Two of the colourful baroque characters in Saltimbanco, a whimsical look at urban life and its inhabitants. The show, which played Toronto in 1993, returns to the Air Canada Centre next Wednesday. Theatre Critic MONTREAL–When the news broke early this week that a financial consortium from Dubai had purchased 20 per cent of Cirque du Soleil, it may have been a shock but it wasn't a surprise. Rumours of such activity have been so common over the years that the Cirque press office likes to joke that they have a release form ready to deny it at all times. But this time it wasn't a rumour and no denial was forthcoming. Cirque is now playing ball with some of the heaviest hitters in the world of international finance. Like I said: shocking, but not surprising. Why? What was once a simple band of street entertainers from...
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