Solstrom


Solstrom is a Cirque du Soleil television series in thirteen 45-minute episodes from 2003. It was initially broadcast on the U.S. Bravo cable network and aired on Bold in Canada and SBS Television in Australia. It has also been released on DVD.

Overview

The series is structured as a unique combination of the variety show and sitcom format. Its episodes connect assorted circus acts and variety acts using simple storylines, all of which emerge from the premise that a diverse group of extraterrestrial creatures with transformative powers has arrived on Earth. Invisible to humans, these creatures from the sun individually observe and magically alter various situations wherever they go, changing normal humans into graceful and athletic performers, transforming their mundane realities, and enchanting them to perform graceful acts of wonder. Meanwhile, an eccentric scientist named Fogus Punch remotely observes the creatures' interactions through an observatory telescope.
The series features regular performers from Cirque du Soleil's live shows as well as many accomplished guest performers, including partners and family members, clowns and Guinness Book record holders. Some acts are creative re-adaptations of performers' acts from Cirque du Soleil's other productions; other acts feature performers and acts that have never appeared in any of the company's other shows. Music from previous Cirque du Soleil shows accompanies some of Solstrom's acts, though a great deal of original music was written by several different composers to accompany other acts.

Sun creatures

Each episode features one or more characters appropriated from one of Cirque du Soleil's stage shows, here presented as "creatures" from the sun who catalyze the other characters' various transformations from mundane to magical. Their roles are largely confined to brief appearances where they initiate transformations by blowing "solar winds" on the people they encounter. Below is a list of the sun creatures in the order they appear in the series. Listed after each creature is the name of the Cirque du Soleil show in which the character originally appeared.
  • Fiona, one of the baroques played by Andrea Conway
  • Les Cons
  • Zebras
  • The Baron
  • Gaia
  • "Quidam"
  • Boum-Boum
  • L'Ame Force
  • Lizard
  • The Aviator
  • The Comet
  • The Dreamer
  • The Guide
  • Venus
  • The Barrel Organ Grinder
At the beginning of the episode Wind from the Past, some classic Alegria characters appears as children version. As Sun creatures, they don't appear in the episode with the exception of their landing of the shuttle, accompanied by The Dreamer.
  • Baby White Singer
  • Baby Monsieur Fleur
  • Baby Tamir
  • Baby Shoulder-Pole Wire act character
  • Baby Shoulder-Pole Wire act character
The last episode takes place on a space station frequented by the Sun creatures. Although they does not come on Earth
, here is the list of these Sun creatures:
  • Moon Head
  • One of the Double Faces
  • Two Nostalgic Old Birds
  • Bungee act character
  • A Spermatos
  • Two Musicians

Episodes

Each episode has a different theme that is explored through various loosely interwoven storylines.Wind of Romance Twin Winds Howling Winds Rockin' Wind Once Upon a Wind Wind of Freedom Ghostly Wind Gone With the Winds Wind from the Past Winds of Courage Wind of Imagination Wind of Life
  • ''Cosmic Wind''