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.

• Release date
• May 5, 2000
• Runtime
• 39 min
• Genres
• Drama, Family, Music, Fantasy
• Director
• Keith Melton

Cast

Ian McKellen Narrator (voice) Nicky Dewhurst Young Man Brian Dewhurst Old Man

A

Anait Karagyezyan Vagabond Girl

C

Chris Van Wagenen Youth

C

Cully Smoller Infant / Child

K

Kenny Raskin Man

M

Mikhail Matorin Cube Act