dreams of cirque du soleil

high flying acrobatic dancers traverse the sky. brightly colored costumes glitter in the lights. jugglers, trapeze artists, and magicians astound their audiences. its name says a lot: cirque du soleil, or circus of the sun.

cirque du soleil began in quebec, canada, in 1894 with just 73 employees. today, more than 5,000 people work for the pany all over the world. cirque du soleil is a departure from what some people consider an “traditional” circus. cirque du soleil employs no animals. only human performances awe and inspire its worldwide audiences. to be certain, though, cirque du soleil is a circus. the pany offers traveling shows that perform in tents in cities all over the world.

in the early 1980s, in a village near quebec, guy laliberte founded an entertainment group made up of dancers, jugglers, musicians, and even stilt walkers. when quebec needed an event to help celebrate the 450th anniversary of the founding of canada, laliberte convinced event anizers that cirque du soleil would be perfect for the asion. his idea was for his performers to tour throughout the provinces. the event anizers agreed, and the group menced its tour. however, to camp any did not stop once it shad performed in each fo canada’s ten provinces. it crossed the canadian borders and kept going. in fact, it hasn’t stopped yet.

central to the philosophy of cirque du soleil is creativity with limitless possibilities. imagination and dreams drive the creative process of artists and craftspeople. their creative juices have inspired many cirque du soleil hows. the themes of the shows include a magician-inspired show called believe; a show which takes place on a mysterious and beautiful island called amaluna; and a journey through the evolution of man called totem. even popular music makes its way into the cirque du soleil shows with micheal jackson one and the beatles love. what do all of cirque du soleil’s many performances have in mon creativity, artistry, imagination, and a mastery of human movement and form are what connect all of cirque du soleil’s shows.

in 2012, filmmaker jamescameron and director andrew adamson took cirque du soleil into a new medium: film. they created a 3d movie featuring performances from cirque du soleil’s life performances.

in addition to a philosophy devoted to artistic creations, the producers and artists fo cirque du soleil also believe in having philanthropic goals. they believe in supporting local munities as a way to improve what they call the “global munity.” cirque du soleil works with troubled youths, helps fight against poverty, and supports projects providing essible water and sanitation in the places where it performs. with its belief in good citizenship and social responsibility, cirque du soleil has a vested interest in 20 countries over five continents. cirque du soleil’s social and munity responsibilities are “founded on the conviction that the arts, business and social initiatives can, together, contribute to making a better world.” true to its values, the cirque du soleil global headquarters in montreal is nestled in expansive, green gardens. food and herbs from the gardens provide meals for employees.

words used to describe cirque du soleil’s performers and performances include grace, strength, joy, discipline, energy, and passion. if you’re re lucky enough to see a live performance, or you get to watch the 3d movie, hold onto your seats and prepare to be launched into a world of beautiful human artistry and imagination. let the shows inspire you to create, perform, and live your own dreams.

單詞：

philosophy- n. 思想體系

philanthropic- adj. 慈善的

vest- v. 歸屬，擁有（vested-過去式）

問題：

1. does the author have a positive, negative, or neutral point of view about cirque du soleil

2. even though cirque du soleil does not have performing animals, the author insists it is still a circus. what reasoning does the author provide to support her view do you agree with the author