30 Years of Cirque du Soleil’s Best Photos

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The “dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment” show turned 30 this week, after three decades of incredible acrobatic acts—and astonishing photos of them.

A member of the show "Corteo" by Canada's Cirque Du Soleil performs during a dress rehearsal in Valencia June 15, 2011.
A Cirque Du Soleil performer during a dress rehearsal for the show "Corteo" in Valencia, Spain on June 15, 2011.Heino Kalis—Reuters
Members of Cirque du Soleil perform during the dress rehearsal of "Amaluna" at Marine Industrial Park on May 28, 2014 in Boston.
Members of Cirque du Soleil perform during the dress rehearsal of "Amaluna" at Marine Industrial Park on May 28, 2014 in Boston.Paul Marotta—Getty Images
Premiere Cirque du Soleil "Corteo"
A member of Cirque du Soleil performs in Hamburg on Jan. 9, 2013 during the premiere of the show "Corteo." Philipp Guelland—dapd/AP
Cirque du Soleil comes to Munich with "Kooza" show
Performer Yao Deng Bo performs during rehearsals for the Cirque du Soleil show "Kooza" in Munich, on January 30, 2014. Ursula D¸ren—picture-alliance/dpa/AP
Irina Naumenko performs during the dress
Irina Naumenko performs during the dress rehearsal of Cirque Du Soleil's Varekai show at The Royal Albert Hall in London, on January 3, 2010. Adrian Dennis—AFP/Getty Images
Circus Performers Balancing on Wooden Chairs
Members of Cirque du Soleil balance on a pile of wooden chairs during the 'We Reinvent the Circus' show in Santa Monica, Calif on March 1, 1988.Neal Preston—Corbis
Mexico Cirque du Soleil
An acrobat of Cirque du Soleil performs during the rehearsal of their production of the spectacle 'Dralion', in Mexico City on Nov. 25, 2009. Eduardo Verdugo—AP
Performers contort their bodies during t
Cirque Du Soleil performers contort their bodies during the "Kooza" press preview in Tokyo, on February 1, 2011. Toshifumi Kitamura—AFP/Getty Images
"Cirque Du Soleil's Totem" Dress Rehearsal
Cirque du Soleil performers at the "Cl's Totem" Dress Rehearsal at Citi Field on March 13, 2013 in New York City. John Lamparski—WireImage
A performance of Cirque Du Soleil's new
A performance of Cirque Du Soleil's new production "Totem" is pictured at the Royal Albert Hall in London on January 4, 2010. Carl De Souza—AFP/Getty Images
Cirque du Soleil prior to German premiere
A Cirque du Soleil performer during a photo rehearsal of their show 'Dralion' in Berlin on Aug. 29, 2006. Gero Breloer—picture-alliance/dp
Artistes perform during Cirque du Soleil's "Delirium" show in Hamburg
Artistes perform during Cirque du Soleil's "Delirium" show in Hamburg on Sept. 18, 2007. Christian Charisius—Reuters

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