Traveling Cirque shows have a team of around five chefs who pump out meals for cast and crew each day. In a interview, Cirque kitchen manager Paola Muller said that the kitchen can run through to pounds of food a week. Cirque du Soleil cast members pull off dangerous stunts on the regular. According to Vanity Fair there were 53 injuries at the permanent Las Vegas shows in , and in , an aerialist was killed in Florida during a performance of Volta.
She took Princes Harry and William to an early performance by the group in In early , Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attended a Cirque du Soleil charity performance; the duchess wore one of Diana's bracelets and a dress inspired by one of her late mother-in-law's looks.
Established in , Cirque du Monde supports the philosophy that circus arts can be used as interventions for at-risk youth, creating confidence and community for kids who need it.
The costumes for all Cirque shows are unique in that they have to be not only stunning but also athletically practical and safe. Some costume pieces are made out of shower curtains, pipe cleaners, or bits of foam to make them float in the water. A natural extension of the Cirque experience? Virtual reality. The Beatles were together for around a decade, from or '62, if you're going by when Ringo Starr joined, and when they released their first single to On top of producing world-renowned shows, the organization has extended its creative approach to a large variety of entertainment forms such as multimedia productions, immersive experiences, theme parks and special events.
Going beyond its various creations, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group aims to make a positive impact on people, communities and the planet with its most important tools: creativity and art. The company has close to 4, employees, including 1, artists from more than 50 different countries. Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than million spectators in more than cities in over sixty countries on six continents.
For more information about Cirque du Soleil , visit www. The mission of Cirque du Soleil is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world. There, in the early eighties, a band of colorful characters roamed the streets, striding on stilts, juggling, dancing, breathing fire, and playing music. In , 73 people worked for Cirque du Soleil. Today, the company hires close to 4, employees worldwide, including 1, artists.
More than million spectators have seen a Cirque du Soleil show since In , Cirque du Soleil will present simultaneously some 20 different shows around the world. Since close to creators from the four corners of the globe have contributed their talents to this end. In , in the context of an on-going strategy of diversifying its content and live-entertainment activities worldwide, Cirque du Soleil has created some subsidiaries among which:.
Cirque du Soleil Theatrical will develop unique theatrical opportunities for Cirque du Soleil. Based on traditional theatrical practices, these new productions will be created using the Cirque du Soleil signature style and aesthetic but will provide a very different experience for Cirque du Soleil audiences.
Cirque du Soleil Theatrical productions are developed for Broadway and West End markets as well as global touring.
Outbox offers a strong ticket selling tool in some 20 countries and in 10 different languages using signature interactive seat maps, 3D customized venue plans and one page checkout. Outbox leverages its know-how to find customized, innovative and relevant ways to help its clients better sellout seats. Clients are typically major live event global venues or international promoters looking for integrated, specialized solutions.
Outbox helps manage ticket window sales, call center service, group sales, season tickets and special events. Because of its role as a catalyst in bringing talent together, Cirque du Soleil is able to continually renew itself. Upon being hired by Cirque du Soleil , performers come to the Studio at the International Headquarters in Montreal for a few weeks or months of preliminary training before joining a show.
The majority of the artists undergo artistic and acrobatic training while at the Creation Studio. Performers come from a variety of backgrounds, including artistic and acrobatic gymnastics, tumbling, acrosport, swimming, diving, dance, singing, music and, of course, circus arts. Some fifty nationalities are represented among Cirque du Soleil artists. To supervise performer training programs, the Studio employs close to one hundred trainers from around the world.
These trainers specialize in such fields as dance, theatre, singing, and acrobatics. In addition to these coaches and trainers, an interdisciplinary team of highly qualified specialists is made available to each artist, ensuring his physical and psychological well-being. The presence of these experts helps create a controlled and safe environment.
In addition to a physical fitness training room, the Studio houses various acrobatic and artistic training rooms to address the various training needs of the artists.
Costumes and their props needed for the various Cirque du Soleil shows are created in Montreal, in the production workshops ateliers at IHQ. Specialists of every description including master shoemakers, milliners, textile experts, sewers, lace makers, carpenters, etc. The second IHQ building, called the Workshops, was inaugurated in early In addition to office space, it houses the production workshops: a large costume shop that includes sewing and fitting rooms as well as space for shoemaking, hat making, textile design and a workshop for costume props and special effects.
Approximately artisans are employed in the workshops making some 16, or so items hats, shoes, dresses, bodysuits, etc. In , Cirque du Soleil added a third wing to its international headquarters, to quell a pressing need for more administrative space. The building is equipped with a rainwater collection system, which will recover enough water for one part of the complex to function independently. The landscaping at IHQ is highly original. Constantly in motion with seasons, the look of the vegetables garden and other gardens evolve just like the company.
In addition to shrubs, apple trees and rosebushes, the gardeners also sowed a vegetable garden in front of the building, complete with various vegetables and herbs. Of course the harvest goes to prepare meals at the cafeteria, and any surplus is given to staff. TOHU is the name of the circus arts complex and the non-profit organization behind it.
TOHU is sure to make its mark, both for its infrastructure and for its international profile. Architects: Dan S. The workshop, the only one of its kind in North America, employs specialists in shoemaking, textile design, lace-making, wig-making, patternmaking, costume-making and millinery. The Costume workshop has approximately full-time employees. To create its costumes, Cirque du Soleil employs the talents of designers renowned both in Canada and abroad.
Here is the list of designers who have signed costumes for Cirque du Soleil shows:. Research and development plays a big role in costume design. Cirque du Soleil is constantly on the lookout for new materials or products that are likely to stimulate the imagination of costume designers. Working with the Workshop's teams of specialists patternmakers, textile designers, dyers, costume makers, etc.
Lauzon offered a room for the family. Instead, he accepted the donation check as he continues to struggle, at one point falling three months behind on his rent. As March turned to April, the circus ensemble continued to wait, keeping up the daily workouts with a Marine Corps regimen.
Mostly, though, they were just bored. They missed the adrenaline of the lighted stage, the adulation of the crowd. By late May, many could stand it no longer. Loukas Kosmidis, a dancer on the Michael Jackson Tour, was talking with friends when he landed on a novel idea. On their oversize home lot west of Interstate 15 they kept several pieces of heavy machinery, including a towering crane, the perfect base for a high-wire act.
Now co-owner of a company called Show Talent Productions, she expected a handful of acrobats, but once word spread, everyone wanted in. On a weekday morning in May, 30 performers showed up, including dancers, aerialists, tightrope walkers, contortionists, skaters and hand-to-hand gymnasts.
The three-minute video starts with two men arriving at an industrial site. They knock on a door and are asked the password. I felt like wasted space. So long away from the stage, the Cirque cast misses the camaraderie of people they have come to consider family. It was all going well, and then — poof! I miss those people. One evening in late June, Hungarian-born veteran circus performer Jozsef Tokar arrived at a private practice at a gym called Trapeze Las Vegas, his right arm and shoulder wrapped in a sling from a show mishap.
This is our identity. Many Cirque artists are private people with little time for socializing with outsiders.
Gray McCarty, 30, a member of the Hardcore Cirque Fans social media site, contributed to fundraising efforts and emailed company officials imploring them to do more for struggling artists. One night, Holland Lohse and a few performers worked out in the backyard of his Summerlin home. Still, there are little silver linings to this dark coronavirus cloud. Many artists now practice under the stars, not the stage lights. They enjoy the extra time with family, trying new routines that have nothing to do with Cirque.
For synchronized swimmer Bill May, the gift came in early summer when he did morning laps in a still-closed Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The water was just so pristine and no one else was there. But in late June, as Cirque du Soleil filed for bankruptcy protection, the tense tightrope walked by many new hires finally snapped. Also included in the local job cuts was the member Blue Man Group. Companywide, 3, people lost their jobs.
Performer Lucas Altemeyer, who struggled for months to keep a financial toehold in the U. He heard the news early one morning and sat alone in his living room, absorbing the blow while his wife, Monize, slept in the other room. Days later, as he packed to return to Brazil, he already was planning his next move.
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