Walking The High Wire with Cirque du Soleil: KOOZA

What's up, guys? Leslie Robbins here. Young Hollywood is once again under the big top with Circulo. This time with some amazing performers from Kuza. Okay, one amazing part of Kuza is the high wire, of course. Now, this is the low wire. Yeah. Which is acceptable for me. You are allowed to be on the high wire. So, walk me through this stunt, this act, which is mind-blowing.

We are like four persons working in a high wire. We are nine meters high. And there we we jump, we dance, uh we go with the bicycles at the end. So, we do many things.

Okay, I'm not going to try out many things, but you're here to show me something. Of course. On the low wire. Yes, yes. Let's try it on.

Okay, let's what are we got? To start, we just uh go up. Chest up, look at the front, and hands out. So, just like that. And then with the time, you just can run. So, look at the front.

That's the hard part, you have to look that.

Yes. You have to look that way. Look that way, yes. You have to get where the wire is. You can release your hand, and my hand is going to be there if you need it. Yes. Yes. Don't move your Don't move your hips.

I'm sweating, right? Can you feel it?

It's fine. Don't worry. Imagine at 9 m high. So, it's going to be zero sweating.

Okay. Now, I see you're wearing special circ boots. Yes. What are those compared to my sneakers?

Uh, this one is just like a uh flat because the sneaker had like a little on the on the back right. big. So, it's a little harder for us, so this one is easier because it's like more smooth.

You've been at this for 17 years.

I've been in Circus Ole for 17 years doing this act, but uh I started in the circus when I was five as a clown. Because I'm the third generation of Circus.

What are the tips again? To balance? Ooh! Put the feet straight?

Yes. but slow down. Slow down.

I tried, I tried. But it's good, it's good. Yes, go up. I didn't it, I didn't it, I got to stop. That's really scary. Okay. So, you're ready for tonight's show?

I'm ready. What else we got? This one we just

So, there you go. Forward and backwards. Oh my God, that is hard. One, two, three. Oh yeah. Almost, almost. Okay, jump, jump, jump from there. Yes, just like that. Yeah. Yes. Just like that. Okay, and now you switch. Yes. Once you get it, then you just move the change the leg. Hey.

I'm going to try to show you another easy trick. You You can go to a platform, and I can try to show you something, something else.

Sure.

You like a little compliment like you go here. Just move the leg back and

There's a smile.

Yes. Okay. There's a smile. Always. Always. That's the most important thing in the show. And go back, forward a little bit. No, this this one forward. Yes. Just like that. And complement a smile. We're ready? Oh. Yes.

Let's see if I can do it. Try it. See if I can do it. Okay. So when you're traveling, how many trucks, how many cast members, what is going with you?

Okay, we have 53 artists. 53 from 35 different nationalities. And we have over 1,000 uh costumes. And around 70 trucks traveling all the time with us. But right now, Mitsuki is going to be ready for the for the for the training. So let's follow her and let's see what she's going to do.

Oh, I would love that. Yeah, let's do it. Okay, let's do it.