Cirque du Soleil vies with Russian rivals for stars

When Cirque du Soleil first set up in Moscows Kremlin theatrein February, Russian circuses were nervous about losing their audiences.

That hasn't happened, as the Montreal troupes Zarkana differs from the traditional Russian circus fare.

However, the Cirque then began hiring away their performers about one-quarter of the acrobats on the Moscow show are Russian-trained.

As Jean-Franois Blanger reports, the real rivalry has now become who lands the most promising artists.