Anait Karagyezyan, Brian Dewhurst, Chris Van Wagenen, Cirque du Soleil performers, Jennifer Clement ...( see more  see more... ) , Nicky Dewhurst , Ian McKellen

The Cirque du Soleil performers present a musical and artistic allegory depicting the stages of human and cosmic development. Historic sites around the world serve as the backdrops for the performance...( read more  read more... )s, with the climax at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

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G, 39 min.

Directed by: Keith Melton

Release Date: May 19, 2000

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001

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  • July 9, 2007
    A wonderful journey through human existence, told in natural and poetic settings, and performed by Cirque du Soleil drummers, swimmers, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and balancers. The music was mesmerizing and the costumes were nature's colors. It was narrated by Ian McKellan. The...( read more) different settings of cave, pond, forest, canyon, ruin, palace and nighttime sky were very imaginative. It was all dreamy. I wished I had seen this on the big IMAX screen. Superb. One special occassion, I played it 10 times repeatedly as a background video.
  • September 22, 2006
    I watched this in IMAX... absolutely phenomenal, what that group can do -- just blows your mind!
  • June 11, 2006
    WOW!
  • May 15, 2006
    These guys are freakin amazing!
  • October 21, 2009
    This was unlike any Cirque du Soleil I've ever seen before in that it had an English narration (by Ian McKellen) and large amounts of the film dedicated to creating a coherent plot. There was far less focus on the actual circus tricks than a normal Cirque du Soleil movie (it seem...( read more)ed), but when they did come across the acts they were beautifully set and mesmerising as always. In fact, these moments are possibly even more memorable for their setting and their place in the plot.
  • June 9, 2008
    LA QUE MÁS ME HA GUSTADO :)
  • March 27, 2008
    Beautifully done! Probably my favorite out of all the ones I've seen!
  • March 17, 2007
    Oh I totally loved this! Cirque du soleil is like one great adventure after the other. The performances are amazing! I wish I could bend and do all the crazy things they do.
  • November 16, 2006
    Kinda short. Not as good as the other ones, but okay.
  • November 2, 2006
    Whoa.....sounds trippy.

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  • goddesss22
    December 18, 2006
    Ian McKellen does the voice of the narrarator!!! I can't believe he offered to participate in the show!!! I think that is facinating!!!!!!!
  • goddesss22
    December 18, 2006
    This should also be a good show!!!! I want to see it in live!!!

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