The only circus act in the Canadian Family’s Got Talent competition, presented by Santé D’Amours Fortunato and her husband Sasha Yudintsev, was selected for the top 10.
The couple met while both working on Cirque du Soleil’s show Corteo. Santé, who graduated from the
“Unfortunately, we are not in the top 3. But it was fun to be part of the top 10,” says Santé. “It was a great experience that gave us a little positive boost. Doing the live interview on Breakfast Television,” she continues, “gave us butterflies again.”
Sasha had seen the competition advertisement on Instagram. As they didn’t have much indoor space at Santé’s parents’ house in Vancouver, where they live, to shoot the video, they said to themselves: “The weather is good, we need to do it quickly, now, before it rains, on the outdoor terrace!”
During lockdown, the couple continues to train using the gym, the small dance studio, and the outdoor yard of the family home. Santé has started giving private online lessons to students worldwide. They are also creating a 45-minute multidisciplinary show, highlighting their respective disciplines: hula-hoop, contortion, aerial hoop, and dance for Santé; and trampoline, plank, Cyr wheel, juggling, diabolo, and guitar for Sasha.
They don’t know when or how they will present this show, but they are enthusiastic. “We have always wanted to do this project, but now we have the time to do it.” The idea would be to sell it to small presenters, cruise ships, or events once cultural life has resumed.