The Magic Touch
Catalogue Number: A61-031
Producer: Productions InformAction inc.
Producers: Productions InformAction inc.
Producing Agencies: Productions InformAction inc.
Subject: Arts, Biography, Career Education, Documentary, Drama, Family Studies/Home Economics, Music, Social Sciences, Women's Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2005
Running Time: 52:33
The fairytale image of the Cirque du Soleil has reached audiences around the world, but the public knows very little about the person who created many of its fabulous costumes: Dominique Lemieux.
Shot over two years in Montréal, Las Vegas, Brussels, Milan, Chartres, Fukuoka and Benares, The Magic Touch offers a unique window into the imagination of this flamboyant artist.
Carlos Ferrand plunges us into the heart of the theatrical world to explore the creative work of Dominique Lemieux, from her preliminary sketches to characters who come brilliantly alive under the limelight...
We discover the myriad sources of her inspiration, get behind-the-scenes in her long collaboration with Franco Dragone and witness the preparation of the Cirque du Soleil's new show, in collaboration with its director, Daniele Finzi Pasca.
The Magic Touch is a colorful, often mesmerizing, audiovisual experience worthy of this uncommon artist.
English subtitles when narration is French.
Also available in French: La griffe magique