Cirque du Sound
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Adapting The Beatles, with music producer Giles Martin
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Often, creativity comes in the form of adaptation. Reinterpreting a classic can re-frame stories and songs in creative ways for a whole new audience. ...
Bugs of your Dreams, with Dr. Sammy
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is no more diverse group of organisms on this entire planet than insects, and perhaps no one draws more creative inspiration from this group tha...
Drawn to Life, with Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Creative Director Roger Gould
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, following a simple line on a page can lead to incredible creative breakthroughs. Michel sits down with Disney animator Roger Gould to talk ...
Laughter in the Darkness, with Josh Johnson
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, the source of creativity can be a place that hurts. And one of the places where pain and creativity intersect most potently is in the art o...
Migration Fusion, with Diane Ullman
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you combine scientific and artistic modes of inquiry? According to Diane Ullman, this is how creative genius is born. As co-founder ...
Get Kurios, with Dr. John Mather
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you have a lifelong mindset of curiosity? Nobel-laureate astrophysicist Dr. John Mather is the big scientific brain behind the James...
Reaching Back In Time, with Salima Ikram
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you want true creative inspiration, look to the past. So says the highly distinguished Professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo,...
Circle of Empathy, with Jaron Lanier
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do we continue fueling creativity while holding ourselves accountable for how the future unfolds? In this episode, Michel Laprise interviews Micro...
VR: Full Immersion, with Félix Lajeunesse
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a world that feels like it's evolving faster than we can comprehend, what does it mean to be 'present' and 'immersed'? Felix Lajeunesse's journey i...
Creative Rites, with Wade Davis
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The rite of passage is at the heart of the hero’s journey. Understanding it is crucial to understanding humanity, and essential to many forms of cre...
The Magic of the Every-day, with Luis Alberto Urrea
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Open your eyes to magic, and you will find it all around you. A conversation featuring award-winning and best selling Mexican-American author and jour...
Sympathy for the Devil, with John August
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Screenwriter and director John August (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas) is known for creating wildly imaginative s...
Welcome to Cirque du Sound
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A great creative idea can come from anywhere, at any time. The trick is – knowing how to spot it. Cirque du Soleil is widely known as a beacon of cr...