Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘Twas the Night Before star Mohamed Conte: ‘I’m Living My Dream’ 

Mohamed “Momo” Conte (center) is one of seven hoop divers and acro-table acrobats that will play a huge part in ‘Twas the Night Before, Cirque Du Soleil’s first Christmas-themed show. Conte ends the show with a fantastic stunt. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta VoiceMohamed “Momo” Conte moves across the main stage inside The Fox Theatre with the ease of an athlete and an artist. It’s only a rehearsal, but Conte prepares for his works as a hoop diver and acro-table acrobat for Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘Twas the Night Before… the way a defender for Atlanta United or receiver for the Atlanta Falcons may go through repetitions during their respective practices.& One of the routines that Conte and his fellow acrobats were rehearsing on Wednesday morning consisted of multiple hoop divers stacking on top of each other shoulders and then one after the other jumping off into a roll. On the base of that human totem pole was Conte. Dressed in a white t-shirt and grey athletic shorts, he resembles a free safety with his broad shoulders, muscular calves, and thighs. The costumed rehearsals will take place closer to opening night, so on this day multiple jumps, flips, rolls, back flips,...