Well, no secret ingredient. Five to six days a week to the gym. This is your host, Fei Wu. For me, some of the hardest moments of being a parent have been some of the most memorable and rewarding moments. We were in separate classes when we were at school. Our young nephew Jack, he was performing in Macau in a beautiful show there and he was getting ready to leave. And us, were very smart now about our training. If they get really annoying, like all over the place, all over Kevin, then well take them to the park whilst one of us will shoot GASEA, kevin will take the kids to the park and then well swap and we try and manage it that way. Take notes and then its so beautiful that all three of you think the same way, so that not one person can be so gung ho about it one of the brothers, and say, you know what? Get unlimited DVD Movies & TV Shows delivered to your door with no late fees, ever. For Kevin and myself, we took that and we basically went back and we said, okay, we need to look at everything apart from a scrap act. This is something very different from our previous shows. Since then, we've completed two projects together including the buildout of their website AthertonTwins.com (launched in 2015), 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. BWW TV: Journey Through PARAMOUR with Acrobat Martin Charrat and Company! 10for10 Performances They dont spend a lot of time together and rarely what people work on projects together and work together. Something that hit me when my mom met you for the first time, she was touched in so many ways because shes kind of familiar with the traditional American family style in general. 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. Une exprience extraordinaire dans laquelle les camras 3D developpes pour AVATAR se mettent pour la premire fois au service des performances poustouflantes 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. So stay tuned on that. The new Broadway production of Paramour marks dancer Reed Kelly's fourth Broadway show. They want to know what we do now and also they want to know whats next for them. Andrew and Kevin Atherton in Cirque du Soleils Paramour. (Photo: Matt Beard via The Broadway Blog. The story is credited to West Hyler; the music is by Bob & Bill (a.k.a. In 2016, he was named to the Canadian Olympic team. 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. Really. And thats whats always driven us and thats whats always been important to us. Theres so much to learn. Check out a just-released TV spot below! What is it like for you guys to work with one another? So chin ups, arms back ups, and finishing my training is stretching. So I want to definitely mention that even quickly, that Kevin has this exciting news to share with the world and has already been out there, suppose it has hundreds and thousands of likes. Or, check out the cities where your favorite show is playing. What are these two going to see? I think as we got older, we really appreciate life. You know, we love our job. So if youre going to the gym, then you have to go. 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. Ensemble . And Im not talking about me. And it all happened. As you said, you need to be prepared that somethings going to happen. For them, its a learning experience and were trying to teach them as well as teach ourselves. What adventures? 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. . Ive maybe spent a few months apart from them, so to say. 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. Especially with the performance that we do. Yeah. At some point, if you want to keep doing new things, you have to recreate yourself. I think you just want to stay. 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. Yeah, its something I noticed. Were great because we have such good support. And we try to its about balance, its everything in life. Its near the theatre and has a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Just dont let anybody fall off. Its almost not a job because its a passion of ours. We feel privileged and proud to be part of something like Paramour. We dont get upset with the trivial things. [A county to the north and west of Manchester. [48:00] What would you say to young people that would like to be circus artists? Andy and Kevin, after Ten, just developed and launched their very first online workout series called Ten for Ten. If something goes wrong, theres always a way out of it. Its so beautiful and such a precious moment. Youve been performing with Cirque du Soleil for more than 16 years how isParamourdifferent than the previous shows? He is an actor, known for Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom (2003), Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within (2002) and The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012). Lets try and see what happens. 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). I can answer that one. [13:00] Most people think its never the right time. The 70th Annual . So, yes, its always shoulders. 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. He is an actor, known for Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom (2003), Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within (2002) and The Nature of Things (1960). I think its very important is to have a consistency. So theres so many news floating around. So I just cannot wait. Thats whats special about her. Its all about family. And its not about money for us, its more about the freedom. Four shows. So hows life been? 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. For us, it is about family and every choice now that we make as far as performing goes, where are we going to go, which show its going to be in? . Andrew Atherton. I dont know if you remember that. For me and for Gassy and I think for Kevin, it helped us. In Kevin and myself, when we perform the strap act, so much has gone into that act. So weve been having a great time. It includes one pair of identical twins (the aerial strap artists Andrew and Kevin Atherton), one married couple (hand-to-trapeze performers Sam Charlton and Myriam . So I guess thats the thing. All new episodes will be delivered to you automatically. We have to work on emergency drills. This is a show for everyone else. Thank you very much for listening to this episode and I hope you were able to learn a few things. What are some of the basics moves in the training? [24:00] How do you feel about your support network, including family and friends? We couldnt be happier, the three of us. Required fields are marked *. But weve also traveled together. Kevin: Places. Andrew Atherton . But yeah, I dont get that kind of feeling. It looks humanly impossible, right? Your email address will not be published. And the moments when I used to bust her every night so she will say, mama, I love you. Obviously with Kevin lengthy, we take it in turns, so theres no secret ingredient. And there was one specific element that we just couldnt do it, and launch is just not going right. So regardless of how hard our work is and the skill levels, how high they go, we will always go back to those exercises that we did at seven years old, all the way up to now. Review Roundup: Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews! [18:00] What is it like for the three of you to work together? And for me, having a child, I felt that it was going to completely flip my life upside down. No stranger to the Lyric Theatre, he last flew around that stage in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Even our Instagram post, its not fake. But where weve found most of the joy it has been through the eyes of the children. 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. I think thats one of the beauty things with Instagram now is you cant just sit back and do nothing. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. PARAMOUR just opened last week at the Lyric Theatre and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special night. So its the best moment, the most memorable moments, but the hardest moments. This is your host, FAI Woo. 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. We dont need the fame, we dont want the stardom. He finished 4th at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 7th at the 2015 Pan American Games. You know, we do take photographs because we love doing that. Is it the best thing for our family? Photo Flash: Cirque du Soleil Soars on Broadway with PARAMOUR; First Look at Dazzling Production! What saddens me sometimes is I know that there are many forms of arts that are disappearing forever in this world. Welcome to todays show. Like when you go skate really fast and you just turn your body that way and you stop. So theres some things secret ingredients you guys probably think youve overcon, potentially. [36:00] What did you have to adapt or change after becoming public figures? During his period as Principal of the University of Dundee, it rose to 4th in the UK for student satisfaction, its highest . Obviously, all our lives were thrown upside down, but it didnt matter at that point for me. 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 got married and we wanted to start a family straight away. Ive travels thousands of miles to watch them perform in different cities, bringing my own family and friends too. And when were watching them, whenever I see a show, literally am I. Andrew,Kevin and Gasya Atherton are a family of circus artists working at Cirque du Soleil. The company met the press yesterday and you can go inside the special preview below! Thats why I was really good at the sport. I love performing. She saw the premier, she saw the show up that many times. I felt like a different person. All you need is you your own body weight, which makes it more accessible and cost effective as well. Is it good for our children? 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. Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR Begins Previews Tonight on Broadway. As long as we continue to work on our art and to touch them in certain ways and hopefully change peoples lives in a positive way, then were going to continue doing that. ], The Atherton Twins (Photo: Greg Gorman via The Broadway Blog.). But this is something, I mean, Ive worked so hard for this and there was a lot that went into it. We try and weigh everything up. How has it been for you guys? 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. 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. And just to have him and just to know that this person relies on me and I can give him all of myself, hopefully just the good stuff. And our life became living through her eyes. And same thing happened with swimming. Doing so will only risk injury. Trivia (1) Has an identical twin brother, Kevin Atherton. And June, I started at seven. 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. I love the energy backstage before the show begins. [29:00] What are some of the basics things you train for you? So everything we do now is geared towards eventually them growing up, seeing us perform, seeing what we can do, and hopefully inspiring them to go on to do whatever they want to do. So all three of you work at this very, very high level of strength and flexibility. 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