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 Cirque Du Soleil performer during a dress rehearsal for the show "Corteo" in Valencia, Spain on June 15, 2011.Heino Kalis—ReutersMembers of Cirque du Soleil perform during the dress rehearsal of "Amaluna" at Marine Industrial Park on May 28, 2014 in Boston.Paul Marotta—Getty ImagesA member of Cirque du Soleil performs in Hamburg on Jan. 9, 2013 during the premiere of the show "Corteo."
Philipp Guelland—dapd/APPerformer 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/APIrina 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 ImagesMembers 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—CorbisAn 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—APCirque Du Soleil performers contort their bodies during the "Kooza" press preview in Tokyo, on February 1, 2011. Toshifumi Kitamura—AFP/Getty ImagesCirque du Soleil performers at the "Cl's Totem" Dress Rehearsal at Citi Field on March 13, 2013 in New York City. John Lamparski—WireImageA 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 ImagesA Cirque du Soleil performer during a photo rehearsal of their show 'Dralion' in Berlin on Aug. 29, 2006. Gero Breloer—picture-alliance/dpArtistes perform during Cirque du Soleil's "Delirium" show in Hamburg on Sept. 18, 2007. Christian Charisius—Reuters
