‘Space clown’ hosts global show

Guy Laliberte’s event aimed to raise awareness of global water issues

Circus entrepreneur and “first clown in space” Guy Laliberte has hosted a global artistic performance from the International Space Station (ISS).

Mr Laliberte introduced artists and speakers from 14 countries in a two-hour show aimed at drawing attention to global water shortages.

Al Gore, Bono and Salma Hayek were among those involved.

Mr Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil theatre company, is near the end of a 10-day tourist visit to the ISS.

The show, called Moving Stars and Earth for Water, was described by its organisers as a Poetic Social Mission.

It began at midnight GMT, with a welcome from Mr Laliberte onboard the ISS.

He then introduced former US Vice President and environmental campaigner Mr Gore, who said that “to solve the climate crisis and safeguard our planet and its beauty will require global effort”.

Global stars

Over the next two hours, the show visited actors, artists, politicians, and activists in 14 countries including South Africa, Morocco, India, Japan and Australia.

Each artist read a section of a poem by Man-Booker prize-winning author Yann Martel – emphasising the need for all the world’s population to have access to clean water – followed by a musical or artistic performance.

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