Talk:Expo 67/Archive 1

message: I'd like to publicly apologize for my recent reversion/unreversion of this article. The Wiki watchlist showed me a detrimental difference that was not, apparently, really there; I reverted this difference, but then I went back to check the history to see which was the "truest" version to revert to. Whereupon I discovered that I was apparently mislead in the first place, so I unreverted my reversion. But if someone really knows the opening date of the Expo, could you check out the article, please?
Atlant 16:03, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  My recent revert/un-revert 

message: Who was the illustrator of the fine poster on the opening of this article?
My, My! an editor named Shaun signed his message with the year 200 !! Dogru144 23:15, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Poster illustrator / the 1800 years of [[wikipedia]]

message: What is his POV, who the hell is he? Is he credited? GET OTHER SOURCES!
-G
:Pierre Burton, correct spelling is Berton, is a noted Canadian Historian, who has written a book about life in Canada during 1967.  He includes two chapters on Expo. The book draws from many sources and is easy to verify.  Also, there are five main sources for the article. Abebenjoe 01:14, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've noticed that my and other people's references to Berton have been misspelled, I'll correct that shortly. Abebenjoe 01:18, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Berton's lastname is spelled correctly on all citations as of now. Abebenjoe 01:32, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Who the hell is this "Burton" and why is he referenced so much?

message: In 1967, Montreal was the host to Expo ‘67 with an attendance of 50 million people. The 1700-seat Jardin des Etoiles Theatre located in La Ronde Entertainment Zone at Expo ’67 featured a children’s introduction to ballet entitled ‘Le Cirque Aux Merveilles’ (The Magic Box). Inspired by Léo Delibes’ ballet, Coppelia, ‘Le Cirque Aux Merveilles’ was conceived and written by American, Romm Doulton. David Haber (former Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada and Producer of Theatrical Presentation for Expo 67) having read the script, commissioned Doulton to undertake overseeing all the children’s entertainment at Expo. Doulton and notable French Canadian playwright Jacques Languirand were co-executive producers.
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Le Cirque Aux Merveilles’© continuous original music score carried the action and was composed by Stephan Venne, winner of the Grand Prix as composer of the best Expo ‘67 official song. The well-known Montreal director, the late Jacques Zouvi, staged the production.
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Le Cirque Aux Merveilles’ 30-minute production played for 728 performances, combining magic, music, with ballet with high-wire acrobatics. With the raked audience seated on three sides, Le Cirque Aux Merveilles fully exploited Jules Fisher’s unique triangular open stage design. With no curtain or proscenium, and set changes were made by the actors. Doulton’s cast of acrobatic circus animals employed the entire volume to move about the stage and audience.
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The production opens at the closing moments of the circus. The storyline revolves around backstage activities after the show and the conflict between an evil ringmaster/magician, a soulful clown and a life-sized, ballerina doll (Pupee), who magically came to life only during each circus performance. With the aid and intervention of the high-flying acrobatic circus animals with a black-lighting dream sequence finale, good triumphs over evil. Unable to break the ringmaster’s evil spell and become a real person off stage, the clown chooses to become a doll in order to be with the beautiful ballerina who has stolen his heart.
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Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirques Du Soleil, would have been an impressionable 8-year old at that time.
:Properly cite sources, cut it down to about two or three sentences, and then add it to the section dealing with entertainment. Don't add it  to the key people section.  This was not key to Expo coming into exisitance.--Abebenjoe 23:06, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ‘Le Cirque Aux Merveilles’ (The Magic Box)