In our Leading Women series this week, 在本週的《女性當家》系列中，
we take a look inside the fantasy world of Cirque Du Soleil and introduce you to the company's casting director, Krista Monson. She is the guardian of talent. 我們要到太陽劇團這個奇幻世界裡看看，介紹各位認識該劇團的選角總監克莉絲塔．孟森。
She oversees a dynamic pool of artists that even includes former Olympians. 她是才華的守護者，監督一群活力十足的藝人，甚至包括前奧運選手。
Her name can inspire fear when uttered in audition hallways, but with her warmth and tone of voice, she is anything but an imposing figure. 在甄選大廳裡，說到她的名字會令人心生敬畏，但她的溫暖和聲調顯示她一點都不是個威重嚴肅之人。
I really try hard to always keep that level of humanity in my relations with artists and everybody. 我真的很努力在我和藝人及每個人的關係中永遠保持一定程度的人性。
She oversees a team of scouts that look for performers in the western U.S. and Canada that could be used by Cirque du Soleil shows worldwide. 她管理一整個團隊的星探，在美國西部和加拿大地區尋找太陽劇團世界各地表演可用的表演者。
Her team also picks performers for the company's ten year-round U.S. shows. 她的團隊也為劇團在美國十個長年表演的節目挑選表演者。
This guardian of talent, former dancer and choreographer, 這位才華的守護者，以前曾當過舞者和編舞家，
mother of two boys and wife to a Cirque du Soleil band leader is Krista Monson. 同時也是兩個兒子的母親和太陽劇團樂隊團長的妻子，她是克莉絲塔．孟森。
The fantasy world of Cirque du Soleil. It pulls audiences in with its breathtaking acrobatics, otherworldly scenery and stunning choreography. 太陽劇團這個奇幻世界，以其令人屏息的雜技表演、超凡入勝的場景和絕美動人的編舞吸引觀眾入場。
In any of the company's 21 shows, you could see singers, dancers, jugglers, clowns, contortionists, acrobats and more. 在該劇團二十一個表演節目中，你可能會看到歌手、舞者、雜耍師、小丑、柔體表演者、雜技演員等等。
Krista Monson is one of a handful of casting directors bringing them in. 克莉絲塔．孟森是帶領他們加入的少數選角總監之一。
The needs of Cirque du Soleil are so varied, Monson's team has to be across seven what they call "discipline families," 太陽劇團的需求五花八門，孟森的團隊必須橫跨七個他們所謂的「訓練科別」，
and nearly 500 artistic and acrobatic profiles fall within those families. 有將近五百位藝人和雜技演員歸屬其中。
Sport, circus, instrumentalists, singers, dance, actors and clowning. Under the sport umbrella, there are probably over 100 disciplines. 體育、馬戲、器樂家、歌手、舞蹈、演員、小丑。光是在體育的支派下，就可能有超過一百種訓練項目。
The job of Monson's team is to know what the shows need and then to find it. 孟森團隊的工作是瞭解表演節目的需要然後找到它。
It is a massive mission, and though Monson is a former dancer and choreographer herself, she admits the needs of Cirque du Soleil go far beyond her base of knowledge. 這是個龐大的任務，雖然孟森本身曾當過舞者和編舞家，但她也承認太陽劇團的需求遠超過她的知識基礎。
You can't be an expert at everything. It's impossible. 你不可能樣樣精通，這是不可能的。
And what is possible, though, is to have experts as part of the casting team that understand those communities, understand how musicians work, understand how clowns work, 但可能的是，你的選角團隊裡有專家懂那些圈子，瞭解音樂家怎麼做，瞭解小丑怎麼做，
and react to our approach, and what will help inspire those artists to want to work with us. 然後能呼應我們的方向，並且知道怎樣幫助激勵那些藝人想和我們一起工作。
So, even if you're talking about an Olympic diver or an Olympian, artistic excellence is usually something that's not in their vocabulary. 因此，即使我們說的是奧運跳水選手或奧運選手，藝術的卓越性通常並不存在於他們的語彙中。
They're seasoned pros at... in what they do. They've been doing it for years and years and years and years and years, and they're at a very high level. 他們是鑽研其道、經驗豐富的專家，經年累月、年復一年不斷練習，水準非常高。
And we want that high level. But we also want them to be open-minded. We want them to take risks. We want to get them out of their comfort zone. 我們想要那樣的高水準，但我們也希望他們打開心胸，願意冒險嘗試。我們想帶他們跳脫舒適圈。
We are hit occasionally with a certain artist that comes to us and we cannot categorize them. 有時我們會碰到某位藝人找上門，但不知道如何歸類。
And we actually like those moments, because we know we're hopefully discovering something new. 但我們其實喜歡那些時刻，因為我們知道有希望發掘到什麼新的東西。
Monson's soothing, welcoming demeanor is the same whether she's leading a meeting of her staff or directing a singer during an audition. 孟森保持怡人而親切的態度，不論是主持小組會議或在甄選時指導歌手都一樣。
We really are proud that our auditions are hopefully not a cattle call, you know, with that they are an experience for an artist. 我們很自豪我們的甄選可望不是點名海選而已，而能對藝人來說是個經驗。
And that's the opportunity for me to say, hey, we're all... we all get here somehow, 對我而言也是個機會，能跟他們說，「嘿，我們都……不管是怎樣我們都碰到過這樣的狀況，
and we're all human beings, and let's work hard and if you feel uncomfortable at some point in this audition, it means you're doing something right. 我們都是一般人，一起努力吧，而如果你在這個甄選中某個時刻感到不自在，那表示你做的事是正確的。」