From the editors 1 12 Year Anniversary of Alegria! 2 Welkom in Amsterdam! 3 "THE SHOT!" 4 Alegria Special Performance on May 1,9th 5 Working off stage 5 Interview with two Cirque Moms 6 Who stole my sunglasses? 6 Tulip Mania 7 Clinical Challenges at Cirque 10 PERMANENTLY TEMP 10 School Page 11 Eco kids club news 11 Happy Easter! 12 Alegria Who's Who 13 What is it with our toilets? 14 TOPOS News 15 Departures 15 Visit by Dralion 16 Italy's sightseeing! (Under construction!) 17 To Miss or Not to Miss 17 Total cast change 18 SODOKU - Very Very Hard 19 Last Page 19 Last Page 20

Euro Wings! Team: Ken, Charlie

Contributors: Ian, Martha, Mariko, Ilona, Mya, Keith, Montse, Jaime, J-P, Misha, Brian, Jessica, Nacho, Patricia, Nathalia, Anastasia, Cecile, Josito

Photos: Anson, Martha, Martin N., Gaston, Garry (cast photoshop), Aliaksei(photoshop), Montse, Monica, Doug, Keith, Teytiana, Mariko,

EuroWings no.3 Rome - June 2006

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In this Edition

From the editors by Charlie

At times over the last 5 months, Italy and I did not always agree - that's for sure. However, like any potentially bad relationship that's headed for disaster, I would like to take a moment and focus on the surprisingly large number of unique and finer things that I had the privilege of experiencing here in Italy instead of

dwelling on the obvious issues that may or may not have caused some of us trouble...

For me personally, Rome was definitely one of the highlights of the Italian leg of our tour. Of course, now all of those famous expressions like, "When in Rome - do as the Romans" or "All roads lead to Rome" or "Rome wasn't built in a day" have a much deeper and more profound meaning to me after walking the streets and absorbing the local atmosphere for a couple of months - I'm sure you would agree. In addition to all of the history, culture, and cuisine here in Rome I

also felt like it was just much easier and more enjoyable to do almost everything. Maybe it was the sunshine or maybe it was the new ping-pong table on site or maybe even the fact that we had such a nice place so close to the beach - I don't know... But one thing is for sure; something must have been in the air here because we had

an overwhelming number of extremely creative and informative contributions to this issue!

So, the next time someone cuts in front of me in line or I see a completely insane driver on the highway or perhaps my only choice for food is pizza or pasta - hopefully I will just smile and remember what a true cultural experience it was just to be in such a different place as Italy...;-) I hope that you enjoy this issue and on behalf of the EuroWings team I would like to say "Grazie mille et arrivederci Italia!"

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12 Year Anniversary of Alegria!!

For a second just think back 12 years ago... Where were you?

It was back then when Alegria started its worldwide run which brought it to us today.

Could you imagine the vibrating excitement that those who were there at that time felt when the first show of Alegria took off in Montreal?... the first applause? It is here when I take my hat off to my living legends

Alexei Novozhilov and Tamir since they are the witnesses of all of those who were part of Alegria once throughout those 12 years.

Thousands of people worked for

By Josito

Alegria during those years and brought it up to the concept it is today. Each one of them left something here... each one of them took something as well (I mean more than a spanner or a t-shirt and rather the joyful feeling that the shows transmits).

Now 12 years later, we are the ones that protect, transmit and spread the Alegria feeling. We have the legacy in our hands and Alegria is still rocking!!

After all these years everyone was once proud of working for this show... today you can be proud

Bravo to all those who were part of Alegria during the last 12 years and THANK YOU!

Josito

Two thumbs up for ourpPioneers of the show, Tamir and Alexey- the longest surviving cast members of Alegria. And thank you for organizing such a great beach party! Looking forward to the next one!

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Welkom in Amsterdam! (Welcome to Amsterdam) By Jessica

First some of what you might consider some of the boring, but necessary facts if you do not want to offend a Dutchman:

The name of our country is The Netherlands not Holland, which literally means the Low Lands. Holland is a region and is split up in two provinces: The North, where Amsterdam is situated, and the South, where you have The Hague and Rotterdam.

We have no mountains what so ever, just one little hill in the south of the country.

We speak Nederland, Dutch in English, not German or Deutsch which is German in their language!

The capital is The Hague, also the city where our parliament is seated and where the UN Tribunals are held against war criminals.

The Netherlands are a very small country and only have 13 million people out of which 700.000 people live in Amsterdam.

Every time I tell people that I am from Amsterdam I hear: Yes, the red light district, coffee shops, the drug capital

of Europe. And it makes my heart cramp. Yes, of course we have coffee shops where you can find any type of grass, weed, pot or whatever you want to call it, but that's not all you can find in this city.

Amsterdam, lovingly called the Venice of the North, is surrounded by water.

The Amstel River runs straight through the city and ends at the Central Station at The Y, our harbor. Our city centre is like a spider web, connected by Canals and Bridges with the Central Station as its focal point. The Central Station is very close to where we will be staying and from there you can take the metro, tram, bus or train to anywhere in the city.

If you want to get to know Amsterdam the best way is by bike, by tram or walking.

Tram line number 4 takes you from the South to the North of the city in 40 minutes and stops at all major attractions. Please do not be shocked by all the major development projects in the city. They are building a new metro network to connect the South with the North. The North of Amsterdam, lies across the harbor on

the other side of the Y so they are building a metro line under the water!

The Netherlands, as I said, are completely flat and is therefore a paradise for bikers. It's the number one sport in the country. If you want to try to bike in the city be careful.

The bikers in Amsterdam make up their own rules, to the frustration of many car drivers. Pay attention when locking your bike, always lock your bike to a pole or bridge, otherwise its bye bye bike!

Please be aware when walking around the city. Especially with bikes and trams it feels like they come out of no where and most tourists on their first day have at least one near death experience when encountering one of the two!

All Dutch people speak at least a basic level of English. Most programs and movies on television are in the original version with subtitles so, all you Cinemaniacs, eat your heart out!!

If you want to see the city through Dutch eyes:

• take a stroll through the Vondel park and enjoy one of the open air concerts

• bike around on a Dutch bike (be careful, we use a pedal brake!!)

• take a rondvaart boot, to see Amsterdam from the water

* shop or have lunch in the green areas De Jordaan or De Pijp, the two oldest neighborhoods in Amsterdam with lovely markets, boutiques and lunch rooms

• Have a beer in one of the bruin café's, or brown cafés as we call them

• Very old brown bars with Dutch music and beer on draught

The main sites in Amsterdam:

• The Dam Square, a small square in the middle of the centre, where you can find one of the Royal Dutch Palaces, yes yes, we are a monarchy and have a queen as the head of the country.

* The War Monument, this monument was made to remember all the victims or the 1st and 2d World War. Every year on the 5th of May we honor them and have a big party in the city

* The Central Station, the busiest place in the city, where people come and go to and from all corners of the world

* The Canals, the pride and joy of all Amsterdammers, in summer you will see a lot of private small boats going from canal to canal

* Rembrand Square, one of the main squares for people to enjoy a beer on one of the terraces and look at the people going by

* Leidese Plein (square), the square to go to at night to have some fun!!

* The Red Light District, an area with a cool night life. Good restaurants and trendy bars for the people that want to stay up all night long. Oh yes and you also have women behind windows...

I Hope you will have a lovely time in my city, yes yes, I am proud to be an Amsterdammer. If you want some more info I am more then happy to be of service.

Big bye, Jess (ica)

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Near the last super painting On top of Colosseum In London

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"THE SHOT!" by Ken Futamura

Rome, the city that once ruled the world, was founded in 753 BC, and attained its millionth peoples in 67 AD. The next 2 cities to attain this number were London in approximately 1300 and New York in approximately 1800. Wherever you go you will come across some kind of ruins, fountains, church's etc. The whole city is a museum of history. It's no doubt the Roman's are proud of themselves and their city. This photo reminds me of that! People that have seen this photo must think "How did you take it and is that allowed?" Well... YES!! It's not allowed and I GOT IN TROUBLE! It was a hot sunny day and Matt, Irina and I had just finished observing the Colosseum and arrived in the ancient piazza just beside the Colosseum and Palatine. We rented an audio tour kit to learn more about the ancient city. After a couple of hours, I saw this column standing not too high but high enough to make it interesting. A perfect picture for a memory of Rome. After seeing tons of beautiful statues and columns all day...I wanted to be one of them. Looking around to see if anybody was watching I asked Irina to get ready to

take the picture. I was little hesitant at first but with the encouragement of my friends, hop hop and hop "I'M ON TOP OF ROMEEEE!!"(Click) It was a great feeling until I heard this "Hey ....hey you, yes you! down down now..." in a hushed and angry voice. My heart stopped for a millisecond but since I was still in the air, I tried to control my emotions and I moved slowly not to loose my balance..."Down, now... I said now!!" Calculating where to put my feet, I turned my body in a certain way so that I could glide down the column and finally touch down, back to earth. The man was waiting impatiently while Matt and Irina were backing up slowly and slowly with their body expression signaling "We don't know this guy!" "What you thinking, you know this place very historic. More than 2000 years of history. You can not sit on it or

stand on it. Roman's were very mean and powerful, you know THAT! They ruled the world...THE WORLD! They could be very mean, mean people!!! So don't do it!!" Then he went back sitting at his usual spot. My heart was still beating fast, as I zoned out a few minutes on the spot, while still trying to admire the surroundings.

Suddenly, the old Roman waves at me with a dynamic wrist action " Come, come..." pointing at myself "ME?" again the same action...so I started to walk slowly and hesitantly toward him, again the same wrist action but now with a very subtle smirky smite. "Come come" So I sat beside him. Now, calmer he said " ...You know this place is very old, and historical. All Europe was Roman. Even London was Roman, before it was called Londra. All countries was Roman and this is a sacred place. So you can't sit on it, imagine if everybody do like you ...after couple of years maybe you won't see the column anymore...we have to preserve it. Now I'm sitting here but here it's OK. Take photos, see that building on the left, well this is very old, take pictures and did you see Palatine...there is a beautiful garden with tots of flowers...take pictures" After the talk, we apologized and started to take the photos of the one that he pointed out to us. When I looked back, he was gone, no where to be seen...I'm sure he comes often to this place to have a lunch break at the same spot admiring the architecture and sculptures, imagining and recreating what his ancestors were doing back then. Then he see's a stupid tourist climbing a column on the historical and sacred place. Yes that's me! And I will never do it again. But, it was 'THE SHOT" that will remind me of this experience and I LOVE this photo!

The Cast... by Gary

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Working off stage

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Alegria Special Performance on May 19 th by Montse

A showcase of Alegria was presented at the launch by the World Food Program for their Walk the World event on May 19th. Attending the event were representatives of the United Nations and WFP, as well as local authorities and media. The performance took place at Tempio di Venere by the Coliseum of Rome. With the exception of the Holy Father, nobody has ever been allowed to use this fantastic space before making it the very first time that this amazing setting was used for an event like this. Following the performance James Morris, Executive Director of WFP Italia thanked the artists and Cirque du Soleil for their support to WFP. As it happened during the event at the Galleria in Milan, all the stress vanished with the first accords of the music of Alegria. Watching the show blending in such a unique location was simply breathtaking. Soon we will be able to share with you those images as a video of the event is being edited, as well as a collection of 60 memorable pictures of this event.

A very special THANK YOU to the team of Russian Bars that in such difficult week you have taken this challenge without hesitation: you are the bomb! To all the ones that made this event possible Thank You!!

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Interview with two Cirque Moms

Ulu Sanft 1. Flow many kids do you have, and what are their

names? I have 5 kids, Kawika (the oldest), Terina, Kalei, Ikaika and Leianna (the youngest).

2. How long have you traveled with Alegria

We have traveled for 4 .5 years because we started in 2000. After that we left to Las Vegas - Karl was then working in the "0" show - for over a year and now we are back with the "Alegria" show.

3. What is your favourite city that you have

visited since you have been with Alegria?

My favourite city that we have visited was Denmark, Western Australia. It wasn't a big city; it was more of like a town. We went on the break after Perth, we drove down that way.

4. What do you like to do on your spare time?

I like to read, and shop I guess.

5. What's the best thing about traveling with

Alegria? The best... well, it's a list of best: seeing new places, meeting new people, and since we are a part of a family, we travel together. There is another thing too, we are able to save money when we are traveling because you're not paying all the little extras like cable TV, or water, trash, etc...things that you would if you were living in one place.

Danielle Galipeau 1. How many kids do you have, and what are their

names? I have 1 child, Justine. She goes to the Alegria School and she is 10 years old.

2. How long have you traveled with Alegria?

started traveling with the circus in 1998 in London. Justine and I reached Ron who was already on tour for a year before. Then, we stopped in February 1999 and we went back on tour in Miami on January 2002,

Who stole my sunglasses?

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while Ron was again already back on tour for a 1 1/2 years - we were separated for 1 1/2 years.

3. What is your favourite city that you have

visited since you have been with Alegria?

The best cities I have visited, it's hard to say because being in Europe for me was my 1 st experience, so in a way I liked all the cities in Europe. But mostly, liked London because we could see our friend Marketa, and in Berlin we met a good friend Otmar, and in Hamburg I was able to find the friend I made in 1976 at the Olympic Games in Montreal, Thomas Schmidt and I was able to reach him by phone and visit him with his family. That was a very great moment in my life to see that friend again. Also, I really like Tokyo because it was my first contact with Japanese culture and traditions...it was like 2 worlds: women in kimonos and at the same time, those Harajuku girls, and other crazy looking people. I also liked Fukuoka because I met a friend named Keiko, and we are still in contact. She is a very good friend of ours and she took us everywhere. It was just amazing, we had a sand bath and we went to see the volcano. Fukuoka also of course for the earthquake that we would never, never, never forget. Finally, I liked Atlanta because there was a mix of past and present.

4. What do you like to do on your spare time?

During my free time I like to do photography, to read, I like to travel, to see friends, and meet new people.

5. What's the best thing about traveling with

Alegria? The best things about traveling with Alegria is being together again as a family, as I said Ron was separate from us sometimes for a couple of months, a year or 1 1/2 because he was working. Now we are all together and we are able to share traveling experiences all together. One of the most important things, is going back home with the colours and flavors of the different countries in my heart.

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Tulip Mania (A reflexion on human nature) by JP

I have always been interested by all aspects regarding investments. One interesting aspect of it is human psychology. As we will move soon to Amsterdam, Holland, I would like to tell you a story that happened in this country during the 17th century which will show you an extreme example of investment psychology. Here is the story of the Tulip bulbs mania.

The story begins in 1559 when Conrad Guestner brought the first tulip bulbs from Constantinople to Holland. People fell in love with them and soon the tulip bulbs became a status for the wealthy because they were beautiful and difficult to get. It takes seven years to grow one bulb from its seed. And while bulbs can produce two or three clones annually, the mother bulb only lasts a few years At the beginning of the 17th century, Holland was embarking on its Golden Age. Resources that had just a few years earlier gone toward fighting for independence from Spain now flowed into commerce. Amsterdam merchants were at the center of the lucrative East Indies trade, where a single voyage could yield a profit of 400%. They displayed their success by erecting grand estates surrounded by flower gardens.

While the supply of tulip buyers grew quickly, as we have seen the supply of bulbs did not. Although early buyers were people who truly prized the lovely flowers, around 1630, more and more speculators appeared lured by tales of fat profits. Bulb prices rose steadily throughout the 1630s and eventually they were even traded on the local stock exchange markets. By 1634, the rage for owning tulips had spread to the middle class of Dutch society. People were selling their houses, lands, farms, etc for the privilege of owning tulips on the expectation that the bulb would continue to grow in value. As a result, such a demand sent the price of one bulb, in today's dollars, up to $76,000. All common sense and logic was thrown to the wind. Excessive greed made people feel financially invincible and sure that the up trend of the price would continue. Then in came 1636. Some began to liquidate their tulip holdings. The Tulips price began to weaken, slowly at first, and then rapidly. The confidence was soon destroyed and panic seized the market. The Dutch government avoided intervening, only to advise tulip speculators and collectors to form a council to attempt to stabilize prices. The plan failed miserably as tulip prices plummeted even lower than before, as low as one dollar each. Imagine having bought a tulip for $76,000, only to discover 6 weeks later that it was now worth less than one dollar. Commerce in Holland suffered a severe shock and did not recover for many years.

After reading this story, a question comes to my mind: is it irrational to invest in highly overvalued assets? There is one big motivator behind it: the greater fool theory. People will keep paying more and more for an obviously overvalued asset as long as a greater fool is out there ready to buy. Also, such a phenomena is not unique to that time. In 2000, we had the dot com mania which washed away thousands of billions of dollars in just a few months. It is easy to dismiss such phenomena as unique to these times, the like of which that could never be experienced by modern, technology-aware, scientifically informed people such as ourselves. But we view our modern world with old brains. Psychologically, we still experience greed, we still feel a need to belong to a group, and we can still sustain false and irrational beliefs if we see others doing the same. Other mania will happen in the future. Just try not to be the last greater fool. Think about it.

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Clinical Challenges at Cirque (The following is an excerpt from an article written by Ian and Martha for the Sport Physiotherapy Journal. The focus of

this issue is on physiotherapy in extreme sports.)

The biggest challenge for us on Alegria, as with many other Cirque shows, is treating and effectively managing

repetitive strain and overuse injuries, muscle imbalances, and clinical instabilities. A typical tour plan for a

touring show consists of 6-8 weeks in each city, performing 9-10 shows per week with only one day of rest. This

can be a grueling schedule, with an average of 350 shows per year.

There is no pre-season training and no post-season recovery period. Cirque is in "high season" all year round,

with great expectations from every performance. Many of these artists come from an athletic background in

which their training and performance or competition contained variety. Prior to Cirque, their training schedule

had built in rest periods and was designed around peaking for competitions. Given the volume and repetitive

nature of the loads on the artist's bodies, it is not surprising that the majority of injuries that we see are

related to overuse and instability.

At Cirque, many artists are trained and hired to do one act wherein the movement patterns and loads are

repeated many times every week in training and during the shows. Often times part of their exercise program

will involve training opposite movement patterns, or exercises designed to unload the overworked tissue.

Anyone who has ever seen a Cirque show will remember the contortionists. The sometimes shocking image of a

young girl bending herself in half will stick in your mind tong after the show ends. This is an interesting and at

first, intimidating, patient population to work with. In many ways their physical limits would normally be

considered pathological but, in terms of their work, this is highly functional.

Injury prevention in the hypermobile population must focus on training control of movement throughout range,

with specific emphasis on end range joint stabililty. The normal passive stabilizing system you would expect to

limit this end range may have lost its ability to protect the joint after many years of prolonged, aggressive

stretching. By focusing on training the deep stabilizing system in end range positions, the repeated stress on

the osseous and ligamentous structures will be reduced.

PERMANENTLY TEMP by Nacho Ugarte Gomez

9 cities as a temp, one and a half years of dreams

and travelling with Cirque. It has been a time to

feel a certain passion for this world, to love my

job, to enjoy every city I have seen. Yes, I even

liked Milan, maybe because it was my first city

after a long break, but I felt very happy there just

eating a delicious gelato before going to work or a

panzerotto seated on the steps of the Duomo. Also I have had

enough time to learn a few things: to learn about the "tapis

rouge", about the strawberries with chocolate at the premiere,

to learn that I should try to save some money for the double

dark, always knowing that, as in every big family, everything

isn't always sunshine. There are also rainy days.

On the way I have made many friends: Sophie, Jenna, Sue,

Nuria, Nani, Ines, Caro, OH, Anna, Virgina,...I had to learn to say

"goodbye" without shedding tears. I have had to make some

more room in my heart for all my new friends and the memories

I have of them...

In every city I have the feeling that maybe it will be the last

one I spend working for Cirque. Perhaps the boss won't hire me

anymore or I will get another job offer that, honestly, I won't

be able to refuse. Or maybe I will just find something

somewhere that will be more important in my life. If I find it or

just when I don't feel the excitement of sewing a feather or I

think going Brussels or Zurich is the same, I know it will be time

for new projects...It will be time to say: "Hasta la vista, awei a

maison (let's go home)".

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School Page Eco kids club news

by Patricia

Our EcoKids club wants to send out a big thank you to everyone on site who answered our water survey or

who gave us their old plastic bottles. With all your help, we finished 4Th and received an honorable mention in the national EcoKids challenge (an eco-friendly competition open to any Canadian school). You can check

out the web site at: "http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/ek_club/club/challenge/winners.cfm " . I want to

congratulate Anastasia, Ikaika, Nikita, Oyuna and Ulzii for their excellent work during our water saving

project!

Dear Audience Members! _By: Natalia Plotnikova

If you decide to take pictures or film the show "Alegria" please don't.

Your pictures with flashes can distract the artists on the stage, so they can miss the bar, the handle or a flying object. If they are flying in the air while you take the pictures, they could fall and get injured or something worse could happen.

If you sell the pictures or videos you took, then people won't see Alegria because they will already know all about it, and if those people won't see the show, there will be no profits for our circus. So please think about other people who might lose their jobs.

You can also distract other audience members by taking pictures from different points of view. Imagine trying to watch the show and someone around you starts to disturb you by the clicking sounds of their camera, the bright flashes, and movements of the photographer. So when you take pictures it might also cause other problems.

I'm hoping that my explanations can make some positive changes to the picture taking in the audience! Thank you for reading.

SONNET Written by Ilona Krasnova

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Laughter

From sedate giggles to boisterous guffaws, How do you know when a person's laughing? Laughter's the best medicine, just because. There are chortling, giggling, chuckling, guffawing... Laughter's not only unplanned sounds from a person's throat, But movements of faces and body while smiling. There are so many that I could have wrote, But I would've had to put them into filing. When you laugh so hard and long, till tears burst, The stomach muscles ache with that bizarre behaviour, Funny grimaces where face sweats and reddens are the worst, They're all the best main traits of good humour. This next fact's beyond all that you have wondered... Laugh often and you'll live until a hundred!

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School Page

How the Cat got Water By: Anastasia Novozhilova

Characters

Cat: A helpful cat (she);

Dave: A soldier for the water

master;

Batter: The water master * * *

Once there was a cat,

Wearing boots and a hat.

She was very thirsty and wanted to

drink some water,

Everyone had no water except for a

man named Batter.

For Batter it didn't matter,

If the people had no water.

So one day the young cat

Wanted to drink very badly.

But everyone knew,

And she knew too,

That the water,

Was only for Batter.

If they wanted to drink,

They had to think,

A way for Batter

To give them some water.

The cat didn't care

So she went to the fair

Then she saw Dave

Standing beside a cave.

She was happy because her plan

would succeed.

"You are very weak,

You are very weak,

If you're not,

Prove it to me!

Open the lid

And let it roll,

Let it roll,

Let it roll.

Till the ocean gets filled,

All the birds can sing,

Till the people can drink

Let it go, let it spill."

Batter did as cat said,

He let it go as cat said.

Cat went out in case,

So Batter couldn't figure out the

case.

In a half an hour,

He knew it right away,

He got tricked,

All because of her smartness.

Now at the city,

Everyone was happy,

Water at last,

FOR EVERYBODY!

THE END

She asked Dave,

To open the cave,

He opened the cave

Cat said thanks to Dave.

Cat went in,

Batter jumped out of a bin,

That bin wasn't plain,

If you sell it, you'll fame.

You know why?

Yes, you guessed

Batter hat it all,

Water was inside, that's all!

On the top it had a sign,

"Caution, Caution don't drink it, its

wine!"

She didn't believe it because

everyone knew,

Water was the only thing Batter

could drink, that's true!

"I have to think of a way,

So Batter could do it my way,

Spill the water outside,

Or I'll take it and carry it by my

side."

Cat sat down,

She looked around,

Then she had a plan,

A very good plan indeed.

Cat looked out the window,

She saw that the cave

Was on the top of a hill,

Happy Easter!

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Ategria Who's Who

G E NEVIEVE DESLANDES: Public services director

What does she do more exactly? • She is responsible for the box office, food

and beverages, merchandise, ushers and VIP. (Pretty much everything that brings money!)

• She is also involved in the site inspections, in marketing initiatives...

Where can you find her on site? In the office or the concession tent. If you can't find her, she's maybe smoking behind a trailer to hide When is she on site? Most of the time from 11 am to 11 pm What does she prefer about her job? The action The best way to approach her? Give her some chocolate or a shot of vodka What you shouldn't tell her... "You look tired"

NICHOLAS MORALES: Rigger

What does he do more exactly? He provides, installs and maintains the equipment used by acrobatic artists (pretty much what's in the air) Where can we find him on site? The big top, the 54 trailer and the artistic tent

When is he on site? Usually from 6 pm to 12 pm What does he prefer about his job? He loves to be around people who are passionate about rigging like him The best way to approach him? Bring him some candies Something he doesn't like to hear That it's impossible

KAREN SALLIE: Teacher

More details.... She mainly teaches English, history and geography

Where are her "headquarters" on site? Pretty much the school When can you find her on site? During the school hours, and at least till the show starts . (The school is 5 1/2 hours a day and finishes at show call) What does he prefer about her job? Her fantastic students...they're so cool! The best way to approach her? Just with a smile Something you shouldn't tell her Anything that evolves her waking up in the morning or that the coffee machine is broken

SERGEI KRITSYN: Artist

More details... He does Aerial high bars, and also the angels runs Where are his "headquarters" on site? The big top and the artistic tent When can you find him on site? From 12h to 24h

What does he prefer about his job? The job itself, and to get the opportunity to travel The best way to approach him... "Hi, how are you", with a smile

MARC RESTHER: Head of tent operations

What does he do more exactly? The maintenance of every tent Scheduling or teardown and setup Management of the tent crew for teardown and setup

Where is he on site most of the time? He's often in the shop, but can be anywhere on site. If you can't find him use the radio! When can we find him on site? From 8h to 20h What does he prefer about that job? • That it is really specialized and unique • That it's kind of a gypsy lifestyle The best way to approach him? Straight forwardness What you shouldn't tell him... As long as you respect him, everything is all right

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What is it with our toilets? By Jaime

And I don't mean the whole room like the british apply it (or whatever else you might

call it at home: washroom/ restroom/ lavatory/ lavvy/ john/ urinal/ jacks/ loo/etc.), I

mean the actual porcelain bowl where we sit and relax for a minute (or more) and shed a

little weight off. I'm guessing most of you have come to realize that there is a nice shelf

to it.

Now, before I go into the actual experience, let me enlighten you to where these toilets

are made and where we will find them in Europe.

This type of toilet is actually a German creation, why the land of Vorsprung Durch

Technik would create such an abomination is beyond me. In any case prepare yourselves

because that is what you will find in many places in Poland, Czech Reputic, Eslovakia,

Germany and of course the next stop...the Netherlands, therefore Amsterdam.

Well, it seems it was created in order to detect if there were any worms in them and therefore confirm that you

were still healthy.

The last time I went at cirque, I tried to find other benefits, why nowadays it would still exist, but the smell

seemed to cloud my mind. The only one I could come up with was the fact that it does not splash. Then again if

you are lucky you might hear a nice thump or a series of little taps against the shelf. God forbid that someone is

slightly sick and finds that it is just not solid enough or liquid enough to just flush off and into that narrow gap

in the front. If you are lucky it might just leave nice skid marks, but what if you are not, if it determinately

prefers to stay glued to the shelf, if that has been your case, I don't envy you and I hope it never happens to

me.

In any case, if any of you want to share any further anecdotes or can find any more practical uses to this

shelf...please feel free to write to euro wings and explain!?!?!?

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TOPOS News by Mariko

As a result of TOPOS redeployment, we would like you all to extend a warm, sock filled,

damp Et sweaty welcome to your new Wardrobe team: Head of Wardrobe: Victoria Assistant Head: Jason Bauer Assistant.: Marie-Eve DAstous

Martin Bedard has been redeployed to Tokyo, where he will be found

making custom corsets to further confuse the gender ambiguousness.

Audrey Turcotte will be opening a Guest House and Spa in Thailand,

And Mariko de Montalte will be dressing midgets for the next Smash hit

EWOKS! Where at last she will feel tall.

Best of Luck to all in their new endeavors

Departures by Charlie

Once again, it's my duty to bid farewell to a couple of artists who left the tour while we were here in Rome -Marie-Eve Tremblay and Jason Berrent. As a fellow band mate, I would like to acknowledge Marie-Eve first for her beautiful singing and wish her the best with her new husband and soon-to-be bambino. I will always remember when she joined the tour back in Fukuoka because her first sound-check ended with the largest earthquake to hit the area in 100 years! While I was underneath the keyboards hanging on for dear life - I can still see her completely freaked out expression while it was all shaking violently around us... Thankfully, she didn't pack up and leave then - but instead put in a good year and a half of sweet and solid vocalize... Merci beaucoup Marie et bonne chance! We already miss you...

Next, I must admit that while watching powertrack from the band stage every night over the last 3 years -Jason Berrent was one of the most consistent and graceful acrobats that I can remember. I don't think that I ever even remember seeing him fall or stumble once! In addition to his strong stage presence, he was also musically talented and helped sing on the choir recording that we did in Japan that is played during the finale each night here at Alegria. I was able to catch Jason on the bus one day before he left and ask him a few questions - and so it goes...

CD: How old are you and where are you from? JB: I'm 22 and from Washington D.C. (USA) CD: When did you join Alegria? JB: Portland, Oregon in September 2003 CD: What's your favorite song in the show? JB: Isabell Corradi singing flyingman. CD: What's your favorite Cirque show? JB: I'm not sure... either Zumanity or Varekai CD: What was your experience before joining Alegria? JB: I was doing trampoline and tumbling for the

US national team. CO: What will you miss the most after leaving? JB: Performing the show - definitely! CD: What would you change if you were the artistic director of Alegria? JB: I would bring back the slack-wire act...

CD: What was your favorite passage in the show? JB: I liked doing the contortion tableau dance the most. CD: What's this 1 hear about the 'blue singer' character that you have created? JB: Oh, the blue singer sings storm and Russian bars backstage (laughing)... CD: Starbucks or Italian café? JB: Starbucks CD: Walmart or Carrefour? JB: Walmart CD: Mac or PC? JB: That's a stupid question - MAC!!!

CD: Happy or gay? - Just kidding....

Well, that's about it. I heard a rumor that Jason is already back in Montreal training for a possible position on the new 2007 show... Whatever he decides to do I'm sure he will succeed.

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Once upon a time...

Nobody I get banged respects around all day me...sniff! and dropped on

the floor..

I wonder if somebody hears me and unties me...

HELLO() 00!!!

Then I get tied and left on the floor for hours...I did nothing wrong!!

Visit by Dration by Ken

It's always nice to have other members of a Cirque show come visit us! This time it was meeting new people and having a good time with Dralion. About 60 Dralioners flew from Valencia during their double dark to come and see us. Their energy during the show was unbelievable (screaming and shouting and whistling) until the end. I'm sure the others (roman spectators) were wondering what was going on and suppressed by their loudness (Tee hii hii... make's me smile just by thinking about it). It felt good especially after the low attendance in Rome and all of the Alegrian's were hyped up for the show. Looking forward to meeting them again!

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Italy's sightseeing! (Under construction!)

To Miss or Not to Miss by Keith

Not To Miss

1. The Graffiti'd walls of Milan and Rome (with all the taxes that are collected you would think that the walls of the two most important cities would be sparkling).

2. Milan (an ugly overrated city). 3. Dog poop all over the sidewalks (how hard is it to clean

up after your animal?). 4. Tourists (an unfortunate product of being in an

amazing city like Rome). 5. Bad customer service (this applies only in Milan Et

Rome). 6. The food (pizza, pasta, pizza, pasta, pizza, pasta,

enough already). 7. Ditly . Subways (after Tokyoand London...well you get.

the picture). 8. Beggars on the streets of Rome (they are everywhere

you go in the world, but in Italy they take it to a new level).

9. Living so far away from Rome central (a 1 hour commitment on your only day off is hard to wrap your brain around).

10. Did I mention MILAN (worth mentioning one more time)

To Miss

1. Road trips through Tuscany (if you didn't get the chance to drive through Tuscan you missed Italy at it's best)

2. Wine (Cheap or expensive it's all amazing)

3. Cheap and delicious coffee (It maybe lukewarm, but the flavor is second to none.)

4. Cheap Metro Tickets (after London this was a welcomed delight)

5. The food (the best pizza, pasta and fresh veggies)

6. Duomos1 Cathedrals/ Churches 7. The Beach (the beach always gets a big

thumbs up). 8. Venice, Verona, Florence, Pisa, Siene,

Lake Como, Cinque Terra 9. The train system in Milan (cheap, fast

and convenient). 10. Ancient Rome (It's hard not to feel

transported back in time).

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...Zzzz

Employee of the Month

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SODOKU - Very Very Hard

Book club. Starting Amsterdam, Sunday nights

(after the show) Hosted by Martyn - Box office. Are you living your best life?

Interested? Curious?

For details see Martyn.

Useless facts

1/3 of all cancers are sun related The average person flexes the joint in their finger 24 million times during a lifetime It would take 7 billion particle of fog to fill a teaspoon The average iceberg weighs 20 million tons You brain weighs around 3 pounds. All but ten ounces is water There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball In a century's time, Islam had converted 1/3 of the world The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 440 hours Only one person in 2 billion will live to be 166 or older The world record for rain boot tossing is 179.14 feet (54.60m) More Monopoly money is printed in a year than real money throughout the world 1/4 of the bones in your body is in your feet Sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 mites (161km) an hour If you played all of the Beatles' singles and albums that came out between 1962 and 1970 back to back, it would only last for 10 hours and 33 minutes Termites eat through wood 2 times faster when listening to rock music 13 people are killed each year by vending machine's falling on them There is a 1/4 pound of salt in every gallon of seawater About 1/3 of American adult are at least 20% above their recommended weight The average smelt weighs 760 nanograms Experts at Intel say that microprocessor speed will double every 18 months for at least 10 years Driving 55 miles (88km) per hour instead pf 65 miles(105km) per hour increases your car mileage by about

15%

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