Liv En Talk Elena Lev Episode 1. 1

In episode 1. 1, Cirque du Soleil hoops artist Elena Lev talks about her youth, training and performing debut, as well as her beginnings with the legendary Cirque du Soleil show Alegria. 0:00 Intro 0:36 Younger years 8:22 Performing debut 12:27 Nervousness 14:56 Going to Cirque du Soleil 19:21 Costume, makeup, act creation 22:18 Alegria: The Movie 23:39 Saltimbanco and circus festivals Live Entertainment Talk series is aimed at highlighting the artists and artisans behind live shows. A huge thanks to Elena s parents (Elena Lev, Sr. and Andrei Lev) for providing us with neverbeforeseen archived footage and photos.