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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. [ 245 ]
Les Chemins invisibles (Invisible Paths) was a seasonal outdoor show created by Cirque du Soleil that was performed during the summer street events in Quebec City's Saint-Roch district. In 2009, Cirque signed a contract for CA$34,400,000 (equivalent to $47,239,860 in 2023) with the city of Quebec to produce five years of performances during the ...
Cirque du Soleil used interactive projection technologies to enhance and provide variety to the types of scenes created for Totem, including swamps, starry nights, lakes, volcanos, and other natural environments. The kinetic images are created with the help of infrared cameras; the projection system can dynamically create projections, making it ...
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]
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.
Alegría is a Cirque du Soleil touring production, created in 1994 by director Franco Dragone and director of creation Gilles Ste-Croix. It takes its name from the Spanish word for "joy". Since April 1994 the show has been performed over 5000 times, and has been seen by over 14 million spectators in more than 250 cities around the world.
It was announced on November 16, 2020 that the show would be closing permanently. It is the first "adult-themed" Cirque du Soleil show, billed as "the sensual side of Cirque du Soleil" or "another side of Cirque du Soleil". Created by René Richard Cyr and Dominic Champagne, Zumanity is a departure from the standard Cirque format. Intended to ...
On December 23, 1998, the entertainment company Cirque du Soleil premiered a contemporary circus production, La Nouba, in a new theater custom-designed and built for Cirque du Soleil in Downtown Disney (later renamed Disney Springs) at the Walt Disney World Resort. With an international cast of 67 artists, the show welcomed more than 1,650 ...