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Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil (French: [siʁk dy sɔlɛj], Quebec [sɪʁk dzy sɔlɛj]; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company. It is the largest contemporary circus producer in the world.[1] Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 June 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.[2]

Accidents

On 29 November 2016, 42-year-old set technician Olivier Rochette, of Canada, died in San Francisco, California, from head injuries he had sustained after accidentally being hit in the head by an aerial lift while preparing for a production of Luzia.[3][4] Rochette was the son of Cirque du Soleil co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix.[3]

On 17 March 2018, 38-year-old aerial straps performer Yann Arnaud, of France, died at a hospital in Tampa, Florida, after falling during a performance of Volta.[5][6] He had been with the company for 15 years.[7]

Cirque Du Soleil Media

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    On stage at the 1993 finale of Nouvelle Expérience

  • Beatles Love Cirque Du Soleil sign.jpg

    Beatles Love sign at the Mirage Hotel

  • Cirque du Soleil in Santiago, Chile; 2016.jpg

    Cirque du Soleil's Grand Chapiteau in Santiago, Chile. July 2016

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    Night shot of Quidam's grand chapiteau in Barcelona, Spain

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Circus arts in America and in Canada (PDF) Archived 20 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Regroupement national – des arts du cirque. Accessed on 11 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Son of Cirque du Soleil co-founder dies after accident at 'Luzia' show in San Francisco" (in en). Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/3099817/son-of-cirque-du-soleil-co-founder-dies-after-accident-at-luzia-show-in-san-francisco/. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 
  4. ↑ Haworth, Jessica (2016-12-01). "Founder of Cirque du Soleil's son killed in freak circus accident". mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/circus-horror-founder-cirque-du-9370443. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 
  5. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  6. ↑ "Cirque du Soleil aerobatics star plunges to death during Florida show" (in en). NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cirque-du-soleil-star-yann-arnaud-plunges-death-during-florida-n857761. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 
  7. ↑ "French Cirque du Soleil performer dies after fall at Florida show" (in en-CA). CTVNews. 2018-03-18. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/french-cirque-du-soleil-performer-dies-after-fall-at-florida-show-1.3848026. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 

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