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
On stage at the 1993 finale of Nouvelle Expérience
Beatles Love sign at the Mirage Hotel
Cirque du Soleil's Grand Chapiteau in Santiago, Chile. July 2016
Night shot of Quidam's grand chapiteau in Barcelona, Spain
Notes
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Showtime for Cirque du Soleil. CBC Archives. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Un artiste du Cirque du Soleil meurt après une chute sur scène. Le journal de Montréal (18 March 2018). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
Other websites
- Official website
- Cirque du Soleil collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- The Cirque: An American Odyssey, documentary film about Cirque du Soleil's 1988 U.S. tour, National Film Board of Canada