"TOTEM will be performing at the Boston Marine Industrial Park (next to the Bank of America Pavilion) until July 29," says Cirque du Soleil acrobat Alya Titarenko. "There are seven to eight performances a week from Wednesday to Sunday. For more information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/totem. TOTEM is a joyful, colorful, funny, and impressive show that appeals to everybody, no matter their age or their cultural background. For 2.5 hours, audience members are taken on a journey into the evolution of mankind, traveling back and forth into time and from one part of the world to the next. If you come see the show, expect to be literally blown away by the amazing skills of our 52 performers and the visual setting in which each act takes place."

"There is no bad seat in the house, as the show is performed in the round and the further seats are still close to the stage," says Cirque du Soleil acrobat Alya Titarenko. "Audience members sitting in the center sections have an incredible view of the video projections, while people sitting in the first few rows have a lot of eye contact with the artists and can see the intricate details of the make-up and costume designs. TOTEM is not just a show; it is an experience. Characters are walking in the aisles and interacting with the crowds as performing artists are flying in the air above the heads of lucky audience members. Be yourself! Our clowns are always trying to play with different types of personalities and love variety. Everybody can have the chance to interact with our clowns during the pre-show animation."

"Cirque du Soleil performers come from various sports and artistic backgrounds," says Cirque du Soleil acrobat Alya Titarenko. "More than 50% of our 1,300 artists are elite athletes who auditioned for Cirque at the end of their competing careers. Most of them come from an artistic or an acrobatic gymnastics background and went through a specific training program at our international headquarters to develop their artistic skills and learn different acrobatic disciplines. The other half of our performers is composed of professional circus performers, singers, actors, musicians, and dancers who were invited to bring their specific skills to one of our productions. Our casting department, based in Montreal, scours the world to find the best of the best athletes and performers in various disciplines. We hold auditions by invitation in different countries throughout the year and attend various sports and artistic events in order to discover new talents and never-before-seen disciplines. To be invited to one of our auditions, candidates must send a video demo to our casting department online at www.cirquedusoleil.com/casting. In terms of personalities, we are looking for highly skilled athletes and artists who are open-minded, team players, creative, and ready to step out of their comfort zones to bring emotions to the crowds."