17 Feb 2024
Better Sleep Than Doing Things
A boy enjoys his day off by watching his favorite movie. But one event, causes him to realized that there would be no day off for him.
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a large cube of metal tubing. He leaves his instinct-guides behind, and enters a garden where two statues dance in a pond. As he watches their sensual acrobatics of love, he becomes a man. He is offered wealth (represented by a golden hat) by a devil figure. In a richly decorated room, a scruffy troupe of a dozen acrobats and a little girl reawaken the old man's youthful nature and love.
Top Billed Cast
Ian McKellen Narrator (voice)
Nicky Dewhurst Young Man
Brian Dewhurst Old Man
Anait Karagyezyan Vagabond Girl
Chris Van Wagenen Youth
Cully Smoller Infant / Child
Kenny Raskin Man
Mikhail Matorin Cube Act
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