Cirque De Soleil

Cirque De Soleil hiring a street skater. (Attention Daniel Gesmer!!)

Cirque De Soleil is hiring a street skater.

We are currently seeking a Skateboard – Street Specialist for our new production at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York city. Please note that we are not looking for Ramp’s specialists.

This sounds like Daniel Gesmer’s dream job, and they are hiring immediately. [Source: Skate-Bulletin-Board]

You don’t even need to speak French. i always wondered where they got their performers from, now I know. Nothing like paying $70 for a ticket to watch someone skate in a funny costume. I can do that for free in Oregon.

We are currently seeking a Skateboard – Street Specialist for our new production at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York city.

The show:

The new Cirque du Soleil production is being created specifically for the Theater at Madison Square Garden and will run for ten weeks, each winter, beginning in 2007 for the next four years. The creative team will use traditional stage techniques and the very latest in theater technology to bring the audience of nearly 5,000 as close as possible to the performers. There will be an emphasis on color, music and comedy as well as the customary circus arts the public has come to expect from Cirque du Soleil.

Requirements:

Age: 18 to 35 years
Height: N/A
Weight: N/A
Candidates must be high-caliber skateboarders, specializing on Street.
Please note that we are not looking for Ramp’s specialists.
Experience in gymnastics or other acrobatic disciplines an asset (not compulsory).
Excellent physical condition.
Candidates must not be afraid of heights (and will at times have to work high above the ground).
Conditions:

Location: The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Contract length: 2 months (100 Shows) – And Rehearsals.
Auditions: By invitation only.

Deadline for submission: Immediately.


Get your Gesmer on!

Because we want to have the web site with the most Claus Grabke and Daniel Gesmer references:

Daniel Gesmer interview in Big Brother (Scroll down) on SK8sanjose

About our founder page on Seismic Skates

And the always popular Four Wheels Down movie.

And another video from another site where it is labeled as “Gay Skater.” I’m pretty sure that’s not what the title is. Check out Dan’s interview from Big Brother (link above) to see his thoughts on Gesmer-bashing.

Discussion

4 thoughts on “Cirque De Soleil hiring a street skater. (Attention Daniel Gesmer!!)

  1. Rodney! Rodney! Rodney! Or was it Per who skated in whiteface?

  2. Thanks for the heads-up! I sure hope Cirque picks me over Claus Grabke…

    Actually, I had some talks with Cirque du Soleil many, many years ago about helping them create a wheels-oriented show that they were thinking about. They never went anywhere with the idea.

    I have a few friends who’ve performed with Cirque – one a clown, the other a singer. Their experiences were mixed…

    Dan Gesmer

  3. Wow, Tod Swank and Dan Gesmer have both graced our comments. I’m speechless.

  4. who knew kilwag frequented the cirque du soleil website?

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