This video shows Oli Lemieux practising on the trampoline wall of Cirque du Soleil and I’ve watched it twice already. I keep searching for clues that it’s just a cleverly edited video, that someone couldn’t possibly do these stunts.
Despite all the discussion of what the human body can be pushed to do, I feel feel a sense of disbelief watching Oli jumping around. I know that he’s a talented man and that this clip is almost certainly not edited in ways that enhance the stunts. But a part of me desperately wants the video to be fake, because despite the many years of practice it must’ve taken him to make everything look easy, Oli has forced me to realise my own personal limitations.
Elly Hart
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 12:01 PMThat looks like so much fun.
Sam
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 1:26 PMHaving seen Dralion earlier this year (in Melbourne), this was one of my favourite parts of the show. And I can tell you now, it’s not edited in any way :-)
johnny
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:52 AMits real
Michael
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:12 PMThis trampoline scene was from Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai. It was very very good.
Thomas
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 9:15 PMI went and saw this at Varekai in Perth. It was amazing, I couldn’t believe it when I saw it.
Frosty
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:53 AMBeen there seen that, definately not edited and bloody amazing skills.
Once you have been to 1 Cirque du Soleil, like me, you will want to go to them all.
Forget the animals circuses with the poor animals
boc
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1:20 PMWhy the disbelief?
Like you said it’s a lot of practise.
I bet if you spent a few months training you’d be able to do a few of those maneuvers.
By the way, he’s bouncing on a trampoline. A third of the work is taken care of by physics. Another third by acrobatic training. The last third by not freaking out while you’re flying through the air.
Beebs
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 9:23 PMSo damn cool!!!! Wow!!!