Cirque du Soleil

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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]

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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]

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References[change | change source]

  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. ↑ "Showtime for Cirque du Soleil". CBC Archives. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Son of Cirque du Soleil co-founder dies after accident at 'Luzia' show in San Francisco". Global News. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  4. ↑ Haworth, Jessica (2016-12-01). "Founder of Cirque du Soleil's son killed in freak circus accident". mirror. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  5. ↑ "Un artiste du Cirque du Soleil meurt après une chute sur scène". Le journal de Montréal. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cirque du Soleil aerobatics star plunges to death during Florida show". NBC News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  7. ↑ "French Cirque du Soleil performer dies after fall at Florida show". CTVNews. 2018-03-18. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

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