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00:00 (9 seconds) Description on screen
The National Circus School trains 20 to 25 new artists annually. The recruitment tour visits over 20 cities in order to attract the best young people in circus related disciplines.
00:09 00:24 Marc Lalonde, Director general of the national Circus School of Montreal, briefly explains the audition process. In the background, artists practice on the aerial hoop and another pair of artists practice a strength routine on the floor.
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Marc Lalonde :We tour the entire country to recruit young performers. So, we sponsor competitions and auditions in over twenty cities in Canada
00:17 (7seconds)
and entrance competitions abroad in order to recruit the best people from other continents as well.
00:24 00:28 The video is filmed at the National Circus School facilities in Montreal. We see the interior of a huge building, brightly lit; many glass Windows, filled with equipment and accessories for the circus artists. An artist juggles hoops and an umbrella.
00:28 00:29 An acrobat practices on a suspended rope.
00:29 00:32 Closeup of an artist's foot as he stretches with an elastic band.
00:32 00:40 Two acrobats practice on the Russian seesaw, another practices on the tight rope.
00:40 00:59 Bottom left hand of the screen, inset introduces Emma Stone, a student at the National Circus School of Montreal, while in the background, we see a juggler practicing.
00:40 (7 seconds)
Emma Stone : I saw Cirque du Soleil when I was about eleven years old and I was a dancer and gymnast before and that inspired me so much and
00:47 (7 seconds)
it showed me this whole other side of art. So I decided, um, my mom found out that there was a National Circus School,
00:54 (8 seconds)
which was exactly what I was looking for in a school and to go further with, so I decided to audition for that and luckily I made it and here I am today!
00:59 01:02 Closeup of Emma Stone at the National Circus School. Artists are training below the balcony where she is being interviewed.
01:02 01:06 View of Emma Stone training on the trapeze.
01:06 (7 seconds)
Sasha Bachman : I searched on the Internet for a circus school anywhere in the world. The National Circus School here
01:06 01:12 View of Emma Stone training on the trapeze.
01:13 (6 seconds)
was the one that I liked the most; that seemed like the best school for me, personally.
01:13 01:19 Closeup of Sasha Bachman, student at the National Circus School of Montreal. In the background, three artists train.
01:19 01:27 View of Emma Stone training on the trapeze.
01:19 (6 seconds)
Emma Stone : The first time I have to do one of my bigger movements, I always have a little bit of adrenaline going through me and every day,
01:25 (5 seconds)
even to this day, you know, the littlest things are still you know, the first time I do it I get scared but after the first time
01:27 01:30 Closeup of Emma Stone
01:30 01:48 View of Emma Stone training on the trapeze.
01:30 (9seconds)
I'm like 'ok, that's fine, just do it again'. Working on new movements is... definitely, definitely scary,
01:39 (4 seconds)
um, but that's what this, I love what this school does to us, it makes us takes risks
01:43 (5 seconds)
and realize you can do what most people would say would be impossible.
01:47 01:55 View from the ground up of Sasha Bachman training in a strength and balance move.
01:47 (8 seconds)
Sasha Bachman : Personally, I train...about eight hours a day. It's more the muscles that are, really, just tired.
01:55 01:59 Closeup of Sasha Bachman.
01:55 (4 seconds)
Especially in the evening when we arrive at home, sometimes even after 9p.m.,
01:59 02:05 View of Sasha performing a balance moves. In the background, students stretch and talk.
01:59 (7 seconds)
because we have academic classes in the evening. After school, we are very tired and we don't do much in the evenings. I arrive at home,
02:05 02:06 Closeup of Sasha Bachman.
02:06 02:16 Sasha runs and does several handstand flips before landing on the sponge filled mattress, to avoid injury.
02:08 (5 seconds)
I make myself something to eat, I may put ice on my muscles if I am sore and I go to bed.
02:16 02:25 Closeup of Emma Stone at the National Circus School. Artists are training below the balcony where she is being interviewed.
02:13 (4 seconds)
Emma Stone : After I graduate, one of my big dreams and goals is definitely Cirque du Soleil
02:17 (6 seconds)
and to have, you know, my act, in Cirque du Soleil. I don't know how long it'll take me to get there but that's definitely one of my biggest dreams.
