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I Believe She’s Amazing

by Julie

Last summer, while attending Special Event Boot Camp, my partner Elisa and I had the pleasure of meeting the inspirational trail-blazer and humanitarian, Kim Bourne MacGregor. This past fall, Kim launched a grassroots movement to unite and inspire 1,000,000 women around the world to recognize the amazing women in their lives-in memory of her dear [...]

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Reaching for the Stars

by Julie

On Saturday, my fabulous husband Nikola Danaylov of Singularity Symposium posted two videos which are goose-bump worthy enough to re-post on this blog. The brilliant marketing execs at Red Bull are sponsoring a project which is truly mind-blowing and (literally) out-of-this world amazing. In a nutshell, ex-military man Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the [...]

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Cirque du Soleil, Totem

by Julie

Step right up… The latest and greatest creation from Cirque du Soleil is named “Totem” and I can’t wait to check it out live! Below I’ve included the official trailer as well as CDS behind the scenes videos. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I did! Totem Videos I don’t know about you [...]

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Rags to Riches

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia Hands down, one of my favorite television shows of all time is CBC’s The Dragon’s Den. I love watching fellow Canadian entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to dragons (aka self-made millionaires and billionaires) Kevin, Brett, Arlene, Robert and Jim. What a fantastic concept! Go on the show, present your idea, gain free publicity [...]

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The Importance of Failure and Imagination

by Julie

In the spirit of giving, this video was sent to me by a very dear friend, and I couldn’t wait to pay it forward to share with you. This is super-star author J.K. Rowling giving an address to a group of Harvard graduates on their convocation day. It is certainly worth twenty-minutes of your time. [...]

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You’ve Got to Work!

by Julie

When we talk about “work ethic” what comes to mind? Typically, we are groomed to punch in at 9:00 AM and punch out at 5:00 PM. That’s convention. That’s what’s expected – no more, no less. BORING! Can you honestly think of an example of a person who has achieved great things by just going [...]

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Dreams vs Nightmares, Video Three

by Julie

“Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams The final film in this Circus Blog Video Series is about dreams, reality, and the merging of the two entities. Ladies and gentleman, without further adieu, I give you: Video # 3 Dreams vs Nightmares Related articles by Zemanta [...]

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Racing Against Time, Video Two

by Julie

“Things that are done, it is needless to speak about – things that are past, it is needless to blame.” Confucius The second documentary highlighted in my Circus Blog Video Series focuses on idea execution to deadline. Personally, I find it hard enough to get ideas out the door, but throw in a pressing deadline [...]

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The Future of Performance?

by Julie

My husband, Nikola Danaylov of Singularity WEBLOG came across this neat BBC news item which I just have to share! The video showcases a robot which has been programmed to break dance. Although the technology is primitive, when the mechanics improve, the question remains: Will robotics be the future of live entertainment? Check this out [...]

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Pink Gets Her “Circus” On!

by Julie

I love it when pop stars feel the need to employ cirque tactics to infuse their act with the “wow” factor. Last night at the 2010 Grammy Awards, singer Pink‘s apparatus of choice was aerial hammock (an A2D2 specialty!) which stole the show. Check it out: Go girl!

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