107.9 The River » Cirque du soleil http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson Show Is 'On Steroids' http://theriver1079.com/cirque-du-soleil-michael-jackson/ http://theriver1079.com/cirque-du-soleil-michael-jackson/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:16:10 +0000 Jeff Giles http://tsminteractive.com/?p=50635 As the doctor who presided over Michael Jackson‘s death stands trial and the world is preoccupied with the grisly details of his final hours, Cirque du Soleil is preparing to honor the fallen icon with a spectacular tribute to his musical legacy.

The project, dubbed the ‘Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour,’ will launch October 2 in Montreal, and is only part of what the Jackson estate has planned for the coming year.

]]> http://theriver1079.com/cirque-du-soleil-michael-jackson/feed/ 0 Image courtesy Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil Performer Unleashes Amazing Gravity-Defying First Pitch [VIDEO] http://theriver1079.com/cirque-du-soleil-performer-unleashes-amazing-gravity-defying-first-pitch-video/ http://theriver1079.com/cirque-du-soleil-performer-unleashes-amazing-gravity-defying-first-pitch-video/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:39:09 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=20600 We’ve seen some truly horrendous first pitch efforts over the years, from the “what did you expect” dribbler that Mariah Carey uncorked, to the shameful 10-footer that NBA star John Wall recently unleashed.

The crowd at PETCO park in San Diego was treated to the opposite side of that coin Monday, when Cirque du Soleil performer Gabryel Nogueira da Silva was given the task of the ceremonially first pitch.

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