Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man Poster

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

70.00% | May 5, 2000 | Drama, Family, Music, Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Keith Melton
Director
Rod Smith
First Assistant Director
Benoit Jutras
Original Music Composer

Cast

Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Narrator (voice)
Nicky Dewhurst
Nicky Dewhurst
Young Man
Anait Karagyezyan
Anait Karagyezyan
Vagabond Girl

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