Quidam

QUIDAM

Quidam: a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person rushing past. It could be anyone, anybody. Someone coming, going, living in our anonymous society. A member of the crowd, one of the silent majority. The one who cries out, sings and dreams within us all. This is the "quidam" that Cirque du Soleil is celebrating. A young girl fumes; she has already seen everything there is to see, and her world has lost all meaning. Her anger shatters her little world, and she finds herself in the universe of Quidam. She is joined by a joyful companion as well as another character, more mysterious, who will attempt to seduce her with the marvelous, the unsettling, and the terrifying.

Helen and me during the interval. She looked so gloomy beside the sunshine smile of mine! 

During the 30 mins interval, bought a mineral water for $5 

The enterance to where we were sitting 

Bought the program at $19 

The Quidam Tent 

CREATORS
Guy Lalibert�
Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Guy Lalibert� was born in Quebec City in 1959. An accordion player, stiltwalker and fire-eater, this daring visionary founded Quebec's first internationally renowned circus. With the help of a small band of kindred spirits, Lalibert� recognized and groomed the talents of the street entertainers from the F�te foraine de Baie-Saint-Paul and created Cirque du Soleil in 1984.

Already a multitalented artist, Guy Lalibert� quickly dove into the business world to plan and maintain the growth of the young company. Despite the group's lack of experience, he managed to convince financial institutions to back the project, winning them over with the originality and audacity of youth. He also developed a network of partners around the world to help Cirque du Soleil make a name for itself abroad.

Guy Lalibert� was the first to orchestrate the marriage of cultures and artistic and acrobatic disciplines that is the hallmark of Cirque du Soleil. Since 1984, he has guided the creative team through the creation of every show and contributed to elevating the circus arts to the level of the great artistic disciplines.

Thanks to its founder's vision and talent for bringing people together, Cirque du Soleil has become an international organization, as much in terms of its makeup as in the scope of its activities and influence. Guy Lalibert� now heads an organization with activities on five continents.

In 1997, Guy Lalibert� received the Ordre National du Qu�bec, the highest distinction awarded by the Government of Quebec. In 2001, he was named a Great Montrealer by the Acad�mie des Grands Montr�alais. In 2003, he was honoured by the Cond� Nast group as part of the Never Follow Program, a tribute to creators and innovators.
 

MUSICIANS
Bandleader, Keyboards
Jim Bevan
Cello
Jos�e Campeau
Drums
BJ
Guitar
Tristan Avakian
Saxophone, Keyboards
Hammadi Bayard
Jim Bevan
Violin
S�bastien Savard
Singers
Andr� Boileau
Camille-H�l�ne Poliquin
Catherine Downey
Letitia Forbes
 

ACTS
Statue - Vis Versa
Never losing contact, two strong, flexible performers move almost imperceptibly, assuming positions impossible without an impeccable sense of balance. The couple summon all their sensitivity and powers of concentration in their quest for perfect harmony. Their act is testimony to the natural beauty of the human body.
 

ACTS
Cloud Swing
Trapeze and Spanish web techniques are combined in the unique and dangerous Cloud Swing. Spectators watch in awe as the artist calmly carries off spectacular acrobatics, diving and twisting far above the stage.

 

ACTS
Skipping Ropes
Drawing inspiration from dance, acrobatics and the art of manipulation, this familiar child's game is transformed into a circus act. As the ropes beat time, a group of 20 acrobats endowed with coordination and rhythm perform a steady stream of solo, duo and group jumps and figures.
 

ACTS
German Wheel
An acrobat becomes master of his own domain from within a giant wheel consisting of two metal hoops joined at six points and measuring over six feet in diameter. In a display of strength and agility, he rolls, turns and spins while nonchalantly performing somersaults and twists.
 

ACTS
Diabolos
Four magical figures clad in futuristic metallic dresses appear with ancient toys. Each of them holds two sticks linked by a string on which a musical wooden spool, the diabolo, comes to life. In their tiny hands, the diabolo twirls, jumps and flies through the air while the acrobats themselves perform flips and build human pyramids.
 

ACTS
Banquine
The Banquine act showcases the agility of the human body, as 15 Slavic artists perform spectacular sequences of acrobatics and human pyramids, astounding audiences with their perfectly synchronized movements.
 

ACTS
Aerial Hoops
Aerial hoops whirl above the stage. Sometimes together, sometimes alone on a hoop, the performers pivot and twirl through the air, performing stunning feats of grace and dexterity.

 

ACTS
The Clowns
The clown duo Toto and Voki brings a contemporary vision of clowning to Quidam. With subversive and crazy acts featuring lots of audience participation, Toto and Voki tell their own story, expressing themselves in the joyful, burlesque-toned and liberated language of clowns. Their colourful, brash world reminds us that the circus is forever a spectacle.
 

I have a Dream

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

Sep 27, 2005

He was sick down with fever. And i forgot to leave the keys at home so therefore he was lock in the house the whole day. After school, bought dinner and took a cab home to check on him. Argue with him... and he accused me of lying saying that i didn't take a cab home when he saw her downstairs waiting for me. Tears fell down and i walked away from him.

Helen fetch me to Bugis Sasa and we grabbed something to eat quickly. Bought what i needed for the children's day I and E fair. Reached home and he was out. Watched stairway to heaven while doing my work. And started on DVD.. you've got mail.... then went to bed.

Things that i bought for the children day stall... i forgot about the facial cotton wool.. sigh 

Thoughts

This morning, i see him lying him there.... why do i have a heavy heart? I love him and I really do. This kind of feelings are like with Shae. A heart that is dead from the emotional yo yo stuffs he has been subjecting me to. The lies and the evidence that is placed in front of me.... let me be the gullible, naive fool that i have always been, forgiving and be blind to his faults ... what lies ahead of us? I really don't know. Now, i seems to be going through the routine with him. If this is the way to maintain our relationship... then so be it ....

As for the ambigram that is at the top. It is a gift from her to me. My name... Joey.

In the Night

A phone call came in at eleven plus. He went to the balcony to talk. A girl's instinct. Went to the toilet and listen. He was literally whispering and seems to be talking to a girl. After that, ask him who it was, he seems to hesitate and stuttered. Melvin was all he said. I checked his phone in front of him. The last received calls stated J and not Melvin. It don't even have any private line or other numbers that called in. Do i look so gullible and naive to you? Who has he been talking to? Asked him, he said he don't know at all. I hate to be in this kind of situation and behave in this way... Do i look like a sucker? It is obvious that he deleted the last received call. But he said that he doesn't know how to delete and doesn't know that it can be deleted one by one. I was really immune... to the hurt and the lies that he can do to me.

Had a long chat with him again. This time round, he packs up and got ready to leave the house. This is a superb question to ask your parter... If you can make the perfect partner with all the qualitie of your surrounding friends and ex partners, state their qualities that you want to put inside this perfect partner... This is the killer question. This will shows where he stands in your heart and really what you like about him. Guess i failed it. The first thing that i said was everything about Gee except the part where she is a girl. And bad news was, he was the 9th person that i mentioned and the first thing that i mentioned was physical. There and then, he knows that i have always treated him like a lover. He was quite good in analysing the part of his role. A lover who stays home all most of the time and waited for the other to come back, clean the house, cooks, washes, irons, pampers ... and wait for the other to come back again. How true!

He said. After one and a half year of relationship, a clean break is what i wanted. So ruthless when he is getting ready to leave. I went to bed and he came in and as usual got everything ready for me, set the alarm clock, on the night light, cover the blankets... i got hold of his hands... and tears roll down.... for both of us .......... He didn't leave that night .....

Sep 26, 2005

Today is a no make up day. And i forgot that today has photo taking.. what the heck! Anyway, rushed through my work like a train again. Suddenly have the mood to do my studies.. so every free period i have, i study. Time flies. Next friday would be my first paper.. where is Alan? I need his C programming brains. I have not even started the other 2 papers yet. What a lazy bum i am. She called, message and msn to ask if i need a ride home later... so i said yes thank you. She even said "I am not finding an excuse to see you, just around the north area and thought you might be appreciative of a ride" haha... Good good. Got ride to tuition liao. Hope i will have time for dinner.

Sep 25, 2005

She woke me up in the morning at 730am. And managed to get me out of bed and fetch Raphael. It proves to be a worthwhile trip. Fetched Raphael back to Seng Kang and spent my time playing computer games and snakes and ladders with him teaching him how to count. He came and fetched baby at 1230pm. Baby cried.. and said he don't want to go back. I told him to call me.. he said don't want. That sentence broke my heart.

He came back at 130pm. I feel like i am losing my love for him. After one day with her, i feel more attached to her than him. Sigh. He was so quiet when i told him that. He has no control over my feelings... it is up to me to make our relationship work. Where did my feelings go to? Can love be so easily replaced?

Slept in the afternoon. Supposedly to study but in the end, nope.. didn't do it. And i have 3 papers. I managed to clear up some of my unwanted and not worn clothes. The tubes, spaggetti tops and stuffs i bought from Thailand and have not been worn yet. I gave it to Nancy. Although i like the clothes... but i just can't fit inside it. I realised that i can't fit into free size clothings liao. It is usually a super tight fit till i can't breathe....
Got ready for the wedding dinner. Meeting Yuling at 7pm at Tanjong Pagar MRT station. She was late for half an hour. We went there. It was a super major gathering of who's who. Needed to take attendance at Capital Tower before you can enter a life... go to the second level and walk abit and get into another level... 52 stories.. fantastic view of the night.The first level was traditional round tables.. but the second story mainly catered to us sec school friends... was different. Long tables all the way. A lot of catching up with the rest of the people there. Idle chat, get contacts, keep up to date who is married with how many kids. Wah.... troublesome... need to remember.

Saw Dom there.... at first, i didn't know how to react. It took me quite a while to look him in the eye and said Hi. We started chatting.. I can't help but to disturb Irvin everytime. I just can't helped it... instinctive.. hehe. A lot of gossip among the girls.. of course...the 3 of us.

After the whole session, Dom sent me home by cab although it was a super long way.. and detour to his home. An apology was made after 10 years and was accepted. It meant a lot to both of us i guess... as we still remembered it till today. It sort of mould us into the person we are now ... memory etched... but healing can begin now... as forgiveness is there. When i got home, guess the tears fell.... waited for this moment where the pain and hurt can just come out in tears. Felt much better in years ... and can put the memory behind me and start to trust again....

This is what i wore to the wedding 

The bride's best friends.. 

All the guys present 

The remaining girls at the end of the whole wedding 

Dominic was so excited over the pics he took 

Passing the correct colour sweet to the groom's mouth 

All the guys around 

Yvonne and YuetLing 

Games time. Supposedy to get an egg to the other side