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About the Flipping Wings Inventor: Philippe
Chartrand
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Member of the Canadian team in
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
and the 1988 Seoul Olympics. |
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Canadian National gymnastic
champion in 1985-86-87 |
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Captain of the Canadian Olympic
team in Seoul 1988. |
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Creator and director of aerial
performance. |
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Education
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1981-1985 Bsc. In Physical
education at the Montreal
University |
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2002-2003 Aerial creator for
Dragone’s show “Le Reve” in Las
Vegas |
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1997-2001 Artist, coach and
creator for the Cirque du
Soleil’s “O” show |
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Performing as an artist and as a
conceptor and coach for the
flying man and cerceaux acts.. |
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1995-1997 Solo Performer as a
Flying man, Freidrichstadt
Palace,Berlin |
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Performing a solo flying act in
the concept of the show
“Cinema”. |
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1989-1994 Performance artist,
Cirque du Soleil in “NOUVELLE
EX” “FASCINATION” “NOUVELLE EX
at the MIRAGE” “MYSTERE”
“ALEGRIA” |
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Performing flying trapeze,teeter
board,Russian bar and flying
cube for different shows of
Cirque du Soleil |
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Aerial Creations: The flying
Bow, The Moon, The Atome, The
Sphere, The Drope, The Four ..
Points Harness, The Flipping
Wings, The Flying Rope, The Hook
Belt, The .. Beam of Light, The
Strapeze, The Pyrafly, The “O”’s
aerial hoops and Octopus. |
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World university games gold
medallist on high bar 1983 |
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Commonwealth games 1986, All
around champion totaling 5 gold,
1 silver and 1 bronze medal. |
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Member of Montreal University’s
Hall of Fame |
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Quebec’s Athlete of the year in
1983-85-86-87-88. |
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Member of Laval’s hall of Fame |
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Member of QUEBEC’s sports Hall
of fame |
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