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Cirque Du Soleil, The Spark
- Igniting the Creative Fire That Lives Within Us All
- Narrated by: Christopher Evan Welch
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Categories: Business & Careers, Management & Leadership
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Publisher's Summary
In The Spark, Cirque's former president of creative content, Lyn Heward, invites readers inside the world and ideas of Cirque du Soleil through the story of an ordinary man searching for meaning in his work and life.
Like so many other people in their careers, sports agent Frank Castle has lost the passion he once had for his job. But a chance encounter with an inspiring Cirque du Soleil director takes him inside Cirque du Soleil to meet the artists, directors, designers, and technicians who create, shape, and perform in their acclaimed shows. As the story unfolds, the artists reveal surprising secrets about the sparks that ignite their creativity, from the pressure of deadlines and the exhilaration that comes from risking it all, to the chance encounters and everyday occurrences that have changed the way they live and work. As Frank comes to discover, every one of us is creative, wherever we work or whatever our job title is, but it's up to us to tap into that powerful force.
As The Spark makes clear, there is no single formula for creative success; each of us must unlock the power of our imagination in our own way. An inspiring tale that draws on behind-the-scenes stories from the most creative people in entertainment as well as some out-of-this-world Cirque du Soleil magic, The Spark is an unparalleled guide on how to make creativity a part of everything you do.
Critic Reviews
"This book is a jewel." (Publishers Weekly)
"If you've ever wondered what it would be like to run away to the circus, this book might bring that spark to flame." (AudioFile)
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- 01-06-09
How Business Works Today - Follow and Succeed
Rekindles the joy of living describing one of life's cores: Do what you are passionate about, and the money will flow. Begins with a viewing of the greatest show ever created... "KA" by Cirque du Soleil" ... skip the boring business books that teach that led to the loss of stability, and listen. It's about you
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- Anonymous User
- 12-24-19
Captivating & Inspiring!
Loved it! I listened to it every chance I could find. Christopher does such a wonderful job with the voice's & storytelling. John & Lyn described what it's like inside the Cirque in such a creative, inspiring way. It's more then just about the Cirque De Soleil, it's powerful messages about life.
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- Leonardo Barci
- 05-06-15
An inspiring book
This is an inspiring book written for that ones who wants to rediscover their lost gem of realizing on its own field of work
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- Roger
- 09-27-07
Beautiful Ideas ... More Fable than Fact
This is a really nice book about trusting yourself, returning to your passion, and experimenting with the unknown. It is a good price and a nicely short. On the negative - the conversations and ideas are too scripted, too "on point" as if controlled by the PR department. But I would recommend it anyway.
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- Alex
- 01-19-16
Too simple - but good advertising
Any additional comments?
The conceit is that this is written/narrated by a "Frank" who encounters Cirque de Soleil, and, by meeting various also fictional Cirque people, discovers what makes Cirque so special and questions his own decisions in life/Business, to then turn his own life around and re-discover his own "spark".
The lessons are simple, are I say simplistic - take risks, trust your instincts, follow your passion, push the envelope, etc. Nothing we haven't read/heard a million times before.
As the short length suggests, the book can't really go into much detail. What is presented as biographical/autobiographical, really isn't, at which point I wondered why so much time was spent on Frank" when he's really just a vehicle to transport the message.
While I'm left with no doubt that Cirque is awesome and I'd really like to visit one of their shows, it's too simple to really explore the creastive spark. It more sets out to Show how Cirque's brand of creatibity works, but it's not really very applicable to one's real life - whether creative artist or not.
It strikes me that the audiobook is basically an attempt to adapt one of their shows to an audio format. A fictional character goes through lessons with various guides and ends up changed for the better.
While the reading was fun (some accents were grating, but the narrator was overall very nice to listen to), I think I'd have got more out of buying one of the show DVDs or getting a ticket to a real performance. As a business book or a book on creativity, it remained very at the surface.