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CirqueduSoleil
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CirqueduSoleilInc.
Type
Privatecompany
Industry
Entertainment
Founded
1984
Founder(s)
GuyLaliberté
GillesSte-Croix
Headquarters
Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Areaserved
Worldwide
Keypeople
DanielLamarre,PresidentandCEO
Revenue
C$ 850 million (FY2010)[1]
Employees
5,020
Divisions
CirqueduSoleilImages,CirqueduSoleil'sMerchandising
Subsidiaries
CirqueduSoleilMusique
Website
CirqueduSoleil (English:
CircusoftheSun)[p] isaCanadianentertainmentcompany,self-describedasa"dramaticmixof circusarts andstreetentertainment."Basedin Montreal,Quebec,Canada,andlocatedintheinner-cityareaof Saint-Michel,itwasfoundedin Baie-Saint-Paul in1984bytwoformerstreetperformers, GuyLaliberté and GillesSte-Croix.[2]
Initiallynamed LesÉchassiers,theytoured Quebec in1980asaperformingtroupe.Theirinitialfinancialhardshipwasrelievedin1983byagovernmentgrantfromthe CanadaCouncilfortheArts,aspartofthe450thanniversarycelebrationsof JacquesCartier'svoyagetoCanada.[3] LeGrandTourduCirqueduSoleil wasasuccessin1984,andaftersecuringasecondyearoffunding,LalibertéhiredGuyCaronfromthe NationalCircusSchool tore-createitasa"propercircus".Itstheatrical,character-drivenapproachandtheabsenceofperforminganimalshelpeddefineCirqueduSoleilasthe contemporarycircus ("nouveaucirque")thatitremainstoday.[4]
Eachshowisasynthesisofcircusstylesfromaroundtheworld,withitsowncentralthemeandstoryline.Showsemploycontinuouslivemusic,withperformersratherthanstagehandschangingtheprops.Afterfinancialsuccessesandfailuresinthelate1980s, NouvelleExpérience wascreated–withthedirectionof FrancoDragone –whichnotonlymadeCirqueduSoleilprofitableby1990,butallowedittocreatenewshows.[5]
CirqueduSoleilexpandedrapidlythroughthe1990sand2000s,goingfromoneshowto19showsinover271citiesoneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.Theshowsemployapproximately4,000peoplefromover40countriesandgenerateanestimatedannualrevenueexceedingUS$810 million.[6][7] Themultiplepermanent LasVegas showsaloneplaytomorethan9,000peopleanight,5%ofthecity'svisitors,addingtothe90 millionpeoplewhohaveexperiencedCirqueduSoleil'sshowsworldwide.[7] In2000,LalibertéboughtoutGauthier,andwith95%ownership,hascontinuedtoexpandthebrand.[8] In2008,Lalibertésplit20%ofhisshareequallybetweentwoinvestmentgroups IstithmarWorld and Nakheel of Dubai,inordertofurtherfinancethecompany'sgoals.Inpartnershipwiththesetwogroups,CirqueduSoleilhadplannedtobuildaresidencyshowintheUnitedArabEmiratesin2012directedbyGuyCaron(Dralion)and MichaelCurry.[9] ButsinceDubai'sfinancialproblemsin2010causedbythe 2008recession,itwasstatedbyLalibertéthattheprojecthasbeen"putonice"[10] forthetimebeingandmaybelookingforanotherfinancialpartnertobankrollthecompany'sfutureplans,evenwillingtogiveupanother10%ofhisshare.[10] Severalmoreshowsareindevelopmentaroundtheworld,alongwithatelevisiondeal,women'sclothinglineandthepossibleventureintoothermediumssuchasspas,restaurantsandnightclubs.[11] CirqueduSoleilalsoproducesasmallnumberofprivateandcorporateeventseachyear(pastclientshavebeentheroyalfamilyofDubaiandthe2007SuperBowl).[12]
Thecompany'screationshavereceivednumerousprizesanddistinctions,includinga BambiAward in1997,a Rosed'Or in1989, DramaDeskAwards in1991and1998,three GeminiAwards,four PrimetimeEmmyAwards,[13][14] andastaronthe HollywoodWalkofFame.[15]
Contents
[hide]
∙1 Origins
∙2 Shows
o2.1 Overview
o2.2 LeGrandTourduCirqueduSoleil
o2.3 LaMagieContinue
o2.4 LeCirqueRéinventé
o2.5 NouvelleExpérience
o2.6 Saltimbanco
o2.7 Mystère
o2.8 Alegría
o2.9 Quidam
o2.10 O
o2.11 LaNouba
o2.12 Dralion
o2.13 Varekai
o2.14 Zumanity
o2.15 Kà
o2.16 Corteo
o2.17 Delirium
o2.18 Love
o2.19 Koozå
o2.20 Wintuk
o2.21 Zaia
o2.22 Zed
o2.23 CrissAngelBelieve
o2.24 Ovo
o2.25 BananaShpeel
o2.26 VivaElvis
o2.27 Totem
o2.28 Zarkana
o2.29 Iris
o2.30 MichaelJackson:
TheImmortalWorldTour
o2.31 Amaluna
o2.32 MichaelJackson:
One
o2.33 Futureproductions
▪2.33.1 2014
▪2.33.2 2015
∙3 Otherworks
o3.1 Projects
o3.2 Specialevents
o3.3 Diversification
∙4 Grandchapiteautours
o4.1 Site
o4.2 Grandchapiteau
o4.3 Othertents
o4.4 Kitchen
∙5 Lounges
o5.1 Revolution
o5.2 GoldLounge
o5.3 Futurelounges
∙6 Discography
∙7 Filmography
∙8 Legalissues
∙9 References
∙10 Externallinks
Origins [edit]
MadameCorporationwithalittlegirlat TheMirage inLasVegas
Seekingacareerintheperformingarts,CirqueduSoleilfounderGuyLalibertétouredEuropeasa folkmusician andbusker afterquittingcollege.BythetimehereturnedhometoCanadain1979,hehadlearnedtheartof firebreathing.Althoughhebecame"employed"ata hydroelectricpowerplant in JamesBay,hisjobendedafteronlythreedaysduetoa labourstrike.Hedecidednottolookforanotherjob,insteadsupportinghimselfonhisunemploymentinsurance.HehelpedorganizeasummerfairinBaie-Saint-PaulwiththehelpofapairoffriendsnamedDanielGauthierandGillesSte-Croix.[5][8]
GauthierandSte-Croixweremanagingayouthhostelforperformingartistsnamed LeBalconVert atthattime.Bythesummerof1979,Ste-CroixhadbeendevelopingtheideaofturningtheBalconVert,andthetalentedperformerswholivedthere,intoanorganizedperformingtroupe.AspartofapublicitystunttoconvincetheQuebecgovernmenttohelpfundhisproduction,Ste-Croixwalkedthe56miles(90 km)fromBaie-Saint-Paulto QuebecCity onstilts.Theployworked,givingthethreementhemoneytocreate LesÉchassiersdeBaie-Saint-Paul.EmployingmanyofthepeoplewhowouldlatermakeupCirqueduSoleil, LesÉchassiers touredQuebecduringthesummerof1980.[16][17]
Althoughwellreceivedbyaudiencesandcriticsalike, LesÉchassiers wasafinancialfailure.LalibertéspentthatwinterinHawaiiplyinghistradewhileSte-CroixstayedinQuebectosetupanonprofitholdingcompanynamed"TheHigh-HeeledClub"tomitigatethelossesoftheprevioussummer.In1981,theymetwithbetterresults.Bythatfall,LesÉchassiersdeBaie-Saint-Paul hadbrokeneven.ThesuccessinspiredLalibertéandSte-CroixtoorganizeasummerfairintheirhometownofBaie-Saint-Paul.[16]
Thistouringfestival,called"LaFêteForaine",firsttookplaceinJuly1982. LaFêteForaine featuredworkshopstoteachthecircusartstothepublic,afterwhichthosewhoparticipatedcouldtakepartinaperformance.Ironically,thefestivalwasbarredfromitsownhostingtownaftercomplaintsfromlocalcitizens.[18] Lalibertémanagedandproducedthefairoverthenextcoupleyears,nurturingitintoamoderatefinancialsuccess.Butitwasin1983thatthegovernmentofQuebecgavehima$1.5 milliongranttohostaproductionthefollowingyearaspartofQuebec's450thanniversarycelebrationoftheFrenchexplorer JacquesCartier's discoveryofCanada.Laliberténamedhiscreation"LeGrandTourduCirqueduSoleil".[5][19]
Shows [edit]
Overview [edit]
Name
Premiere
Type
CirqueduSoleil
1984-JUN-16
Touring(Retired)
LaMagieContinue
1986-APR-20
Touring(Retired)
LeCirqueRéinventé
1987-MAY-07
Touring(Retired)
NouvelleExpérience
1990-MAY-08
Touring(Retired)
Saltimbanco
1992-APR-23
Touring/Arena(Retired)
Mystère
1993-DEC-25
TreasureIsland, LasVegas
Alegría
1994-APR-21
Touring/Arena(since2009)
Quidam
1996-APR-23
Touring/Arena(since2010)
O
1998-OCT-15
Bellagio, LasVegas
LaNouba
1998-DEC-23
DowntownDisney, LakeBuenaVista,Florida
Dralion
1999-APR-22
Touring/Arena(since2010)
Varekai
2002-APR-22
Touring
Zumanity
2003-JUL-31
NewYork-NewYork, LasVegas
Kà
2005-FEB-03
MGMGrand, LasVegas
Corteo
2005-APR-21
Touring
Delirium
2006-JAN-26
Arena(Retired)
Love
2006-JUN-02
TheMirage, LasVegas
Koozå
2007-APR-19
Touring
Wintuk
2007-NOV-01
MadisonSquareGarden,NewYorkCity(Seasonal–Retired)
Zaia
2008-JUL-26
TheVenetianMacao, CotaiStrip,Macau(Retired)
Zed
2008-AUG-15
TokyoDisneyResort,Tokyo,Japan(Retired)
CrissAngelBelieve
2008-SEP-26
Luxor, LasVegas
Ovo
2009-APR-23
Touring
BananaShpeel
2009-NOV-19
Arena(Retired)
VivaElvis
2009-DEC-16
AriaResortandCasino, LasVegas (Retired)
Totem
2010-APR-22
Touring
Zarkana
2011-JUN-29
Touring/ AriaResortandCasino, LasVegas (since2012)
Iris
2011-SEPT-25
DolbyTheatre,LosAngeles(Retired)
MichaelJackson:
TheImmortalWorldTour
2011-OCT-2
Touring/Arena
Amaluna
2012-APR-19
Touring
MichaelJackson:
One
2013-MAY-23
MandalayBayResortandCasino, LasVegas
LeGrandTourduCirqueduSoleil [edit]
Onstageatthe1994finaleofNouvelleExpérience.
Originallyintendedtoonlybeaone-yearproject,CirqueduSoleilwasscheduledtoperformin11townsinQuebecoverthecourseof13weeksrunningconcurrentwiththethird LaFêteForaine.Thefirstshowswereriddledwithdifficulty,startingwiththecollapseofthebigtopaftertheincreasedweightofrainwatercausedthecentralmasttosnap.Workingwithaborrowedtent,LalibertéthenhadtocontendwithdifficultieswiththeEuropeanperformerswhoweresounhappywiththeQuebeccircus'sinexperience,thattheyhadatonepointsentalettertothemediacomplainingabouthowtheywerebeingtreated.[5]
Theproblemswereonlytransient,
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