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The Cirque du Soleil house troup performs the Planche Sautoir, a teeterboard act in which acrobats are launched onto each others shoulders during a performance Thursday, April 12, 2001 in Jersey City, N.J.Cirque du Soleil started in 1984 as a small collection of juggler, stiltwalkers and fire-eaters and has grown into a well-regarded coporation employing 2,1000 people worldwide.(AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky)
