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Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kurios’ to turn Marymoor into dream world
Seattle to Redmond: $1.33 billion loan on tap for light-rail extension ANDY NYSTROM anystrom@redmond-reporter.com
With a major project in the works, light rail will soon inch closer and closer to Redmond. Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation rolled into action by announcing a $1.33 billion loan to Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for construction of the 14.5mile East Link Light Rail Extension Project from Seattle to Redmond. According to a press re-
New streets coming to Overlake Village SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Acrobats perform on the Acro Net during a “Kurios” performance. The show will be at Marymoor Park near Redmond beginning Thursday. Courtesy photo
Performer Karl L’Écuyer discusses the production, running through March 22 SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
In Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, audiences will discover a hidden world filled with crazy ideas and grand dreams. “Kurios,” which opens at Marymoor Park near Redmond on Thursday, follows an inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him. According to the show’s website, “the visible becomes invisible, perspectives are transformed, and the world is literally turned upside down.” Karl L’Écuyer, a per-
former in the show, said during its San Francisco the production premiered run. in April 2014, openL’Écuyer said there are ing in Montreal about 46 artists and playing in in the show repQuebec City and resenting more ARTS & Toronto before ENTERTAINMENT than a dozen its run in San nationalities. He SCENE Francisco, which plays Mr. Microsended this week. cosmos, one of He said it takes the main characcrews about a week — ters in the show and an including two days for Acro Net artist. L’Écuyer travel — to tear down the said as one of the artists, show in one location and he and his show mates set it up in a new one. perform acrobatics on a “Kurios” is scheduled tightened trapeze net — at Marymoor through similar to a large trampoMarch 22. This run line, measuring 30 feet by includes 32 additional 40 feet and raised about performances that were 10 feet above the ground. added after the show “For an acrobat, it’s received strong reviews paradise,” L’Écuyer said.
“It’s like being 2 again and jumping on your parents’ king-sized bed.” The 32-year-old Montreal native added that this is his favorite part of the show as he and the other acrobats can reach heights of up to 40-45 feet. He said he has never been on an apparatus that allowed him to fly so high, and some of his other acrobat friends have expressed their excitement and desire to test out the Acro Net for themselves when they learn about what he is doing. L’Écuyer began trampolining when he was [ more CIRQUE page 8 ]
As the City of Redmond continues developing Overlake into an urban center, one of the things that comes with the work is new streets within Overlake Village. According to the city website, the area’s
lease, the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan will expand the Link system serving the Puget Sound region and help Sound Transit implement a voter-approved regional capital improvement plan. “This is really good news for Redmond and the Puget Sound region,” said Redmond Mayor John Marchione. “This partnership shows how Sound Transit is working creatively with its [ more RAIL page 9 ] transportation system is “built on a suburban model of big blocks and few streets.” This system limits motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists to use only a few streets, which contributes to traffic and congestion and less direct trips. To address this issue, the city’s Overlake Neighborhood Plan “calls for a finer street grid as properties redevelop,” which will “take shape over a number of years as property owners redevelop their properties,” the website states. The website continues, [ more SIGNS page 9 ]
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella can’t wait for people to begin using Windows 10, which his company unveiled on Wednesday. “Windows 10 marks the beginning of the more personal computing era in the mobile-first, cloud-first world,” said Nadella on the company’s website. “Our ambition is for the 1.5 billion people who are using Windows today to fall in love with Windows 10 and for billions more to decide to make Windows home.” Windows 10 has a wide range of experiences designed to usher in a new era of more personal computing, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience from large more story online… screens to no screens. www.redmond-reporter.com