Weve never been to work, not wanting to go to work. Obviously, as Kevin said, at the moment, our focus is purely on the birth of Kevins baby boy. You see the little things that those precious people do and it gives you so much joy and so much love. Id heard you guys talk in an earlier conversation about being inspired by other art, maybe painting, maybe sculpture. It did, but in a different way. Wow. I honestly dont know how Im going to react. But thats what we keep saying to each other, we just want to be real, even if its social media. You will always say its never perfect time, but I would always say its always a perfect time because having a kid, I think its such a magical thing in a life. Im a pretty good swimmer now, but theres something I remember in every sport I did, such as how to stop when I was ice skating. But theres something so beautiful about the photographs that comes out of your Instagram accounts. At the end of the day, a child will grow up and just watch their parent or whatever their parents are doing. So I want to know, when you see a painting, see something, see something so impossible because you really defy gravity. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Photography By the Andrew, Kevin and Gasya Atherton. Since then, weve completed two projects together including the buildout of their website AthertonTwins.com(launched in 2015), and their brand new workout series called 10 for 10(launched in 2018), the first gymnastics and circus-inspired workout series for busy professionals on the go. The world, we dedicate this podcast to celebrate the lives of the unsung heroes and self made artists. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out the previous episodes with Andrew and Kevin Atherton, and this one with Gasya Atherton. The stars of Cirque du Soleil's Broadway musical Paramour recorded the show's cast album on June 29 and 30. Andi and Kevin: Drink beer and eat burgers. When were having a baby and the shows going to close, but were still going to be a family, then this person came the most important thing in life. We dont want to over exert the body or something like that, especially with the performance that we do. Andy, Kevin, Gaussia, afterton Adam Leffert and myself. Places, Intermission or Curtain Call? Rent Cirque Du Soleil: Fire Within: Disc 1 (2004) starring Andrew Atherton and Kevin Atherton on DVD and Blu-ray. I think Ive been born with a really good Ive been born with not knowing what the fear is. I just remember that feeling. Kevin will tell you that from the beginning, me, I was petrified of being a father. So I just cannot wait. Youre not singular. Whereas we will constantly do everything. Discounts, strategies, tactics and tools for creators like you to work smarter, make more money, and avoid burnout. Yeah, were Gassy and I were just talking about what its like to be the parenthood of a Cirque du Slay artists and she sent such a positive message so people realize that you can celebrate your art and still celebrate your family life. For us, its a message to the parents because yet we see it all the time. Wow. Fast, free delivery. Because now you see the perfect pictures, right? Get unlimited DVD Movies & TV Shows delivered to your door with no late fees, ever. [31:00] Whats your workout routine? So its really cool. [36:00] What did you have to adapt or change after becoming public figures? Our relationship has changed drastically for the past two and a half years. Most people would say children can really not throw your life upside down and it can be a struggle with them. We would be there wondering what the kids are doing and thinking what theyre missing out on. The fertility treatment, obviously Im doing it with a surrogate mother. Cirque du Soleil - PARAMOUR, the organization's first created specifically for Broadway. It doesnt matter what it is. Ive maybe spent a few months apart from them, so to say. PARAMOUR is now in previews for a Wednesday, May 25 opening night at the Lyric Theatre. So if youre going to the gym, then you have to go. Andrew has 1 job listed on. I love to perform. This is probably now weve done three shows together. Today I have Andy and Kevin Atherton. We understand that you seek inspirations from everywhere. We just want to be real, even if its social media, because now you see, like, the perfect pictures, right? I didnt really like children because I was so much into. Adam and I went to see absent yesterday. But no, its like we dont know any different. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. And for me, having a child, I felt that it was going to completely flip my life upside down. Matthew Wexler is the Broadway Blogs editor. And we learned that from being Jim NASA. Artist/Acrobat at Cirque du Soleil Henderson, NV. Doing so will only risk injury. And it works. They were professional gymnasts in Britain before becoming SERP du Soleil artists at the age of 24. For us, its about getting your body ready. Shes a crossover artist, so she can take a lot of her skills that shes learned and shes developed and she can bring them to something completely new that no ones ever done before. Our parents didnt want us to rely on each other, so we were brought up very separately. So sometimes weve been stuck in the air for 45 seconds, no way coming down. Its because weve already been through it 100 times, you know, in our head and in training. But I swear to God, whenever I watch a show, Im praying and thinking like, god, like, bless these people. [08:00] Do you think your kids are going to be circus artists? My relationship with the Atherton family has transformed over the past 2.5 years ago. I think many people who listen to this episode are already your fans and park come from Phase World who love especially the Performing Arts episode. Volta, the latest Cirque du Soleil tour never stints on athleticism but leaves your breath mostly untaken and your heartstrings unplucked. Cirque du Soleil Artist Varekai 2002-10 IRIS 2011-13 Zarkana 2014-15 Paramour NYC 2016-17 Volta 2018 Paramour HAM 2019-20 Joy 2020-23. www.athertontwins.com. He competed at World Series and World cup levels. [18:00] What is it like for the three of you to work together? You see the little things that those precious people do and it gives you so much joy and so much love. I always wanted to be a father. And when we come back, people say, oh, you stayed so calm. And thats one thing I love about social media. Weve never been to work, not wanting to go to work. But how do you assemble the experience, or perhaps distill from it to actually create art? Andrew Atherton was born on June 8, 1975 in Wigan, England. Most people will post something they know what people want to see. And we put that down to the fact that obviously were very smart about the way we do. So it prevents the injuries. So its things like that. We really train the training that we do now, obviously with our age, and it always has been, really is a training with a purpose of training with a function. All eight videos are ten minute long, each with ten exercises for busy professionals on the go. Tonight, Cirque du Soleil Theatrical celebrates the opening of Cirque du Soleil - PARAMOUR, the organization's first show created specifically for Broadway at Lyric Theatre. Cirque du Soleil and RED, a Sony distribution company, announced today that the Broadway cast album of PARAMOUR will be recorded on June 29 and 30 to be released later this summer. For me and for Gassy and I think for Kevin, it helped us. I love to hear from you. And to be honest, some do not work. Cirque du Soleil, a global . And like Kevin said, we have a sequence of exercises that we do which is about injury prevention to our shoulders, which weve learned very early on. [10:00] Weve all had such joys in our lives. The muscles that we build are really just to protect the joints of the skeleton. Cirque Du Soleil's PARAMOUR to Tumble Into the Recording Studio. So for me, even my latest show, Paramour, I never done trapeze before, but because I stayed in shape and I was working on certain chin ups that I always hated, and my muscles were never developed for that. Thats why I was really good at the sport. Thats whats special about her. So it was beautiful. We cant get away with that anymore. I was very fearless. 18 years later, they have performed in major Cirque shows (Varekai, Zarkana, IRIS, Paramour) around the world, often as headliners with their one of a kind aerial strap performance. And for us, its a fear of ours where, you know, you do see children now all the time, the heads in the smartphone, the heads in the computer, and thats all they know. In Kevin and myself, when we perform the strap act, so much has gone into that act. And then they announced that the show would no longer be performing in Los Angeles. Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Cirque du Soleil Theatrical will soon present Cirque du Soleil -PARAMOUR, the organization's first production created specifically for Broadway. 18 years later, they have performed in major Cirque shows (Varekai, Zarkana, IRIS, Paramour) around the world, often as headliners with their one of a kind aerial strap performance.Gasya Atherton is a Cirque hand-balancer, who has become an overnight internet sensation when she shared her workout videos with her children, Kamali and Kaysen, in early 2017. Andrew and Kevin Atherton in Cirque du Soleils Paramour. (Photo: Matt Beard via The Broadway Blog. I want to kind of hear from you guys in terms of what its like. But again, they so interested in what we do outside of Surlay, which for us was fascinating, but at the same time we appreciate, especially the ones that have been there from the beginning, because the support theyve given us from the birth of Camilla to the birth of Casino and then no to, obviously, Kevins baby boy, that people just cant wait. I met my wife on Varica. The show was going to close. But the hand balancing is something that it comes with, obviously, I dont get that feeling when I do Hansen unless Im somewhere like high above. What is it like for you guys to work with one another? When we were creating that, we were given the mandate by Gee, the owner of Sir Delay, to create a strap act that had never been seen before in sir de Soleil, and obviously had these traditional strap acts, which were strong men flying, just looking strong and beautiful. The collection includes 11 Cirque du Soleil productions plus a bonus DVD of Midnight Sun, a once-in-a-lifetime special event captured on DVD. And weve seen that at the stage door where people have come up and just enjoyed that moment. [14:00] Does being an uncle prepared you in any way to be a parent? And there are times we met up very quickly in New York and I just see these two little babies and in such good care. Not to get it like, well, weve already spoke about that is to be prepared. I wanted to be there for the birth of my children. The Atherton Twins were invited to perform, with Cirque du Soleil, at the 84th Academy Awards Show, at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles. The many fantastical, impossible, colossal, unimaginable worlds of Cirque du Soleil, are unfortunately, not in your city right now. Whats your experience, relationships there? Theyre more interested in what we do outside of Service Lake because they see us perform on stage, but they see us as these superhuman, almost creatures that are in the scatter that they cant really understand. February 20, 2023 - 115 likes, 2 comments - Studio Innova Danse (@studioinnovadanse) on Instagram: "Nous sommes fires de vous prsenter nos enseignant(e)s pour la . The trivial things are not important to us anymore. That was always a dream of mine. And spiritual, Im not religious, but Im spiritual. But weve also traveled together. Reels. But youre not going to grow, youre not going to develop where youre not flexible anymore, because thats when youre going to get injured and unite her muscles. So, like, for me, its that simple. It wont be a message to the 16 year olds. Learn more: https://www.podintelligence.com/, Your email address will not be published. Theres so much to learn. It literally takes seconds. What did you have to adapt to or change? Another big thing that people talk to us about is how do you stay so relaxed and calm? Kevin: Im a West Coast kind of guy. And the girls used to catch me upside down and then turn me, like touching the floor with my feet. Andrew Atherton . Andi and Kevin: Never lifting weights that are too heavy to compromise your technique. Cirque du Soleil : le voyage imaginaire de Andrew Adamson. "merging" their loves, life, and work have truly become their highest form of art and . Please enjoy. Andi: On a beach somewhere. I think as we got older, we really appreciate life. Especially because that moment was filmed on a documentary, flying the wall documentary called The Fire Within, which was shown all around America and I think, in some other countries around the world, wasnt it? And now theres this new life and it really isnt the questioning process, its just you move forward with it. And then you try and take what youve seen from that picture and recreate it, or better it in a certain way. And then muscles, you want to stretch them back out again so youll be stiff the next day. They dont spend a lot of time together and rarely what people work on projects together and work together. I have so much support there. Which is your favorite? And the moments when I used to bust her every night so she will say, mama, I love you. Especially at Paramour. The 70th Annual . So, Kevin, you talked about the continuousness of the love and the growing of the love. [38:00] You mentioned being inspired by other art. Thats where I was working with Kevin on Varicae. What is your message? This month we're seeing double with aerial artists Andrew and Kevin Atherton, who appear in Cirque du Soleil 's first venture on Broadway: Paramour. Kevin Atherton Laprise was born on 8 June 1975 in Wigan, England, UK. Just dont let anybody fall off. It looks humanly impossible, right? Its just about releasing some energy in a positive, good way. 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