The Costume Workshop which travels with TOTEM consists of six people who are responsible for coordinating and dressing 150 handmade costumes. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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The Crystal Man is a recurring character in the show TOTEM who represents the life force. His dazzling costume is entirely covered in small mirrors and crystals. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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The unicycles are seven feet (two meters) tall but very light, which makes them easier to maneuver down the ramp at the beginning of the act. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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The visual environment of TOTEM is an organic world which, through the magic of moving images becomes a virtual swamp, a river source, a marsh, a lake, an ocean, a volcanic island, a pond and a starry sky. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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TOTEM opens under the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau, April 7 at the Westport Waterfront. Tickets on sale NOW at cirquedusoleil.com. Click Here To Enter Contest. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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The images in the TOTEM projections are drawn from nature and were shot from various parts of the world, including Iceland, Hawaii and Guatemala. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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TOTEM opens under the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau, April 7 at the Westport Waterfront. Tickets on sale NOW at cirquedusoleil.com. Click Here To Enter Contest. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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Infrared cameras detect the movement of the performers and produce kinetic effects such as ripples, splashes and reflections in the water and the flames. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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TOTEM opens under the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau, April 7 at the Westport Waterfront. Tickets on sale NOW at cirquedusoleil.com. Click Here To Enter Contest. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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The touring production TOTEM depends on 80,000 pieces of equipment to run smoothly to deliver this thrilling show. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)
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Last year, the Cirque du Soleil casting team held 172 audition days in 35 cities. They saw 2,565 candidates. (Credit: Cirque du Soleil)