austin tx: Wow - Cirque VIP and Backstage passes!
austin tx: Cirque du Soleil awaits
austin tx: We are greeted with champagne and delicious hor d'oeuvres
austin tx: Shrimp du Soleil
austin tx: It time to head backstage
austin tx: Roland took my breath away TWICE
austin tx: Half naked Russian acrobats - need I say more?
austin tx: Colin has been with Cirque for over a decade
austin tx: A tightly run ship backstage helps to avoid injuries
austin tx: Cirque du Soleil masks
austin tx: Mechanical ears are worn under the dog heads
austin tx: Elaborate feather headdresses are lifted up out of harms way
austin tx: The hidden mechanics of the skull masks
austin tx: It takes a LOT of coffee to put on a circus
austin tx: Racks of costumes to maintain