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Dralion (pronounced Drah-lee-on) was a touring production by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil.The show combined elements of traditional Chinese circus with Western contemporary circus, complementing the "East-meets-West" theme implied in the title—the name is a portmanteau of "dragon" (representing the East) and "lion" (representing the West).
Before 2006, Cirque du Soleil performed exclusively in tents and permanent theatres, with the exception of the brief arena tours of Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil in 1984 and Fascination in 1992. [ 11 ] 2006's Delirium was the company's first significant touring show for the arena market. [ 248 ]
Gilkey is a native Californian [3] and best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil productions such as Iris, [4] [5] Quidam, [3] Dralion and Solstrom. He was also cast in Varekai in 2003 as one of the main clowns. [6] Gilkey also worked as a consultant on the animated films Ratatouille and La Luna. [7] [8]
Cirque du Soleil got its start in Baie-St-Paul, a popular resort town an hour’s drive east of Quebec City, in 1984, after the government of Quebec gave a grant to a ragtag group of street ...
Quidam was the first Cirque du Soleil show to use everyday clothing for the outfits, although those in the acrobatic acts are modified. The fabric chosen for Quidam is primarily stretch linen, but also includes leather, jute , linen crepe, wool, velvet and 42 types of cotton.
Saltimbanco was Cirque du Soleil's longest running production when it closed at the end of 2012. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2011 it was the first show by Cirque du Soleil to be presented in Turkey , [ 5 ] and Ukraine, in 2012 the first show in Slovakia and in Amman , Jordan . [ 6 ]
The series features regular performers from Cirque du Soleil's live shows as well as many accomplished guest performers, including partners and family members, clowns and Guinness Book record holders. Some acts are creative re-adaptations of performers' acts from Cirque du Soleil's other productions; other acts feature performers and acts that ...
Founded in 2005 by husband and wife Jean-Francoys Brousseau and Constance Raymond, Outbox also counted the Cirque du Soleil among its shareholders. [8] After gaining experience with their technology worldwide, it was in 2011 that Outbox created a partnership with AEG and AXS was born. [ 9 ]