Discovery Kids is collaborating with Cirque du Soleil Images on an original English-language live-action series produced by Apartment 11 in association with TVOKids.<\/p>\n
The show takes place in a fictional boarding school for child circus performers, who must learn how to work together and test their limits as young artists, athletes and acrobats. It is being filmed at the international headquarters of Cirque du Soleil in Montreal. Producer, director and composer Cris Morena is on board as an executive producer and songwriter, with Leila Basen (Heartland<\/em>) serving as head writer.<\/p>\n \u201cDiscovery Kids is extremely excited to embark on this venture, and we could not have chosen better partners than Cirque du Soleil Images, Apartment 11 and TVOKids,\u201d commented\u00a0Carolina Lightcap, \u200ethe executive VP\u00a0and chief content officer of Discovery Latin America\/U.S. Hispanic. \u201cThe series delivers dream fulfillment through circus performing arts in a magical and musical context, which is sure to delight our Discovery Kids audience.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCirque du Soleil is looking to develop new forms of entertainment, speak to new audiences and further expand its global reach,\u201d said Kristina Heney, the chief marketing officer at Cirque du Soleil. \u201cThis series is a natural continuation for us in our foray into youth entertainment, after over 30 years of producing world-renowned live shows that appeal to the entire family. Our vision is to apply our creative kaleidoscope to build unique worlds that nurture kids’ creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n Jonathan Finkelstein, Apartment 11\u2019s president and executive producer, noted: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be working again with Discovery Kids and TVOKids. The extraordinary nature of the circus and specifically Cirque du Soleil will allow us to have so much fun telling stories. Every viewer is going to love this school!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe series also builds on TVOKids\u2019 long-standing track record of developing award-winning, innovative content that engages kids while ensuring parent trust,\u201d added\u00a0Marney Malabar, TVO\u2019s director of kids’ TV. \u201cThis show addresses important themes of building resilience, coping with failure and over-achievement, and instilling confidence. These are critical for a child\u2019s success in school and in life. TVOKids is incredibly proud to partner in this new project to help kids build the skills they need for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Discovery Kids is collaborating with Cirque du Soleil Images on an original English-language live-action series produced by Apartment 11 in association with TVOKids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[192,2742,390,1445],"class_list":["post-12497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-apartment-11","tag-cirque-du-soleil-images","tag-discovery-kids","tag-tvokids","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n