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Issue #112: MAY 2013 – Released!
05 May 2013 12:20 PM | No Comments
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Interviews
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Mark Ward – Performer
“A Career Backwards”
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Benoit Jutras – Composer
“Making Time Stop”
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Erich Van Tourneau – Musical Director
“Takin’ Care of Business”
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Bob & Bill – Album Producers
“Believing & Dreaming”
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Jerry Nadal – SVP Resident Shows
“Keeping the Value”
10 November 2010 11:07 AM | No Comments -
Daniel Lamarre – President & COO
“Joining the Circus”
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Ferguson & Allaire – Album Producers
“Making Unexpected Magic Timeless”
05 January 2010 10:05 AM | No Comments
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News Headlines Archive
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Acrobat, 17, wins ‘Talent’ finale
A STUNNING, single-handed balancing performance gave Wang Junru, a 17-year-old girl from Wuhan, Hubei Province, victory in the fourth season finale of “China’s Got Talent” at the Mercedes-Benz Arena last night in Shanghai. Wang, once a performer in Cirque Du Soleil’s “Dralion” show, is now a university student in Singapore. Despite hurting her legs during [...] -
Worlds Away Weekend Box Office – Week 6
Box Office Mojo is reporting final weekend numbers for the film’s sixth week and Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away has slipped out of the top 30. The hour and a half long movie earned just $86,000 over the weekend, enough to earn it the 34th most prosperous film of the period. By the numbers, Worlds [...] -
Presse: “Meet the Goddess of Amaluna”
Cirque du Soleil will hold its US premiere when it opens “Amaluna” at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington (Seattle Area). In the show, French-Canadian performer Marie-Michelle Faber plays the Moon Goddess in the show, a retelling of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” – Cirque style. The News Tribune caught up with Faber during the final week of [...] -
Cirque looking for new partners in Las Vegas?
The more we learn about the layoffs Cirque announced on Wednesday the 16th, the more dire the situation for Cirque it becomes. Although Renée-Claude Ménard (spokeswoman for Cirque du Soleil) denied in the press conference that the Cirque was “in crisis”, it is hard to argue with the fact that 2012 was the first in [...] -
Au Revoir, IRIS
From the L.A. Times on IRIS’s final performance: With a burst of shimmering confetti and streamers, Cirque du Soleil’s “Iris” bade a festive “au revoir” to Los Angeles on Saturday at the Dolby Theatre. The show, which opened in 2011 and is believed to have cost close to $100 million to produce, was supposed to [...] -
Franco Dragone Suspected of Tax Fraud?
From the Montreal Gazette: Franco Dragone, who directed 10 Cirque du Soleil shows between 1985 and 1998, is being investigated for tax fraud. Based in his home town of La Louviere, Belgium since 2001, Dragone appears not to have paid much in the way of taxes since then, thanks to several numbered companies located in [...] -
Cirque to Restructure, 400 Jobs Cut {UPDATED}
In an announcement made earlier today, Cirque du Soleil is slashing a number of positions, mostly at its Montreal headquarters, citing tough economic times and out of control expenses. Here are some highlights from the announcement: “The Cirque is going through a difficult period but not a difficult financial period,” spokeswoman Renée-Claude Ménard said Wednesday [...] -
Worlds Away Earnings By The Numbers… So Far
So far Cirque du Soleil’s Worlds Away 3D is performing admirably in theaters worldwide (where is has thus far been released), but is not a runaway success. We’ve reported on the weekend numbers in previous posts (summarized below…) Date Rank Wknd Gross %Chng Screens Avg. Gross-to-Date ========================================================================== Dec 21–23 11 $2,162,993 --- 840 $2,575 $2,282,368 [...] -
Restructuring Sparks Layoff Rumours
From the Montreal Gazette: It has been a challenging year for the Cirque du Soleil. And rumours are flying that major layoffs may be announced soon, perhaps at this Wednesday’s annual meeting between head honchos and staff at the company’s Montreal headquarters. Or not. Here’s what Cirque du Soleil’s Senior Director of Public Relations Renée-Claude [...] -
Cirque dazzles at Infiniti Q50 reveal
Canadian-based performance group Cirque du Soleil introduced the Infiniti Q50 Monday morning in one of the more creative car reveals on the first day of the 2013 North American International Auto Show. The 2 minute-long show started with rhythmic music as a black curtain dropped and smoke cleared to reveal three female performers that twirled [...] -
“Parade: The Collective” Arrives in Las Vegas
Cirque du Soleil is spotlighting another side of its workforce with an artistic exhibition at the Trifecta Gallery inside the Arts Factory in downtown Las Vegas. The exhibition, Parade: The Collective, features artwork created by Cirque du Soleil employees, including technicians and support staff as well as performers from its Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles [...] -
Worlds Away Weekend Box Office – Week 4
Box Office Mojo is reporting final weekend numbers for the film’s fourth week and Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away has slipped out of the top 20. The hour and a half long movie earned just $461,069 over the weekend, enough to earn it the 24th most prosperous film of the period. By the numbers, Worlds [...] -
CirqueClub /// TOTEM – Experience the backstage vibe with Jeff Lund
One of Company Manager Jeff Lund’s favorite moments on the road is taking people on the exclusive “Behind the Scenes” tour and seeing their jaws drop when they witness what actually goes into running a Cirque du Soleil touring show. The TOTEM tour is a complex, smooth-running, 65-trailer village on the move buzzing with life. [...] -
Worlds Away Weekend Box Office – Week 3
Box Office Mojo is reporting final weekend numbers for the film’s third week and Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away has slipped another five places. The hour and a half long movie earned $1,285,432 over the weekend, good enough to make it the ninteenth most prosperous film of the period (but a -46.4% drop over the [...] -
CirqueClub /// TOTEM VOICES : New Episode Available
Cirque continues the presentation of TOTEM VOICES: an original documentary webseries introducing artists from the show. Through a rare personal and authentic look, let them share their joy, challenges and triumphs with you. TOTEM VOICES | Episode: “Pippo” Introducing Pippo, the Italian clown in TOTEM. With humor and a touch of emotion, Pippo shares one [...]