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Line 8: \| foundation = {{start date and age\|1984\|6\|16\|df=y}} \| founders = [[Guy Laliberté]]<br>[[Gilles Ste-Croix]] \| location_city = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada \| area_served = Worldwide \| key_people = Stéphane Lefebvre, President and CEO Line 15: \| services = \| num_employees = 4000+ \| revenue = {{nowrap\|{{increase}} [[Canadian dollar\|C$]]850 million ~~<small>~~(FY 2018)~~</small>~~<ref name="van Praet">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cirque-du-soleil-eyes-international-expansion-with-new-show-priced-for/\|title=Cirque du Soleil eyes international expansion with new show priced for emerging markets\|last=van Praet\|first=Nicolas\|date=21 June 2018\|work=The Globe and Mail\|access-date=2019-12-29\|archive-date=24 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924215011/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-cirque-du-soleil-eyes-international-expansion-with-new-show-priced-for/\|url-status=live}}</ref>}} \| divisions = Cirque du Soleil Images<br>Cirque du Soleil Events + Experience \| subsid = [[Blue Man Group]]<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Deb\|first=Sopan\|year=2017\|title=Blue Man Group Is Bought by Cirque du Soleil, With Plans to Expand\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/theater/cirque-du-soleil-buys-blue-man-group.html\|journal=New York Times\|access-date=7 July 2017\|archive-date=7 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707175333/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/theater/cirque-du-soleil-buys-blue-man-group.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[VStar Entertainment Group]]<ref name="Kelly">{{Cite web\|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/cirque-du-soleil-targets-kids-with-acquisition-of-vstar-entertainment\|title=Cirque du Soleil targets kids with acquisition of VStar Entertainment\|last=Kelly\|first=Brendan\|date=2018-07-05\|website=Montreal Gazette\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-29\|archive-date=10 September 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910155525/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/cirque-du-soleil-targets-kids-with-acquisition-of-vstar-entertainment\|url-status=live}}</ref><br>The Works Entertainment<ref name="Arsenault">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/cirque-du-soleil-acquires-magic-show-company-the-works-entertainment-1.4284968\|title=Cirque du Soleil acquires magic show company The Works Entertainment\|last=Arsenault\|first=Julien\|date=2019-02-06\|website=CTVNews\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-29\|archive-date=29 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229073240/https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/cirque-du-soleil-acquires-magic-show-company-the-works-entertainment-1.4284968\|url-status=live}}</ref><br>4U2C<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/4u2c-sets-the-ice-ablaze\|title=4U2C sets the ice ablaze\|date=2014-05-06\|website=Montreal Gazette\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-29\|archive-date=29 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229073239/https://montrealgazette.com/business/4u2c-sets-the-ice-ablaze\|url-status=live}}</ref><br>Outbox Enterprises<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2011/music/news/outbox-enterprises-to-take-on-ticketmaster-1118031494/\|title=Outbox Enterprises to take on Ticketmaster\|date=2011-02-03\|website=Variety\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-29\|archive-date=29 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229073236/https://variety.com/2011/music/news/outbox-enterprises-to-take-on-ticketmaster-1118031494/\|url-status=live}}</ref> \| homepage = {{URL\|cirquedusoleil.com}} }} '''Cirque du Soleil''' ({{IPA\|fr\|siʁk dy sɔlɛj\|lang}}, {{IPA\|fr~~-CA~~\|sɪʁk d͡zy sɔlɛj\|label=~~[[Quebec~~Canadian French]]:}}; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian [[entertainment]] company and the largest [[contemporary circus]] producer in the world.<ref>[http://enpiste.qc.ca/files/publications/state_of_affairs_shedding_light_on_a_paradox.pdf Circus arts in America and in Canada (PDF)] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120131042/http://enpiste.qc.ca/files/publications/state_of_affairs_shedding_light_on_a_paradox.pdf \|date=20 January 2016 }}, Regroupement national – des arts du cirque. Accessed on 11 October 2013.</ref> Located in the inner-city area of [[Saint-Michel, Montreal\|Saint-Michel]], Montreal, it was founded in [[Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec\|Baie-Saint-Paul]] on 16 June 1984 by former street performers [[Guy Laliberté]] and [[Gilles Ste-Croix]].<ref name=":4" /> Originating as a performing troupe called ''Les Échassiers'' ({{IPA\|fr\|lez‿eʃasje\|IPA}}; "The Stilt Walkers"), they toured [[Quebec]] in various forms between 1979 and 1983. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 by a government grant from the [[Canada Council for the Arts]] to perform as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of [[Jacques Cartier]]'s voyage to Canada.<ref name="glance">{{cite news\|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117949141.html?categoryid=2276&cs=1\|author=Adam Sandler\|title=Guy Laliberte: Cirque's shining light\|access-date=18 August 2007\|work=Variety\|date=28 August 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425051128/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117949141.html?categoryid=2276&cs=1\|archive-date=25 April 2009\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first official production ''Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil'' was a success in 1984, and after securing a second year of funding, Laliberté hired Guy Caron from the [[École nationale de cirque\|National Circus School]] to recreate it as a "proper circus". Its theatrical, character-driven approach and the absence of performing animals helped define Cirque du Soleil as the [[contemporary circus]] ("nouveau cirque") that it remains today.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/05/arts/05cirq.html?ex=1304481600&en=fe2ce3ff5cc2f609&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss\|title=The Soleil Never Sets\|author=John Rockwell\|date=5 May 2006\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=21 February 2017\|archive-date=16 September 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916151914/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/05/arts/05cirq.html?ex=1304481600&en=fe2ce3ff5cc2f609&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 58: === 2000–2009: Rapid growth === In 2000, the company produced their [[IMAX]] film ''Journey of Man.''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/cirque-du-soleil-journey-of-man-1200462184/\|title=Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man\|last=Loewenstein\|first=Lael\|date=18 May 2000\|website=Variety\|language=en\|access-date=19 December 2019\|archive-date=20 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220061542/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/cirque-du-soleil-journey-of-man-1200462184/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, at the beginning of 2001, Daniel Gauthier left the company and was bought out by Guy Laliberté, bringing his ownership stake in the company to 95%.<ref name=":7" /> Gilles Ste-Croix also soon left to found the horse-based touring show ''Cheval'', leading Laliberté to hire Lyn Heward and Daniel Lamarre as Presidents and C.O.O.'s of the company's Creative Content and New Ventures divisions, respectively.<ref name=":8" /><ref name="CdS1" /> In 2002, the company created the touring show ''[[Varekai]]'' and in 2003 premiered the resident show ''[[Zumanity (Cirque du Soleil)\|Zumanity]]'' in Las Vegas, their first "[[X rating\|X-rated]]" show performed only for adults aged 18 years and older. The company also produced their first television shows that year: the documentary reality miniseries ''[[Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within\|Fire Within]]'' and the variety series ''[[Solstrom]]''.<ref name="CdS1" /><ref name=":8" /> In 2004, Cirque du Soleil premiered the resident show ''[[Kà]]'' at [[MGM Grand Las Vegas\|MGM Grand]] in Las Vegas, directed by Robert Lepage. In September of that year, the company launched their record label, Cirque du Soleil Musique, after their agreement with [[BMG Music Canada\|BMG Canada]] expired.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-23/cirque-du-soleil-unveils-record-label/556836\|title=Cirque du Soleil unveils record label\|date=2004-09-23\|website=ABC News\|language=en-AU\|access-date=2019-12-20\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308223614/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-23/cirque-du-soleil-unveils-record-label/556836\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 75: The touring show ''[[Totem (Cirque du Soleil)\|Totem]]'' premiered in 2010<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2010/04/08/cirque_du_soleil_explores_evolution_with_totem.html\|title=Cirque du Soleil explores evolution with 'Totem'\|date=8 April 2010\|website=The Star\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-22\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071819/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2010/04/08/cirque_du_soleil_explores_evolution_with_totem.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and was soon followed by three more shows in 2011: the resident show ''[[Iris (Cirque du Soleil)\|Iris]]'' in Los Angeles and the touring shows ''[[Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour]]'' and ''[[Zarkana (Cirque du Soleil)\|Zarkana]].''<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/theater/guy-laliberte-guides-cirque-du-soleil.html\|title=Guy Laliberté Guides Cirque du Soleil\|last=Zinoman\|first=Jason\|date=2011-06-03\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2019-12-22\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331\|archive-date=17 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217170529/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/theater/guy-laliberte-guides-cirque-du-soleil.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the company was still growing at this time, it continued to face several issues with its newer productions. ''Zarkana'' and ''Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour'' received poor reviews<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/zarkana-new-york-reviews\|title=Zarkana New York Reviews\|last=Donnelly\|first=Pat\|date=2011-07-02\|website=Montreal Gazette\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071818/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/zarkana-new-york-reviews\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/cirque-du-soleils-michael-jackson-immortal-world-tour-spans-absurd-shallow\|title=Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour spans the absurd to the shallow\|last=Varty\|first=Alexander\|date=2011-11-05\|website=The Georgia Straight\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071816/https://www.straight.com/arts/cirque-du-soleils-michael-jackson-immortal-world-tour-spans-absurd-shallow\|url-status=live}}</ref> and the company had a string of closures. ''Banana Shpeel'' closed in Toronto in October 2010 after cancelling its previously-announced engagement in San Francisco.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/October10,2010.html\|title=Broadway To Vegas: October 10, 2010\|last=Deni\|first=Laura\|date=2010-10-10\|website=Broadway to Vegas\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071817/http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/October10,2010.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2011, Cirque du Soleil announced the closure of ''Zed'' due to poor ticket sales as a direct result of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami\|March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cirque-du-soleil-to-close-show-in-japan-1.1009711\|title=Cirque du Soleil to close show in Japan\|date=2011-07-25\|website=CBC\|access-date=2019-12-22\|archive-date=20 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920212838/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/cirque-du-soleil-to-close-show-in-japan-1.1009711\|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2011 MGM Grand asked the company to close and replace ''Viva Elvis'' by the end of 2012 due to poor ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/the-demise-of-viva-elvis-in-las-vegas-dont-blame-elvis\|title=The Demise of Viva ELVIS in Las Vegas: Don't Blame Elvis!\|last=Donnelly\|first=Pat\|date=2011-11-28\|website=Montreal Gazette\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071816/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/the-demise-of-viva-elvis-in-las-vegas-dont-blame-elvis\|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2012, the company announced the closure of ''Zaia'' due to disappointing ticket sales<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://travel.cnn.com/hong-kong/visit/cirque-du-soleil-macau-871570/\|title=Cirque du Soleil leaves Macau\|last=Li\|first=Zoe\|date=20 February 2012\|website=CNN Travel\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=20 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920210626/http://travel.cnn.com/hong-kong/visit/cirque-du-soleil-macau-871570/\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in November 2012, despite critical praise, announced the closure of ''Iris,'' also due to low ticket sales.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-nov-30-la-et-1201-cirque-closes-iris-20121201-story.html\|title=Cirque du Soleil's extravagant 'Iris' will close Jan. 19\|last1=Ng\|first1=David\|last2=Zahnister\|first2=David\|date=2012-11-30\|website=Los Angeles Times\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071817/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-nov-30-la-et-1201-cirque-closes-iris-20121201-story.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2012, the company announced a new division — Cirque du Soleil Média — in conjunction with Bell Media, followed by the release of their second film ''[[Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away\|Worlds Away]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/cirque-du-soleil-and-bell-media-complete-joint-venture-transaction-and-announce-new-company-cirque-du-soleil-media\|title=Cirque du Soleil and Bell Media Complete Joint Venture Transaction and Announce New Company, Cirque du Soleil Media\|date=18 December 2012\|website=Bell Media\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=27 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227071317/https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/cirque-du-soleil-and-bell-media-complete-joint-venture-transaction-and-announce-new-company-cirque-du-soleil-media/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cirque-du-soleil-worlds-away\|title=Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away\|date=2012\|website=Metacritic\|access-date=2019-12-24\|archive-date=3 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803084132/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/cirque-du-soleil-worlds-away\|url-status=live}}</ref> At this time Cirque du Soleil also announced 50 layoffs. The layoffs consisted mostly of 30 employee positions at their International Headquarters in Montreal, including three vice-presidents.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20121215/282480001113357\|title=A final bow, but no last rites\|last=Donnelly\|first=Pat\|date=15 December 2012\|website=Montreal Gazette\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071819/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20121215/282480001113357\|url-status=live}}</ref> With the high output of shows between 2007 and 2011 in combination with its multiple closures, the company began slowing down its operations. In 2012 and 2013 it only opened two shows: the touring tent show ''[[Amaluna]]'' and the resident show ''[[~~Michael Jackson: One (Cirque du Soleil)\|~~Michael Jackson: One]]'' in Las Vegas.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/Review+Cirque+Soleil+Amaluna+poetry+acrobatic+motion+with+video/6522270/story.html\|title=Review: Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna is poetry in acrobatic motion (with video)\|last=Donnelly\|first=Pat\|date=26 April 2012\|website=Montreal Gazette\|language=en-ca\|access-date=2019-12-24\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071819/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Review%2BCirque%2BSoleil%2BAmaluna%2Bpoetry%2Bacrobatic%2Bmotion%2Bwith%2Bvideo/6522270/story.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 January 2013, Cirque du Soleil announced that it would be laying off 400 of its 5000 employees worldwide, most of which at their International Headquarters. The company noted that it had not been profitable in 2012 despite having garnered over $1 billion in revenue that year.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2013/01/16/cirque_du_soleil_announces_400_layoffs.html\|title=Cirque du Soleil announces 400 layoffs\|last=Wyatt\|first=Nelson\|date=16 January 2013\|website=The Star\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-24\|archive-date=24 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071817/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2013/01/16/cirque_du_soleil_announces_400_layoffs.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, on 30 June 2013, the company faced headlines when acrobat [[Death of Sarah Guyard-Guillot\|Sarah "Sasoun" Guyard-Guillot]] died after falling during a performance of ''Kà'' in Las Vegas, its first on-stage death in its history.<ref name="Las Vegas Sun" /> In January 2014, Cirque du Soleil announced the creation of Cirque du Soleil Theatrical, a division aimed developing more traditional theatre productions in order to diversify their production output.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/cirque-du-soleil-taps-scott-zeiger-to-launch-new-theatrical-division-1201055994/\|title=Cirque Du Soleil Taps Scott Zeiger to Launch New Theatrical Division\|last=Cox\|first=Gordon\|date=2014-01-14\|website=Variety\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=27 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227071259/https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/cirque-du-soleil-taps-scott-zeiger-to-launch-new-theatrical-division-1201055994/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The company subsequently announced numerous subsidiaries in addition to its Theatrical division, including the Sandbox Hospitality Group, 45 Degrees, 4U2C, and Outbox Enterprises.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/guy-laliberte-on-a-mission-to-rejuvenate-his-cirque-du-soleil/article18502374/\|title=Guy Laliberté on a mission to rejuvenate his Cirque du Soleil\|last=Cousineau\|first=Sophie\|date=6 May 2014\|work=The Globe and Mail\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=18 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918181847/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/guy-laliberte-on-a-mission-to-rejuvenate-his-cirque-du-soleil/article18502374/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2014, ''[[Kurios (Cirque du Soleil)\|Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities]]'', a touring tent show, premiered in Montreal to critical acclaim<ref name="TS">{{cite web\|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/05/02/kurios_is_cirque_du_soleils_strongest_act_in_years_review.html\|title=Kurios is Cirque du Soleil's strongest act in years: review\|author=Ouzounian, Richard\|date=May 2, 2014\|work=[[Toronto Star]]\|access-date=27 December 2019\|archive-date=27 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227071305/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/05/02/kurios_is_cirque_du_soleils_strongest_act_in_years_review.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and was followed in November 2014 by ''[[Joyà]]'', both the company's first resident show in Mexico and their first [[Dinner theater\|dinner theatre]] production.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/cirque/201411/22/01-4821487-le-cirque-du-soleil-au-mexique-le-nouvel-eldorado.php\|title=Le Cirque du Soleil au Mexique: le nouvel eldorado\|last=Siag\|first=Jean\|date=2014-11-22\|website=La Presse\|language=fr\|access-date=2019-12-23\|archive-date=27 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227071312/https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/cirque/201411/22/01-4821487-le-cirque-du-soleil-au-mexique-le-nouvel-eldorado.php\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 102: In November 2021, the resident show ''Drawn to Life'' premiered — the company's first new production since the start of the pandemic.<ref name=":23" /> Later that month, Cirque du Soleil announced that Daniel Lamarre would be stepping down as president and CEO of the company and transitioning into the role of executive vice-chairman of the board, while former chief financial officer and chief operating officer Stéphane Lefebvre would take over as president and CEO, effective 1 December 2021.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web \|last=Henriquez \|first=Gloria \|date=2021-11-30 \|title=Daniel Lamarre steps down as Cirque du Soleil CEO and president \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8413759/daniel-lamarre-cirque-du-soleil-leadership-change/ \|access-date=2021-12-27 \|website=Global News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-11-30\|title=Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre to step down after 21 years\|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/cirque-du-soleil-ceo-daniel-lamarre-to-step-down-after-21-years-1.5687770\|access-date=2021-12-27\|website=CTV News\|language=en}}</ref> In 2022, ''Mad Apple'' opened in the former ''Zumanity'' theatre at New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, followed ~~in 2023~~ by ~~the premiere of~~ the touring ~~show~~shows ''Echo'' and ''Songblazers'' in 2023 and 2024, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schulz \|first=Bailey \|date=2022-02-22 \|title='It's not just a Cirque show': Cirque du Soleil's 'Mad Apple' to debut in Las Vegas this spring \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/las-vegas/2022/02/22/cirque-du-soleil-las-vegas-nyc-mad-apple/6887351001/ \|access-date=2022-03-12 \|website=USA Today \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lacroix-Couture \|first=Frédéric \|date=11 October 2022 \|title=New Cirque du Soleil show set to premiere in Montreal in 2023 \|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9190700/cirque-du-soleil-premiere-montreal-echo/ \|access-date=2022-10-12 \|website=Global News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Nicholson \|first=Jessica \|date=2024-07-02 \|title=‘A Love Letter to Country Music’: How Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Songblazers’ Highlights Country’s Decades-Spanning Influence \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/songblazers-cirque-du-soleils-country-music-1235723160/ \|access-date=2024-07-08 \|website=Billboard \|language=en-US}}</ref> == Shows == Line 137: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Mystère (Cirque du Soleil)\|Mystère]]'' \| 25 December 1993 \|\| [[Treasure Island Hotel and Casino\|Treasure Island]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (since 1993) \|\| {{active}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Alegría (Cirque du Soleil)\|Alegría]]'' Line 146: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[O (Cirque du Soleil)\|O]]'' \| 15 October 1998 \|\| [[Bellagio (resort and casino)\|Bellagio]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (since 1998) \|\| {{active}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[La Nouba]]'' \| 23 December 1998 \|\| [[Disney Springs]], [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]] \|\| Resident (1998–2017) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Dralion]]'' Line 158: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Zumanity]]'' \| 14 August 2003 \|\|[[New York-New York Hotel and Casino\|New York-New York]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (2003–2020) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Kà]]'' \| 26 November 2004 \|\| [[MGM Grand Las Vegas\|MGM Grand]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (since 2004) \|\| {{active}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Corteo]]'' Line 170: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Love (Cirque du Soleil)\|The Beatles Love]]'' \| 2 June 2006 \|\| [[The Mirage]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (~~since 2006~~2006–2024) \|\| {{~~active~~no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Koozå]]'' Line 179: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Zaia]]'' \| 26 July 2008 \|\| [[The Venetian Macao]], [[Cotai Strip]], Macau \|\| Resident (2008–2012) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Zed (Cirque du Soleil)\|Zed]]'' Line 185: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Criss Angel Believe]]'' \| 26 September 2008 \|\| [[Luxor Las Vegas\|Luxor]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (2008–2016) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Ovo (Cirque du Soleil)\|Ovo]]'' Line 193: \| 19 November 2009 \|\| Tour \|\| Theatre (2009–2010) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Viva Elvis (Cirque du Soleil)\|Viva Elvis]]'' \| 16 December 2009 \|\| [[Aria Resort and Casino]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (2009–2012) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Totem (Cirque du Soleil)\|Totem]]'' Line 200: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Zarkana]]'' \| 9 June 2011 \|\|[[Aria Resort and Casino]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Theatre (2011–2012)<br>Resident (2012–2016) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Iris (Cirque du Soleil)\|Iris]]'' Line 212: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Michael Jackson: One]]'' \| 23 May 2013 \|\| [[Mandalay Bay\|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (since 2013) \|\| {{active}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Kurios (Cirque du Soleil)\|Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities]]'' Line 218: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Joyà]]'' \| 8 November 2014 \|\| [[Vidanta]], [[Riviera Maya]], [[Mexico]] \|\| Resident (since 2014) \|\| {{active}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Toruk – The First Flight\|Toruk — The First Flight]]'' Line 224: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Paramour (Cirque du Soleil)\|Paramour]]'' \| 16 April 2016 \|\|[[New York City]] and [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]{{Efn\|''Paramour'' previously ran on Broadway in 2016 and 2017. It reopened in Hamburg in 2019.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/05/03/paramour-enchante-les-allemands\|title=Paramour enchante les Allemands\|first=Raphaël\|last=Gendron-Martin\|date=2019-05-03\|access-date=2020-01-01\|archive-date=29 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029234818/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/05/03/paramour-enchante-les-allemands\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|name=\|group=}}\|\| Theatre (2016–2020) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Luzia (Cirque du Soleil)\|Luzia]]'' Line 245: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''X (The Land of Fantasy)'' \| 3 August 2019 \|\|[[Hangzhou]], [[China]] \|\| Resident (since 2019) \|\| {{operational\|Sold}}{{Efn\|Operations for ''X (The Land of Fantasy)'' were sold and taken over by the Hangzhou Suntiandy Group Company following the production's reopening in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lawrence \|first=Paul \|date=2023-10-24 \|title=A 360-Degree View of 'X Show Hangzhou', a Circus Arts Spectacular in Hangzhou \|url=https://www.smartshanghai.com/brand-stories/cirque-du-solei-hangzhou \|access-date=2024-06-19 \|website=SmartShanghai \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/1mh4512000dvvqgp619DF_C_1200_800_Q70.jpg?proc=source%2ftrip&proc=source%2ftrip\|title=X Show Program\|date=2024-06-19\|website=Trip.com reviews\|language=cn\|access-date=2024-06-19}}</ref>\|name=\|group=}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''Axel'' Line 254: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[R.U.N]]'' \| 24 October 2019 \|\| [[Luxor Las Vegas\|Luxor]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (2019–2020) \|\| {{no\|Retired}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''<nowiki/>'Twas The Night Before...'' Line 263: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''[[Mad Apple]]'' \| 12 May 2022 \|\| [[New York-New York Hotel and Casino\|New York-New York]], [[Las Vegas ~~Strip\|Las Vegas]]~~ \|\| Resident (since 2022)\|\| {{active}} \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''Echo'' Line 272: \|- style="background:#fff;" ! scope="row" \| ''{{okina}}Auana'' \| 15 December 2024 \|\| [[Outrigger Hotels & Resorts\|Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel]], [[Honolulu]], Hawaii \|\| Resident \|\| {{won\|place=Upcoming}} \|} Line 361: \| 2–10 January 2016 \|\|''Joel''\|\|[[Moscow]]\|\|''Joel'' was a winter-inspired show directed by Fernand Rainville that performed in the 800-seat Barvikha Luxury Village concert hall in [[Barvikha]], Moscow.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.buro247.ru/culture/theatre/na-repetitcii-shou-joel-cirque-du-soleil.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308113726/https://www.buro247.ru/culture/theatre/na-repetitcii-shou-joel-cirque-du-soleil.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|title=На репетиции шоу JOEL Cirque du Soleil\|last=Ishiguro\|first=Kristina\|date=30 December 2015\|website=BURO\|language=ru\|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref> \|- \| 6 February 2016 – 23 December 2020 \|\|''La Forge aux étoiles''\|\|[[Vienne (département)\|Vienne]], [[France]]\|\| Cirque du Soleil created an aquatic evening show to replace the ''Lady O'' show at the French theme park [[Futuroscope]]. It performed 250 to 300 shows a year on an outdoor aquatic stage, utilizing laser projections, water fountains, pyrotechnics, and fire rather than acrobatics.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/vienne/la-forge-aux-etoiles-nouveau-spectacle-nocturne-avec-un-geant\|title="La Forge aux étoiles" : nouveau spectacle nocturne avec un géant\|last=Benoit\|first=Xavier\|date=2 December 2015\|website=La Nouvelle République\|language=fr\|access-date=2020-01-05\|archive-date=10 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310170246/https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/vienne/la-forge-aux-etoiles-nouveau-spectacle-nocturne-avec-un-geant\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2015/11/12/97001-20151112FILWWW00411-le-cirque-du-soleil-au-futuroscope.php\|title=Le Cirque du Soleil au Futuroscope\|work=[[Le Figaro]]\|date=12 November 2015\|access-date=13 November 2015\|language=fr\|archive-date=12 November 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112225940/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2015/11/12/97001-20151112FILWWW00411-le-cirque-du-soleil-au-futuroscope.php\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| 16 June–9 September 2017 \|\|''Reflekt''\|\|[[Astana]],<br>[[Kazakhstan]]\|\|This 75-minute production featuring 80 performers was created and performed 71 times for [[Expo 2017]] in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the summer of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://astanatimes.com/2017/06/cirque-du-soleil-gives-sneak-peek-before-expo-2017-performance/\|title=Cirque du Soleil gives sneak peek before EXPO 2017 performance\|last=Stanton\|first=Chris\|date=2017-06-09\|website=The Astana Times\|language=en\|access-date=2020-01-05\|archive-date=26 September 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926152619/https://astanatimes.com/2017/06/cirque-du-soleil-gives-sneak-peek-before-expo-2017-performance/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 379: \|27 November 2019 – 18 December 2022 \|''Vitori'', ''Fieri'', and ''Amora'' \|[[Valletta]], [[Malta]] \|In April 2019, Cirque du Soleil announced a three-year contract with the Malta Tourism Authority to create a series of 60-minute shows performed at the [[Mediterranean Conference Centre]]. The first show, ''Vitori'', played in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/94681/cirque_du_soleil_to_perform_28_shows_in_malta_during_2019\|title=Cirque du Soleil to perform 28 shows in Malta during 2019\|last=Calleja\|first=Laura\|date=30 April 2019\|website=Malta Today\|language=en\|access-date=2020-01-05\|archive-date=1 May 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501083757/https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/94681/cirque_du_soleil_to_perform_28_shows_in_malta_during_2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> Following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series returned with the shows ''Fieri'' and ''Amora'' in 2021 and 2022, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Magri\|first=Giulia\|date=2021-11-25\|title=Watch: Cirque du Soleil makes a 'fieri' return in first pandemic performance\|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/watch-cirque-du-soleil-makes-a-fieri-return-in-first-pandemic.916855\|access-date=2021-12-27\|website=Times of Malta\|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-14 \|title=Cirque du Soleil presenting brand-new production in Malta \|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/cirque-du-soleil-presenting-brandnew-production-malta.987692 \|access-date=2022-10-16 \|website=Times of Malta \|language=en-gb}}</ref> \|- \|2 May 2022 – 26 May 2023 \|''Best Of'' series \|[[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]] \|A 90-minute production titled ''Fuzion'' performed as part of the 2022 Jeddah Season in May 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Abid \|first=Ameera \|date=2022-05-26 \|title=Cirque Du Soleil Fuzion catapults into Jeddah with remarkable acts \|url=https://arab.news/jykw3 \|access-date=2022-10-16 \|website=Arab News \|language=en}}</ref> This was followed by ''Vizion'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-04-26 \|title=Cirque du Soleil to perform at Jeddah events \|url=https://arab.news/gag9p \|access-date=2023-05-06 \|website=Arab News \|language=en}}</ref> \|} Line 525: \|- \| 2018 \|\| ''[[Volta (Cirque du Soleil)\|Volta]]'' \|\| A film adaptation of the touring show ''Volta'', filmed live in Montréal in 2017 and released on [[Bell Fibe TV]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tv1.bellaliant.ca/fibetv1/shows/volta\|title=Volta\|publisher=tv1.bellaliant.ca\|access-date=4 June 2018\|archive-date=3 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803173646/http://tv1.bellaliant.ca/fibetv1/shows/volta\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| 2022 \|\| ''Without a Net'' \|\| A documentary about rebooting the show ''O'' after the production was shut down due to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/press/news/2024/without-a-net-trailer-release\|title=Press Release\|publisher=Cirque du Soleil\|access-date=3 August 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14960276/\|title=Without a Net\|publisher=[[IMDB]]\|access-date=3 August 2024\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|}