Solstrom

Solstrom is a Cirque du Soleil television show production in thirteen 45-minute episodes from 2003. It was initially broadcast on the U.S. Bravo cable network and is currently aired on bold in Canada and SBS Television in Australia. It has also been released on DVD.

Overview

The series focuses on solar winds blown from sun creatures, changing normal humans into graceful and athletic performers and enchanting them to perform graceful acts of wonder.

It features regular performers from Cirque du Soleil productions as well highly accomplished guest performers, including partners and family members, clowns and Guinness Book record holders.

un Creatures

Below are the creatures from the sun, in order as they appear in the series. Listed after each creature is the name of the Cirque du Soleil show they are associated with.

*Fiona, one of the baroques (Saltimbanco)
*Les Cons (La Nouba)
*Zebras ("O")
*The Baron (Saltimbanco)
*Gaia (Dralion)
*"Quidam" (Quidam)
*Boum-Boum (Quidam)
*L'Ame Force (Dralion)
*Lizard (Varekai)
*The Aviator (Quidam)
*The Dreamer (Saltimbanco)
*The Guide (Varekai)
*The Gentle Giant ("O")

Episodes

Each episode has a different theme and many interwoven story lines with a centralized plot.

* "Wind of Romance" (set in Italy): An Italian village becomes a festical of passionate excursions.
* "Twin Winds" (set in Brazil): A vain man pursues his stolen reflection in a world of pairs.
* "Howling Winds" (set in Transylvania): An old-fashioned hotel turns into a haunted house of fun and horror.
* "Rockin' Wind" (set in France): An orchestra rehearsal goes awry and takes on a rock 'n' roll beat.
* "Once Upon a Wind" (set in London): A storybook turns those who touch it into adventure heroes.
* "Wind of Freedom" (set in the Caribbean): Prisoners flee captivity by exceptional means.
* "Ghostly Wind" (set in Hollywood, California): A night watchman is frightened by costumes brought to life in a warehouse.
* "Gone With the Winds" (set in Nevada): An airport employee experiences a unique adventure in the desert.
* "Wind from the Past" (set in Quebec): For a fleeting moment, an old man becomes a child in the world of his toy box.
* "Winds of Courage" (also set in Quebec): An armchair sports fan enters into a series of competitive games.
* "Wind of Imagination" (set in New York City): A boy's building blocks become an actual construction site.
* "Wind of Life" (set in Austria): In a toy shop in Salzburg, an old artisan's marionette comes to life.
* "Cosmic Wind" (set in Outer space): Creatures of the sun live it up in an intergalactic discotheque.

External links

* [http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/multimedia/tv/solstrom/Broadcasters/International/05-Adventure/home.htm Official Solstrom website]