RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINELMarina Bourkatskaia, 32, performs in the hoop during the circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, at La Nouba Theater in Downtown Disney on Sunday, October 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. In the first day of auditions, 25 candidates tried out, of which 17 passed the audition. Bourkatskaia passed the audition.
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINELBeeGees legend Barry Gibb gets nose-to-nose with Kris Kennedy, of Orlando, one of 1,600 fans on hand Monday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Elena Day, who plays the colorful puppet in La Nouba, applies her makeup before the start of Friday's show.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELWith an almost angelic flourish, Christina Campolongo (left) floats past Katya Guimaraes during the on-stage training for aerial ballet in silk Thursday.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELWith an almost angelic flourish, Christina Campolongo (left) floats past Katya Guimaraes during the on-stage training for aerial ballet in silk Thursday.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELZhou Lu concentrates as she and the Diabolo girls work on their routine during training, Saturday.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Krystian Sawicki gets into his character "Titan" before Friday's La Nouba show.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performers Vasily Demenchukov (right) and Svetlena Savinikh warm-up ab out 30 minutes before the 6pm Friday show.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Stacey Bilodeau wheels around the stage in a blur during his German Wheel training, Thursday. The group watching in background is on a tour of the Cirque facility.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINELMaia Tabakova, 28, originally of Bulgaria, now living in Orlando, performs in the aerial tissue during the circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, at La Nouba Theater in downtown Disney on Sunday, October 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. Tabakova passed the audition.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Krystian Sawicki gets into his character "Titan" before Friday's La Nouba show.
JESSICA MANN, ORLANDO SENTINELVesselina Guencheva, 23, performs from long red lengths of material Thursday night, July 29, 2004, former hard core athletes are main characters and perform at Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, at Downtown Disney.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINELMichael Lanphear, 23, of Boston, performs in the aerial tissue during the circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, at La Nouba Theater in Downtown Disney on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. In the first day of auditions, 25 candidates tried out, of which 17 passed the audition. Lanphear passed the audition.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELZhang Jin, one of the Diabolo girls run throughs her routine one last time shortly before heading on stage to perform in the 6 p.m. Friday show.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELKatya Guimaraes and Christina Campolongo (rights) hang upside down during the on-stage training for aerial ballet in silk Thursday.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELWeiyi Wang (far left) laughs as the Diabolo girls share a light moment during a break in training, Thursday. From left, Wang, Zhou Lu, Zhang Jin and Wu Meng.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELThe Cirque Du Soleil trapeze artists train over an empty theater during their Thursday training session.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINELAlesya Goulevitch, originally form Belarus, now living in Miami, warms up for her hula hoop act during the circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, in the hallway of La Nouba Theater in downtown Disney on Sunday, October 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. In the first day of auditions, 25 candidates tried out, of which 17 passed the audition. Goulevitch was not selected.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINELFiodor Tulbur, originally from Moldova, now a resident of New York swallows fire during the Circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, at La Nouba Theater in downtown Disney on Sunday, October 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. In the first day of auditions, 25 candidates tried out, of which 17 passed the audition. Tulbur was not selected.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Krystian Sawicki stretches in the training room during warm-up before Friday's La Nouba show.
Jessica Mann, Orlando SentinelStrong man and a clown. Thursday night, July 29, 2004, former hard core athletes are main characters and perform at Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, at Downtown Disney.
JESSICA MANN, ORLANDO SENTINELNatasha Hallett, 30, performs with her trapeze while the trapeze artists fly high above her. Thursday night, July 29, 2004, former hardcore athletes are main characters and perform at Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, at Downtown Disney.
JESSICA MANN, ORLANDO SENTINELNatasha Hallett, 30, puts on her make-up before performing Thursday night, July 29, 2004, former hard core athletes are main characters and perform at Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, at Downtown Disney.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELThe crowds arrive for the 9 p.m. show of La Nouba, Friday. The unique architecture of the Cirque Du Soleil theater stands out at Downtown Disney.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Vasily Demenchukov clowns around with his chairs in the prop room at Cirque Du Sloeil, before the 6pm La Nouba show, Friday.
JESSICA MANN, ORLANDO SENTINELFour Clowns. Thursday night, July 29, 2004, former hard core athletes are main characters and perform at Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, at Downtown Disney.
RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA, ORLANDO SENTINELDaria Chamanskaia, 26, originally from Moscow Russia, now living in Orlando, performs in the lira during the circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, at La Nouba Theater in Downtown Disney on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. In the first day of auditions, 25 candidates tried out, of which 17 passed the audition. Chamanskaia passed the audition.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Elena Day, who plays the colorful puppet in La Nouba, meditates in the training room moments before the start of Friday's show.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELCirque Du Soleil performer Krystian Sawicki (right), who plays Titan in the La Nouba show, watches his trampoline acrobat teammate, Wellington Lima, who plays Pierrot, during on-stage training.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINELThe Diabolo girls run through their routine one last time shortly before heading on stage to perform in the 6 p.m. Friday show.
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Marina Bourkatskaia, 32, performs in the hoop during the circus arts auditions for Cirque du Soleil, at La Nouba Theater in Downtown Disney on Sunday, October 29, 2006. The three-day audition is looking for talent for both Cirque?s 13 current and future productions. In the first day of auditions, 25 candidates tried out, of which 17 passed the audition. Bourkatskaia passed the audition.
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La Nouba, the exclusive Cirque du Soleil show at Walt Disney World Resort has announced special offers starting at $54 for adult and $45 for child seats.
This offer is available for performances now through Dec. 19. Guests who wish to have dinner before or after the show can take advantage of La Nouba’s special Dinner & A Show package available now until Nov. 22.
The package includes a ticket to the show and dinner at a participating restaurant of their choice.
Participating restaurants are Wolfgang Puck Grand Café, Planet Hollywood and Splitsville Luxury Lanes. The offer includes one entrée, dessert and non-alcoholic beverage.
Package prices start at $99 for adults and at $89 for children ages 3 to 9. Visit www.lanouba.com.