Andrew and Kevin Atherton in Cirque du Soleils Paramour. (Photo: Matt Beard via The Broadway Blog. Cirque du Soleil : le voyage imaginaire de Andrew Adamson. Not to get it like, well, weve already spoke about that is to be prepared. Ill be fine. It really helped us because this never changes now. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the production! We always want to stay flexible. And then goblin kevs baby, what is he going to see? The muscles that we build are really just to protect the joints of the skeleton. I enjoy this is definitely passion since I was born, pretty much. . I love those posts, like diva. And how do you embrace the plateau? Again, Kevin saw it in Montreal and came in the studio and said, lets try this. The fertility treatment, obviously Im doing it with a surrogate mother. And so Im going to have you answer this first and then have Andy and kept jumping as well, like on a weekly basis. So we finish every training with a warm down and a stretch because youve tightened all up, youre shot. So I just cannot wait. And its not about money for us, its more about the freedom. This is probably now weve done three shows together. We dont want to get hurt, we dont want to do things like that. I think Ive been born with a really good Ive been born with not knowing what the fear is. We see some people, obviously in the gyms that have worked, theyre just lifting heavy weights and theyre using every part of the body apart from the muscle thats supposed to be working. But weve also traveled together. Andi:All of the above. Wow. Obviously, as Kevin said, at the moment, our focus is purely on the birth of Kevins baby boy. Our young nephew Jack, he was performing in Macau in a beautiful show there and he was getting ready to leave. Weve never been to work, not wanting to go to work. We just want to be real, even if its social media, because now you see, like, the perfect pictures, right? You know, we do take photographs because we love doing that. But these skills, a lot of them are not here anymore because kids on their smartphones. While some tunes resemble old-style . Cirque du Soleil- PARAMOUR is the organization's first production created specifically for Broadway and it opened last night at the Lyric Theatre. [08:00] Do you think your kids are going to be circus artists? Ive maybe spent a few months apart from them, so to say. Which is your favorite? The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Bring my own family and friends to this conversation is for you. Andy and Kevin are identical twins. And at the same time, Im sure there are people wondering that we hear a lot, that its really tough to work with family members and there are maybe some rules or guardrails. Artist/Acrobat at Cirque du Soleil Henderson, NV. Trivia (1) Has an identical twin brother, Kevin Atherton. Take them to see now its Christmas. With Paramour we follow a very clear, linear story, told with lyrics, text, dance and acrobatics. Yeah, weve done things like that where weve seen something and youre not quite sure in your own mind whether its possible that its going to work, but, you know, you want to give it a try. Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within Box Set Kevin Laprise (Actor), Andrew Atherton (Actor), Bachir Bensaddek (Director), Rated: NR Format: DVD 56 ratings IMDb 7.9/10.0 $3563 FREE Returns DVD $35.63 DVD November 23, 2004 1 $24.87 $20.00 $9.41 DVD November 2, 2004 3 $35.63 $35.63 $3.91 DVD $77.26 See More Well, no secret ingredient. But this is something, I mean, Ive worked so hard for this and there was a lot that went into it. So for me, my schedule, my workout schedule is starting always with the running ten to 20 minutes. 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. Wow. As you said, you need to be prepared that somethings going to happen. If its not fun for us and then its not going to be fun for them. For us, its almost not like its almost not a job because its a passion of ours. BWW TV: Enter the World of Cirque du Soleil with a High-Flying Preview of PARAMOUR on Broadway! I have no fear. Because now you see the perfect pictures, right? The world, we dedicate this podcast to celebrate the lives of the unsung heroes and self made artists. PARAMOUR will begin previews on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and open on Broadway on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Lyric Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). The album will contain songs and selections from the show, including material by Bob & Bill and Andreas Carlsson. Andrew Atherton Videos. Obviously for the birth, I wanted to be there. You know, we love our job. I didnt want to share my life with somebody. I was like, oh my God, I really used to do that. This perfo. We can't wait to sweep you off your feet! Youre like, Nice try, but as long at least we know how to fall, which I think is gymnastics, one of the most important things you need to learn, how to fall. We appreciate them so much. Gasi was very young, she was three. So on Tour, I will try and then I will run one day and then like for like a year, Im not running, but not for me. 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. Its the same with having children. And for me, having a child, I felt that it was going to completely flip my life upside down. How do you bring that to your performance? [29:00] What are some of the basics things you train for you? I love to give myself to the people, but for me just to have that precious little bundle of love in my arms and to be responsible for that, its been a dream and its a dream thats finally coming true. And I never for 1 minute thought I would not do that. So it ended up being even better. We love our job. Obviously with Kevin lengthy, we take it in turns, so theres no secret ingredient. I think you just want to stay. This is what I can like, even Ive been hurt by people that I thought that I could trust. We can take it right back to the beginning when we were creating the app for Varica, the one that you still see now on Varica on the DVD. PARAMOUR will begin previews on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and open on Broadway on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Lyric Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). Every time I look at your photos, I think I represent a lot of the fans today. And its the same with having children. Andrew Yorke (born December 20, 1988) is a Canadian professional triathlete. BWW TV: Journey Through PARAMOUR with Acrobat Martin Charrat and Company! Plus Andys lovely wife, also cirque du Soleil artist Gasya back on Feisworld after witnessing Verkai in summer 2015, I immediately reached out to Andy and Kevin Atherton To Face World. And youre the one thats done it and youre the one thats created it, is pretty special. And one of the most iconic parts of the act, which is a part of the act thats probably been copied so many times by which flatteringly by so many people because its so beautiful. The resort said the local firm G70 will be the head architects on the project, with . We didnt want to travel with the kid. What are these two going to see? Andy and Kevin, after Ten, just developed and launched their very first online workout series called Ten for Ten. And even now thats even more prevalent with social media. And then after that, were going to keep people updated. We got pregnant right away and it was perfect time. Atherton Twins - Atherton Family Stronger Together Performance for Cirque du Soleil Atherton Twins 372 subscribers Subscribe 163 Share 7.1K views 2 years ago A special performance by. The experience is already there. PARAMOUR is now in previews for a Wednesday, May 25 opening night at the Lyric Theatre. As soon as I see him for the first time and I hold him in my arms, Im pretty sure I will fall to pieces and I will be like an emotional wreck because this little guy is my own and hes so precious and I wanted him for so long. But some of those have followed our career from joining Varacai in 2002 all the way up until now. And because of that, it was easy for me to learn that act. And again, most people, its happened for us, where weve been on stage and something like that has happened. I dont know if you remember that. We grow up working as individuals and we were brought up as individuals. Four shows. For us, it was new because during gymnastics, we were basically grown up. PARAMOUR just opened last week at the Lyric Theatre and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night. So theres no secret ingredient? Andrew Atherton. So the possibilities are endless for someone like Gaseous, because theres so many moves and so many skills that you can do and you can learn that people would never imagine could be done by this human body. Welcome to another brand new episode of the Feisworld podcast. Exclusive Photo Flash: Cirque du Soleil Preps PARAMOUR for Broadway Debut! Its really technique specific. Hence, then yes, chin ups, no. But theres something so beautiful about the photographs that comes out of your Instagram accounts. Andy, Kevin, Gaussia, afterton Adam Leffert and myself. I think its very important is to have a consistency. And then they announced that the show would no longer be performing in Los Angeles. So hes now in Cedar Sale Two. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I'm a YouTube strategist for small businesses and a content creator with 2.5 million views on YouTube. I know you guys have been writing about it and the fans are commenting, following, checking out your new email list and all that. I love Los Angeles, so Id probably live in the hills of West Hollywood. I honestly dont know how Im going to react. Now, 18 years later, they have performed in major circ shows around the world, often as petliners of the shows, Ten for Ten is their very first online course. From as long as I can remember, from being probably quite young, 28, 30. And tell us about your journey. Or, check out the cities where your favorite show is playing. Or perhaps what do you guys do when you get stuck? Youre part of this almost like a group or matrix of interlocking love and support and respect. 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. We couldnt be happier, the three of us. This is your host, Fei Wu. [07:00] How do you manage to celebrate your life with family and work at the same time? Flawless pictures. Andrew Atherton (born 27 June 1966) is Global Director Transnational Education for Navitas Limited, a leading global education provider.. Atherton was a Professor and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee which he held from January to November 2019. But we do, obviously, well try and work out our chest one day, then well work our arms the next, then our legs, then we focus on the smaller muscle shoulders. What is your message? 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. We would be there wondering what the kids are doing and thinking what theyre missing out on. And then Ive been injured pretty bad on my shoulders was 2011. The Atherton Twins performing the Acro Lamp act in the show Volta by Cirque du Soleil. So Im having a baby boy in next month, in December. Its been mostly about spending time with the family and then ending up back in Las Vegas. You were talking about being responsible for children, but as Ive learned in the past year or so, youre also sort of responsible for your fans because they needed a lot of attention, because theyre also giving a lot to you. For us, its about getting your body ready. But I think as weve got older, we really appreciate life. No stranger to the Lyric Theatre, he last flew around that stage in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. That was always a dream of mine. I was first a fan, then a consultant, an advocate, and today a friend who would travel thousands of miles to watch them perform. 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. Kind of gone our separate ways. Is it the best thing for our family? We train to fall. I was that fear that my head is going to hit the ground or hit the wall, but it actually never happens. So theres some things secret ingredients you guys probably think youve overcon, potentially. The African family takes so many photos to capture their precious moments. He is an actor, known for Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom (2003), Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within (2002) and The Nature of Things (1960). And we bring all them. Amazon.com: Cirque du Soleil : Fire within - Coffret digipack 3 DVD : Andrew Atherton, Kevin Atherton, Ashley Beaver, Adrian Berinde, Christopher Dyson, Bachir Bensaddek, Lewis Cohen: Movies & TV I want to kind of hear from you guys in terms of what its like. 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. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. It literally takes seconds. [14:00] Does being an uncle prepared you in any way to be a parent? Dont tell Gassy of that. We very rarely get hurt through overuse and things like that. 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. So that when you go on stage and you perform your body and mind are in the best possible condition. How is your working dynamic? So when you go on stage and you perform, the bodys ready, the bodys used to it and its in the best possible physical condition and your mental condition, really, that you can be in order to preserve yourself for as long as you can go, we want to still be performing at 70 years old. I was never on the team, but when I did the flip turn for the first time, I swear to God, my day was so different. Andrew,Kevin and Gasya Atherton are a family of circus artists working in the show PARAMOUR from Cirque du Soleil.After witnessing Varekai in the summer of 2015, I immediately reached out to identical twin brothers, Andrew and Kevin to join me on Feisworld. And same thing happened with swimming. After witnessing Varekai in the summer of 2015, I immediately reached out to identical twin brothers, Andrew and Kevin to join me on Feisworld. "merging" their loves, life, and work have truly become their highest form of art and . All you need is your own body weight, no partner, no equipment.Andrew and Kevin Atherton were professional gymnasts in Britain before joining Cirque du Soleil at the age of 24. Weve been great. 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.. Photo Flash: New High-Flying Look at Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR on Broadway! And to be honest, some do not work. Yet harnessing that wildly creative energy into something cohesive and emotionally resonant seems to have slipped through the creators' hands. It did, but in a different way. Take them to a Christmas show. I was the worryer. And thats really to protect the joints and really the muscles. Yeah. But somehow I find a different excitement in speaking with them directly, hearing in their own words of what this all means to them and where do they wish to go from here. I wonder what are some of your thoughts and things that you want to say to your fans and people who are listening? And when we come back, people say, oh, you stayed so calm. Andrew Atherton. Une exprience extraordinaire dans laquelle les camras 3D developpes pour AVATAR se mettent pour la premire fois au service des performances poustouflantes Cirque du Soleil's first Broadway musical tells a tale of romance and dreams of movie stardom. Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editorMatthew Wexlersnosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. Hi, youre listening to the Phase World podcast. Akhmetova-Atherton, who joined Cirque du Soleil when she was just 17, is now married to former British gymnast Andrew Atherton, and the two are parents to 3-year-old Kamali and. 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. And even the people in the gym, because when we take the we take the kids with us, they come to the gym with us and they say to us, do you ever take a day off? After listening to this episode, please be sure to check out Ten for Ten again. Do you feel that electricity go through your body? Its a consistent my workout always starts with the running. So well always have a little warm up before we start lifting weights and then well do weight training. Rent Cirque Du Soleil: Fire Within (2004) starring Andrew Atherton and Kevin Atherton on DVD and Blu-ray. Thanks so much for your support. Born June 8, 1975 Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro So stay tuned on that. [11:30] What are some of your thoughts and recommendations for people struggling with wanting to be parents but not sacrificing/impacting their career? Its so beautiful and such a precious moment. And for us, it would be easier to leave the kids at home and go and do a nice photo shoot. 10for10 Performances Artist. Did you have any change in perspective towards kids and your career now that you know you are going to be a father? Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom. And I think our daughter especially is already showing Sign. Thats why I was really good at the sport. Get unlimited DVD Movies & TV Shows delivered to your door with no late fees, ever. I was thinking of a question for Kevin and then I took it back. [41:00] When you try or see new moves from performing artists, what do you feel? But if you ask the three of us what the most joys have been, its been through the eyes of the children, comeley and caysin. So we came up with this from something completely was away from straps. And just to change the subject for a second, I dont think about this very often, the fact that the wave, the way that you look, youre blonde, youre blue eyed, and this whole time youve been in circus. The recording will feature 10 songs from the show, written by Bob & Bill and. I would always say, its always the perfect time. And weve been performing in Serdulano for 17 years. Which is your favorite? What did you have to adapt to or change? He is an actor, known for Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom (2003), Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within (2002) and The Nature of Things (1960). So for me, with the years come, I try to develop and create something that I never seen before, because thats what I really love. Weve all had such joys in our life and to be on stage and to perform gives us such rich feeling. Places, Intermission or Curtain Call? Your email address will not be published. All eight videos are ten minute long, each with ten exercises for busy professionals on the go. Today I have Andy and Kevin Atherton. Its just so beautiful what you can start doing with the kids, too, and make both of us dream about I want to have circus parents, believe me. So hows life been? So everything is an adventure from waking up, having breakfast, we make it all fun, we all laugh. Facebook accounts are such inspirations for us on a daily or weekly basis, its always there. Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR Begins Previews Tonight on Broadway. If you cant see or use the player above, please find out podcast on all major platforms below. Obviously some of them have been with us from the day that we stepped into Dysalia. What is the creative process like? And its not just creating the act. [20:00] I think as weve got older we just appreciate life. Andrew and Kevin Atherton were professional gymnasts in Britain before joining Cirque du Soleil at the age of 24. Im just feeling so blessed for that. I think about our martial art instructors who was 16 and would turn off the light in the middle of the night and start practicing forms for 8 hours straight, who was probably the first American, but also the first Caucasian who won world championship. But where weve found most of the joy it has been through the eyes of the children. And spiritual, Im not religious, but Im spiritual. And then obviously when we were doing Paramount, she would come and see. But those precious moments, that 5%, that element, the impossible skill, does work. Exclusive Photo Coverage: Inside PARAMOUR's Gypsy Robe Ceremony! PARAMOUR is now in previews for a Wednesday, May 25 opening night at the Lyric Theatre. It doesnt matter what kind of show it is. I already know what Im letting myself into. I have so much support there. Be prepared as best you can be. And there was one specific element that we just couldnt do it, and launch is just not going right. But thats what we keep saying to each other, we just want to be real, even if its social media. Cirque du Soleil Theatrical will soon . I love performing. Even when we go into a photo shoot, we take the kids with us and its hard, its hard to manage sometimes we miss some amazing opportunities. Its not a flip turn. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out the previous episodes with Andrew and Kevin Atherton, and this one with Gasya Atherton. Theres obviously those little bits of nerves in me or care what will I do in this situation or that situation? [10:00] Weve all had such joys in our lives. Really. But again, thats not important to us. Youve been performing with Cirque du Soleil for more than 16 years how isParamourdifferent than the previous shows? Does it move you as an artist? Prepared if ever anything happens, which is going to happen. If we feel sore, if we feel tired, then well change what we do. Its near the theatre and has a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Shes been opened up to so many things in the arts. I love to perform. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. BWW TV: What Does It Take to Be in Cirque du Soleil? So its really technique specific. 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. Find Out In Rehearsals for Broadway-Bound PARAMOUR! Another big thing that people talk to us about is how do you stay so relaxed and calm? What time would you do? I dont think were going to have a choice. Since then Gasya has built a tribe of 200,000+ engaging fans, including many inspired parents, on her Instagram page. I think about people like my mom, who paints meticulous paintings. 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