I just witnessed Cirque du Soleil accident (pics)
 

my friend and i were wondering at the beginning how often accidents happen and we ended up seeing one. the show was going great for the first half (thanks to braincash for the tickets!), this was the original cirque du soleil show, the one that started it all- Saltimbanco

they had guys jumping off a swing into the air, do a few flips and land on a cushion/mattress that a few others were moving to make sure the person landed on it.
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this one guy jumped way out, and was going to crash on the side of the stage when his colleague stepped in and absorbed the impact (the drop was from the height of about 20 feet).

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poor guy, he was an older black dude, had probably the safest job in the whole show, his back must be fucked right now... ambulance carried him off

Awwww... hope he's alright!

I'm sure the performers have short careers due to the fact..very dangerous

yah man, we saw "O" and wondered the same. so many ways that something could go wrong. hopefully he'll be ok.

boy that had to hurt.

That's a true friend.. to move into the way and help break the fall

they did a small announcement at the end, but it didnt sound very promising... said he's in good hands and his condition is stabilizing, but nothing about him being ok

that sucks...........

Ouch that's nuts.

talk about ouch

The shows that are ion custom built theaters have a pretty rare incidence of accident. It's the traveling shows where you hear about people getting hurt.

Yeah, I've seen a few of their shows, was wondering that too. Hope the dude is gonna be ok.

I have to say that "O" was one of the most amazing things that I've experienced in my life. I hope to get back out to Vegas and enjoy it again one of these days :)

You're right though, there's so many ways something could go wrong, I guess at least with "O", there's a HUGE water tank below them most of the time, ha ha.

They must make a lot for this reason too.

Man, thats scary.