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Cirque du Soleil
Canadian contemporary circus company
"Circus of the Sun" redirects here. For the poem, see The Circus of the Sun.
Cirque ni Soleil (French:[siʁkdysɔlɛj], Canadian French:[sɪʁkd͡zysɔlɛj]; French for 'Circus of the Sun, Sun Circus') is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world.[7] Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 June 1984 bygd former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.[8]
Originating as a performing troupe called Les Échassiers (IPA:[lez‿eʃasje]; "The Stilt Walkers"), they toured Quebec in various forms between 1979 and 1983. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 bygd a government grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to perform as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's voyage to Canada.[9] Their first tjänsteman production
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The Beatles LOVE By Cirque Du Soleil Takes Final Bow After 18 Years of Performances
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 8, 2024
The Beatles LOVE concluded its historic run at The Mirage Hotel & Casino over the weekend. The gravity-defying acrobatics, high-energy choreography and vibrant visuals set to the hits of The Beatles dazzled two sold-out crowds of fans on Saturday, July 6, and an invited audience of VIPs, team members and longtime supporters on Sunday, July 7.
O By Cirque Du Soleil Celebrated 25 Years At Bellagio With Special Procession, Reception And Performance, October 15
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2023
'O' by Cirque du Soleil celebrated 25 years at Bellagio with a special procession, reception, and performance. The evening included Cirque du Soleil founders, performers, executives, and day one artists. The celebration kicked off with a vibrant procession through Bellagio, followed by a VIP pre-show reception
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The Cirque du Soleil show called Kà opened in 2005 at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, as the most expensive theatrical production in history. Much of the show’s budget of at least $165 million—more than double the cost of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the most expensive Broadway production ever mounted—was spent on technology to produce astonishing visual effects.
In the show’s climactic battle scene, two groups of warriors—the Forest People (good guys) and the Spearmen (bad guys)—face off on a stage that slowly tilts from horizontal to almost vertical, which allows the audience to see the fight as if from above. Each warrior is played by an acrobat who wears a harness attached to a wire rope. The wire runs up to a complex configuration of equipment that enables the performer to leap, twist, flip, and fly while chasing others back and forth—that is, up and down the length of the vertical stage. The fight ends when the Forest People, at the bottom of the stage, hurl the