Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man 2000

A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a large cube of metal tubing. He leaves his instinct-guides behind, and enters a garden where two statues dance in a pond. As he watches their sensual acrobatics of love, he becomes a man. He is offered wealth (represented by a golden hat) by a devil figure. In a richly decorated room, a scruffy troupe of a dozen acrobats and a little girl reawaken the old man's youthful nature and love.

Cast:

Ian McKellen
Narrator (voice) 

Nicky Dewhurst
Young Man 

Brian Dewhurst
Old Man 

Anait Karagyezyan
Vagabond Girl 

Chris Van Wagenen
Youth 

Cully Smoller
Infant / Child