Mondays when there is no show. His workday starts at about eleven o'clock, with the arrival of the circus grounds, where they begin to train, according to the schedules that they set, to go after the trials in the art tent and on stage.
After a lunch break, returning to take classes and receive training, depending on the feature in the show, yoga, singing or interpretation. All artists know and are able to do at least two of the many artists need to be ready with makeup and costumes three hours before the show. Before going on stage every day, is repeated a ritual in which 62 artists are placed in a circle and passed wooden sticks while singing.
It is an exercise in meditation that calm before going on stage. Coordination and discipline are essential for the machinery of Cirque du Soleil works. "While most artists are very young are also very professional. Most come from the world of gymnastics, where discipline is everything, so they have come, "said Adrian Gonzalez.
Only one company, so that all artists know and are able to do at least two of the numbers show, to cover some of their peers if they are injured. It is a myth that a circus is a big family, yes, "what is good and evil," according to Gonzalez. "We are very coexistence because we eat and we had dinner together every day and work together twelve hours daily.
But you can not be friends with 165 people ", it discusses the director of communication. It is not easy to agree to a deal and a technical team with an international membership, representing 28 countries (20 counting only the interpreters ): Germany, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Slovakia, Spain, United States, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, Russia , Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
During the two hours and a half of work Corteo representing about 200 people, but preparation begins many hours before the curtain rises. For instance, when you, every day show it takes between 12 and 16 hours of ironing to prepare the dress, consisting of over 260 costumes. Madrid is the first Spanish city to host the magic of Corteo, the scene Puerta del Angel, along the banks of the Manzanares, until 22 May.
Later, travel to Valencia, where the show premiered June 15, Alicante (July 27) and Sevilla, who will receive Corteo on 8 September.
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