Overview
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.
Production
Cirque du Soleil Images · Motion International
Cast & Characters
Ian McKellen
Narrator (voice)
Nicky Dewhurst
Young Man
Brian Dewhurst
Old Man
Anait Karagyezyan
Vagabond Girl
Chris Van Wagenen
Youth
Cully Smoller
Infant / Child
Kenny Raskin
Man
Mikhail Matorin
Cube Act
Directors & Crew
Keith Melton
Director
Steve Roberts
Writer
Peter Wagg
Writer
André Picard
Producer
Peter Wagg
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
