She found instead a show of imagination, artistry, and above all, really happy people—and she quickly fell in love. Vial’s admiration for the performers was so profound, indeed, that she became determined to continue photographing the backstage antics of the company, which is more theater than circus, built around feats of illusion, strength, dance, and more than a little old-fashioned trickery. Looking back in an interview with The Daily Beast, she says she told Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, “I want to run away with you!” While she didn’t end up running off with the circus, Vial has been photographing it ever since, and her images are the subject of a new book, Backstage Cirque du Soleil, published to commemorate the company’s 30th anniversary.
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