dance,dreams,magic,circus,greed,garden,forest,love,trapeze,acrobatics,short film

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)

Poster for Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Keith Melton
  • Profile picture of Ian McKellen
    Narrator (voice) Ian McKellen
  • Profile picture of Nicky Dewhurst
    Young Man Nicky Dewhurst
  • Profile picture of Brian Dewhurst
    Old Man Brian Dewhurst

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Keywords

  • dance
  • dreams
  • magic
  • circus
  • greed
  • garden
  • forest
  • love
  • trapeze
  • acrobatics
  • short film