It has been described as the modern circus, and focuses upon a storyline as well as amazing performances. It has several resident and touring troupes and draws heavily from the circus tradition. Emphasizing the use of humans as performers, Cirque du Soleil does not make use of animals. Instead, its performances combine elements of street performances and busking, circus, opera, ballet, and rock music. Acts include contortionists, jugglers, feats of strength, clowning, and trapeze artists. Their costumes are very colorful and creative, setting a festive and lively atmosphere. Also, Cirque shows do not use pre-recorded music; all music is played live.
Cirque shows begin as a creative concept, usually with elements of a central story line, a design concept and the selection of a composer for the music. These elements remain relatively constant throughout the production run of a given show.
However, the shows also include both "house" and "guest" acts. House acts are performed by the full-time cast members, some whom may be involved in several routines. Not all prepared routines are presented in every performance. Guest acts rotate in and out over the run of the show (clowns are typically guest acts). As a result, Cirque shows can vary somewhat performance to performance, and shows tend to evolve over time.
Cirque creators borrow from some of circus's earliest forms (for example, banquine and teeterboard acts) but also regularly introduce new apparatus. For example, Cirque introduced the use of bungie cords to aerial acts and created a modified tumbling trampoline called a Power Track, both of which have since been adopted by other circuses.
Cirque du Soleil recruits acts from different world circuses, including from China and Russia, blending them into their own style.
Among veteran circus performers, Cirque is regarded as one of the world's best circuses, due to higher than normal pay scales and benefits.
Cirque du Soleil has produced a number of performance DVDs and soundtrack CDs.
The troupe was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Piece of Heaven
Cirque Du Soleil Lyrics
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Where lovers embrace
Answers are revealed
All mysteries undone
When two become one
No secrets to conceal
That could explain
This hint of paradise
In the profane?
Chorus:
This little piece of heaven
You know I feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
Reach out and touch it
Bodies entwined
All notions of time
And space disappear
I look in you eyes
There's nothing to hide
No reason to fear
This little piece of heaven
You know I feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
Visions we share
Emotions so rare
Never seen before
We're lost in a dream
Somewhere in between
The earth and heaven's door
As the night
Turns into day
Feel the impossible
Fading away
This little piece of heaven
You know I feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
This little piece of heaven
I really feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
I can almost taste it
The lyrics to the song "Piece of Heaven" by Cirque Du Soleil, speak of a powerful and mysterious connection between two people in love. The verses describe how being together can reveal answers and unravel mysteries, as time and space become irrelevant, and the lovers become transparent to each other. There is an unspoken understanding that doesn't require words, as they are immersed in a hint of paradise amidst the profane. The person singing is completely in awe of this feeling, they say that they can almost taste it.
The chorus talks about how they feel this amazing sensation every time they kiss, describing it as a "little piece of heaven" that dances on their fingertips. It is a sensation that can be touched and felt when they are together. They share visions and emotions that are rare and never seen before, and are lost in a dream somewhere between the earth and heaven's door. The final verses describe how, as the night turns into day, the impossible becomes possible and slowly fades away. This piece of heaven that they share is something that is unique to them; it is a feeling that is experienced only by being in each other's embrace.
Line by Line Meaning
Here, in this place
Where lovers embrace
Answers are revealed
In this location, where those in love hold each other closely, truths are uncovered.
All mysteries undone
When two become one
No secrets to conceal
Every puzzle is solved when two people come together as one with nothing to hide.
Are there words
That could explain
This hint of paradise
In the profane?
Is there any language that can truly describe the feeling of finding a small piece of heaven in a world that can seem mundane?
This little piece of heaven
You know I feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
There is a blissful feeling that we experience every time we kiss - a small part of heaven that dances around us when we're close to each other.
Bodies entwined
All notions of time
And space disappear
When our bodies are intertwined, time and space fade away and our connection is all that exists.
I look in your eyes
There's nothing to hide
No reason to fear
When I gaze into your eyes, I see no secrets or cause for worry - just pure love for each other.
Visions we share
Emotions so rare
Never seen before
We have unique ideas and emotions that we share with each other, unlike anything we've experienced before.
We're lost in a dream
Somewhere in between
The earth and heaven's door
Together, we're in a state of being where we are not quite on earth anymore but not yet at heaven's doorstep - somewhere in between both worlds.
As the night
Turns into day
Feel the impossible
Fading away
As the night fades into day, the impossible seems to become more attainable and less of a barrier to our happiness.
This little piece of heaven
You know I feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
There is a feeling of perfect joy that we feel with every kiss, and we carry that little slice of heaven with us wherever we go while we're in each other's presence.
This little piece of heaven
I really feel it every time we kiss
Whenever we're together
A little piece of heaven
Is dancing on our fingertips
That small piece of paradise becomes more tangible and realistic every time we kiss or hold hands - it's always there for us to reach out and take.
I can almost taste it
The bliss we feel is almost palpable - it's so close, we can practically taste it.
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