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Human flag to wave over the Saskatoon Ex Quebec’s Dominic Lacasse we’re presenting something has perfected the art of the huwith great value. man flag to such a degree that “It’s the type of show you he has twice achieved Guinness won’t usually see anywhere else World Records. in Saskatoon and if it was going Lacasse is the director and into another venue, the tickets one of the participants in Circus would probably be $75 or better. Hotel, a 40-minute mix of gymAt the Ex, it’s free as part of a nastics, theatrics and a little bit of rounded entertainment package Cirque du Soleil flair nightly at we expect to present at every 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the Hall Exhibition.” C show stage at the Saskatoon Lacasse said he was just like Exhibition. The Ex opens Aug. 8 any other Quebec boy growPeople and runs through Aug. 13. ing up, wanting to be a hockey The human flag is an act player. where a gymnast takes hold of a Chinese “That didn’t happen. Gymnastics was a pole and then extends himself horizontally, good choice for me and I did a lot in the gym something akin to a flag oscillating in the from the time I was 12 until I was 19. Then I wind. The challenge is in how long the went to the Quebec circus school and that’s individual is able to hold the position. where I learned how to put it all together.” Lacasse set his first Guinness record in The human flag concept came together November 2007, when he maintained the in quick stages. human flag move for 39 seconds. “First, I knew I had to get a video on Then in 2016, he established a record for YouTube. I wanted to try something new and the most chin-ups, 14, in a human flag posi- began to develop the human flag position. tion, beating the previous record of 12. I started getting calls to come to events. Both records have since been eclipsed. Because of that sudden interest, I rushed into “Achieving the fame was the result of making the video, three days from 8 (a.m.) investing all of your life into it and makuntil 8 (p.m.). Within a month, I got the call ing it a top priority,” he said in a telephone from the Guinness people who had seen it interview from Montreal. on YouTube. The first TV show was done in Lacasse has built those 39 seconds into Germany and others followed.” a six-minute segment which will be the One of his first North American TV signclimax of the Circus Hotel event. It is an ings was with The Ellen DeGeneres Show. exclusive purchase by Saskatoon among France has its own version of Incredthe Prairie cities which hold annual summer ible Talent. He became a hit, especially in fairs. Europe. He’s won special festival prizes at “We’d been in touch with Dominic for Monte Carlo, in China and in Russia. more than a year,” said Suzan Kuzma, He’s been 14 years in what he calls “the manager of events at the Saskatoon Exhibi- circus business” and happily his wife, Karen tion, “but in 2016, we’d already committed Goudreault, often shares the spotlight with to the Peking acrobats. We’re happy to have him, especially in Circus Hotel. Emile Carey Circus Hotel in our lineup and we believe and Marie-Claude Chamberland are also in JW080705 James
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Dominic Lacasse has twice had world records for his work on a flag pole. (Photo Supplied) the cast. All four have enjoyed experiences with Cirque du Soleil, with Carey being a seven-year veteran. Circus Hotel begins with a welcome from a hotel porter into the hotel’s lobby and the story builds with seemingly supernatural spirits at play, growing into a spectacle of acrobatic theatrics amid enchanting music. “We think we have something of quality and something very efficient in our performances,” said Lacasse. All of the entertainment at the Ex, including the six nightly grandstand shows, are free. There are multiple choices of shows. Also on stage at Hall C are Alvinn and the Chipmunks, daily at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., and Tryzen, the master hypnotist, daily at 3:30, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. The President’s Choice SuperDogs are the main attraction at Hall E, with shows at 4, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. There is much to be seen outdoors. The Flying Fools are doing their high dives
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north of Concession Row at 4:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. The Nerveless Nocks thrill show includes motorcyclists riding inside a steel globe, taking place east of the Log Cabin at 3, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Diversity of Living Things takes place on Moe Neault Way, between the midway and grandstand, at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The fireworks cap each evening’s entertainment at 11 p.m. Strolling acts include the Crawdaddios Jazz Band, which leads the Mardi Gras parade at 6 p.m. and stays on the grounds until 9 p.m., and DooDoo The Clown, Dan The One-Man Band and T-Rex Dino. The Kickin’ Horse Saloon, north of the grandstand, features a different Saskatchewan band playing three times a night. The lineup features Dixie Hiway on Tuesday, Topher Mils on Wednesday, Johnny McCuaig on Thursday, Riff Raff on Friday, Rock Candy on Saturday and the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue on Sunday.
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