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| founder = Jeannot Painchaud<br />Daniel Cyr<br />Claudette Morin<br />
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'''Cirque Éloize''' ([siʁk elwaz]) is a [[contemporary circus]] company founded in [[Montreal]] in 1993<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cirque Eloize, tous en selle ! |url=https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Spectacles/Circe-Eloize-tous-en-selle-1591440 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=parismatch.com |language=fr}}</ref> by Jeannot Painchaud,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Paré |first=Isabelle |date=2008-07-12 |title=Les 15 ans d'Éloize - Un tournant dans la vie de la troupe née aux îles de la Madeleine |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/197411/les-15-ans-d-eloize-un-tournant-dans-la-vie-de-la-troupe-nee-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref> Daniel Cyr, Claudette Morin,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hommage à l’esprit d’entreprise |url=https://www.enbeauce.com/actualites/affaires/4110/hommage-a-lesprit-dentreprise |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=EnBeauce.com |language=fr}}</ref> and Julie Hamelin.<ref name=":1" /> It is known for productions that combine circus arts with music, dance, technology, and theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leclerc |first=Yves |title=La belle folie de Cirkopolis |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/03/02/la-belle-folie-de-cirkopolis |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Le Journal de Québec}}</ref>
'''Cirque Éloize''' ([siʁk elwaz]) is a [[contemporary circus]] company founded in [[Montreal]] in 1993<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noisette |first=Philippe |date=2018-11-29 |title=Cirque Eloize, tous en selle ! |url=https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Spectacles/Circe-Eloize-tous-en-selle-1591440 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Paris Match |language=fr}}</ref> by Jeannot Painchaud,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Paré |first=Isabelle |date=2008-07-12 |title=Les 15 ans d'Éloize - Un tournant dans la vie de la troupe née aux îles de la Madeleine |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/197411/les-15-ans-d-eloize-un-tournant-dans-la-vie-de-la-troupe-nee-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref> Daniel Cyr, Claudette Morin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-08 |title=Hommage à l'esprit d'entreprise |url=https://www.enbeauce.com/actualites/affaires/4110/hommage-a-lesprit-dentreprise |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=En Beauce.Com |language=fr}}</ref> and Julie Hamelin.<ref name=":1" /> Its productions combine circus arts with music, dance, technology, and theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leclerc |first=Yves |date=2016-03-02 |title=La belle folie de Cirkopolis |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/03/02/la-belle-folie-de-cirkopolis |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Le Journal de Québec}}</ref> "Éloize" means "[[heat lightning]]" in [[Acadian French]], a [[dialect]] spoken in [[Acadia]] and the [[Magdalen Islands]], where the group's founders are from.


Its headquarters and studio are located in [[Old Montreal]] inside the former [[Dalhousie Station (Montreal)|Dalhousie Station]], a historical building where the National Circus School ([[École nationale de cirque]]) based from 1989 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riel |first=Maryse |date=11 May 2023 |title=Le Cirque Éloize à l’ancienne gare Dalhousie : un choix logique et responsable |url=https://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/index-i=2328-n=1433.html}}</ref>
The [[headquarters]] and studio are located in [[Old Montreal]] inside [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]], a former [[train station]] and historical building where the [[École nationale de cirque]] (National Circus School) was based from 1989 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riel |first=Maryse |date=2023-05-11 |title=Le Cirque Éloize à l'ancienne gare Dalhousie : un choix logique et responsable |url=https://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/index-i=2328-n=1433.html |website=Ministère de la Culture et des Communications |publisher=Gouvernement du Québec}}</ref>


Cirque Éloize has produced more than 6,000 performances in over 600 cities around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couillerot |first=Mickael |date=2022-07-16 |title=Entre Ciel et Mer, le spectacle créé par le Cirque Éloize aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine, se poursuit jusqu'au 14 août |url=https://www.lechodelaval.ca/actualites/culturel/467989/entre-ciel-et-mer-le-spectacle-cree-par-lecirque-eloizeaux-iles-de-la-madeleine-se-poursuit-jusquau-14aout |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=L'Écho de Laval |language=fr}}</ref>
Cirque Éloize's has produced more than 6,000 performances in over 600 cities around the world.


== Etymology ==
== Cyr Wheel ==
Daniel Cyr, co-founder of Cirque Éloize, invented an acrobatic apparatus known as the [[Cyr wheel|Cyr Wheel]], for which he won a silver medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-02-03 |title=Festival mondial du cirque de Paris - Hommage appuyé au cirque québécois |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/19636/festival-mondial-du-cirque-de-paris-hommage-appuye-au-cirque-quebecois |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref> The Cyr Wheel has since been used in the majority of Cirque Éloize's creations. The Cyr Wheel technique is now taught in several professional schools in various countries.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Demey |first=Sven |url=https://www.fedec.eu/en/file/file/71/inline/FR%20FEDEC_manuel02_roueCyr.pdf |title=Manuel pédagogique Roue Cyr |publisher=FEDEC – Federation europeenne des ecoles de cirque profesionnelles |year=2011 |pages=7 |language=fr}}</ref>
"''Éloize''" means "[[heat lightning]]" in [[Acadian French]] ("''éclair de chaleur''" in [[Standard French]]).{{cn|date=May 2023}} The word appears to come from the Saintongese language (of western [[France]]), while it has appeared at least once (spelled "eloise") in a book written in classical French by [[Montaigne]].


== Clients ==
It is used in [[Acadia]] and in the [[Magdalen Islands]], of which the artists of the first Cirque Éloize troupe were all natives. "The thunderbolt depicts their acrobatic and spectacular side, the heat, and their humanity that wishes to touch the heart and soul."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lavoixdelest.ca/arts/le-cirque-eloize-debarque-en-ville-2a6510b4b3c5c1ec17d3223f90ce9b4c|title=Le Cirque Éloize débarque en ville|date=2018-04-07|work=La Voix de l'Est|access-date=2018-06-26|language=fr-CA}}</ref>
Cirque Éloize designs and produces tailored concepts and events for corporate, private, and governmental clients.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Cirque Eloize – Off-site Venues |url=https://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Meeting-Planners/Off-site-Venues/cirque-eloize |access-date=2018-07-12 |website=Tourism Montreal |archive-date=2018-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712154322/https://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Meeting-Planners/Off-site-Venues/cirque-eloize |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company has produced over 1,800 custom events in its Dalhousie Station studio and on stages around the world.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}


Cirque Éloize performed in the [[2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]];<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-05-28 |title=Eloize Entertainment: Canadian group creates unforgettable entertainment experience at GCC Games opening ceremony |url=https://timeskuwait.com/news/eloize-entertainment-canadian-group-creates-unforgettable-entertainment-experience-at-gcc-games-opening-ceremony/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=TimesKuwait |language=en-US}}</ref> at the inauguration of the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre|Jaeger-Lecoultre]] [[boutique]] at [[Place Vendôme]] in 2012;<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=L'inauguration de la boutique Jaeger-LeCoultre place Vendôme |url=https://www.vogue.fr/lifestyle/soirees/diaporama/linauguration-de-la-boutique-jaeger-lecoultre-place-vendme/9687 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Vogue}}</ref> and in Montreal's 375th anniversary festivities in 2017.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Siag |first=Jean |date=2017-04-04 |title=Éloize dans les parcs pour le 375e anniversaire de Montréal |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/cirque/201704/04/01-5085276-eloize-dans-les-parcs-pour-le-375e-anniversaire-de-montreal.php |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=La Presse}}</ref> Cirque Éloize also performed in the first [[Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque]] festival in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur |url=https://www.frequence-sud.fr/art-28779-biennale_internationale_des_arts_du_cirque__provence_alpes_cote_d_azur_region_paca.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Frequence-sud.fr |language=fr}}</ref> The [[Montreal Symphony Orchestra]] presented a free concert with Cirque Eloize in August 2018 of the symphonic suite [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maret |first=Elsa |date=2018-06-28 |title=Free Grand Concert at the Montreal Olympic Park |url=http://mtltimes.ca/Montreal/entertainment/free-grand-concert-at-the-montreal-olympic-park/ |access-date=2018-07-12 |website=Montreal Times}}</ref>
== Cyr Wheel ==
Daniel Cyr, cofounder of Cirque Éloize, invented the [[Cyr wheel|Cyr Wheel]] and popularized it by obtaining a silver medal with his act at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-02-03 |title=Festival mondial du cirque de Paris - Hommage appuyé au cirque québécois |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/19636/festival-mondial-du-cirque-de-paris-hommage-appuye-au-cirque-quebecois |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref> The Cyr Wheel has since been present in the majority of Cirque Éloize's creations. The technique is now taught in many professional schools and used by numerous artists from various countries.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|url=http://www.fedec.eu/file/249/download|title=Manuel pedagogique Roue Cyr|last=Demey |first=Sven|publisher=FEDEC – Federation europeenne des ecoles de cirque profesionnelles (in French)|year=2011|pages=7}}</ref>


In 2021, Cirque Éloize created and presented the [[opening ceremony]] for the 27th edition of the [[IHF World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Cairo]], Egypt, with local partners HiLights and Egyptian Engineering Projects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-22 |title=Cirque Éloize at Opening of World Men's Handball Championship Egypt 2021 |url=https://circustalk.com/news/cirque-eloize-at-opening-of-world-mens-handball-championship-egypt-2021 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=CircusTalk |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Handball World Cup 2021 |url=https://hilightsgroup.me/projects/handball-world-cup-2021/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Hi-Lights Group |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Cirque Éloize created and produced the opening ceremony for the [[2022 GCC Games]]; the ceremony was presented in front of 5,000 spectators in [[Kuwait]] and broadcast throughout the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapointe |first=Bruno |date=2022-05-09 |title=Le Cirque Éloize en spectacle au Koweït |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/05/08/le-cirque-eloize-en-spectacle-au-koweit |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Le Journal de Montréal}}</ref>
== Tailored events and concepts ==
Cirque Éloize designs, creates, and produces tailored concepts and events for corporate, private, and governmental clients.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourisme-montreal.org/Meeting-Planners/Off-site-Venues/cirque-eloize|title=Cirque Eloize – Off-site Venues |website=Tourism Montreal|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref> The company has produced over 1,800 custom events in its [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]] studios and on stages around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entre Ciel et Mer, le spectacle créé par le Cirque Éloize aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine, se poursuit jusqu’au 14 août |url=https://www.lechodelaval.ca/actualites/culturel/467989/entre-ciel-et-mer-le-spectacle-cree-par-lecirque-eloizeaux-iles-de-la-madeleine-se-poursuit-jusquau-14aout |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=L'Écho de Laval |language=fr}}</ref>

Cirque Éloize collaborated in the [[2006 Winter Olympics|Turin Winter Olympic Games]] Closing Ceremony in 2006; in the inauguration of the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre|Jaeger-Lecoultre]] boutique at [[Place Vendôme]] Paris in 2012;<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=L'inauguration de la boutique Jaeger-LeCoultre place Vendôme |url=https://www.vogue.fr/lifestyle/soirees/diaporama/linauguration-de-la-boutique-jaeger-lecoultre-place-vendme/9687 |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Vogue}}</ref> and in l'Heure Bleue, an exclusive show presented all summer long as part of Montreal city's 375th anniversary festivities in 2017.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Siag |first=Jean |date=4 April 2017 |title=Éloize dans les parcs pour le 375e anniversaire de Montréal |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/cirque/201704/04/01-5085276-eloize-dans-les-parcs-pour-le-375e-anniversaire-de-montreal.php |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=La Presse}}</ref> Cirque Éloize was a featured company at the first edition of the [[Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur |url=https://www.frequence-sud.fr/art-28779-biennale_internationale_des_arts_du_cirque__provence_alpes_cote_d_azur_region_paca.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=frequence-sud.fr |language=fr}}</ref> [[Orchestre symphonique de Montreal|Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal]] presented an outdoor event along with Cirque Eloize in August 2018 based on symphonic suite [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mtltimes.ca/Montreal/entertainment/free-grand-concert-at-the-montreal-olympic-park/|title=Free Grand Concert at the Montreal Olympic Park – Montreal Times |website=mtltimes.ca|access-date=2018-07-12|date=2018-06-28}}</ref>


== Productions ==
== Productions ==
Cirque Éloize has staged nearly 30 original productions, including ''Entre Ciel et Mer, Céleste, Serge Fiori – Seul Ensemble, Hotel, Nezha – l’enfant pirate, Saloon, Cirkopolis, iD, Rain, comme une pluie dans tes yeux'' and ''Nomade.''

Inspired by the music and poetry of [[Serge Fiori]], and including songs from his band [[Harmonium (band)|Harmonium]] and his solo career, ''Serge Fiori,'' ''Seul ensemble'' was presented in an exclusive residence at Théâtre St-Denis in Montréal in 2019, followed by Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-19 |title=Serge Fiori – Seul Ensemble {{!}} La nouvelle création du Cirque Éloize à Montréal et Québec en 2019 – Sors-tu? – Média de sorties culturelles à Montréal et au Québec |url=https://sorstu.ca/serge-fiori-seul-ensemble-la-nouvelle-creation-du-cirque-eloize-a-montreal-et-quebec-en-2019/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Sors-tu.ca |language=fr}}</ref> Staged by Benoit Landry, and featuring five dancers and 15 acrobats, the show received the ADISC Billet d’Or award in July 2019 for 50,000 tickets sold.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bélanger |first=Cédric |title=Le pouvoir de la nostalgie: pourquoi les vieux classiques ont-ils autant la cote? |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2022/11/26/le-pouvoir-infini-de-la-nostalgie |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Le Journal de Québec}}</ref> In all, 75,000 people saw the show before the pandemic forced its cancellation in August 2021.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Lapointe |first=Josée |date=2021-01-28 |title=Prévu cet été au Capitole: Le spectacle Serge Fiori, Seul Ensemble annulé |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles/2021-01-28/prevu-cet-ete-au-capitole/le-spectacle-serge-fiori-seul-ensemble-annule.php |access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref>

To celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023, Cirque Éloize premiered ''Entre Ciel et Mer''. Bringing together the circus arts with storytelling and traditional music and resonating with Acadian and Quebecois culture, ''Entre Ciel et Mer'' draws its heart and soul from the Magdalen Islands, where the company got its start.

=== Original productions ===
=== Original productions ===

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|'''Year'''
|'''Name'''
|-
|1993
|''Cirque Éloize''
|-
|1997
|''Excentricus''
|-
|1999
|''Cirque Orchestra''
|-
|2002
|''Nomade — La nuit, le ciel est plus grand''
|-
|2003
|''Typo''
|-
|2004
|''Rain — Comme une pluie dans tes yeux''
|-
|2007
|''Nebbia''
|-
|2009
|''iD''
|-
|2010
|''Piratata''
|-
|2012
|''Cirkopolis''
|-
|2013
|''Le Music-Hall de la Baronne''
|-
|2014
|''Monaco''
|-
|2016
|''Saloon''
|-
|2017
|''Nezha, l’enfant pirate''
|-
|2017
|''L’Heure magique (375e)''
|-
|2018
|''HOTEL''
|-
|2018
|''The New Chinese Acrobats''
|-
|2019
|''Serge Fiori, Seul Ensemble''
|-
|2019
|''Heartwood''
|-
|2020
|''Le Maître-Nageur''
|-
|2020
|''Sept moments de joie, un film du Cirque Éloize''
|-
|2021
|''De mille feux''
|-
|2021
|''Le Maître-Nageur, la suite''
|-
|2021
|''Celeste''
|-
|2022
|''Les Géants''
|-
|2022
|''Plage au Cirque''
|-
|2023
|''Entre Ciel et Mer''
|}


=== ''Entre ciel et mer'' (2022–2024) ===
=== ''Entre ciel et mer'' (2022–2024) ===
To celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023, Cirque Éloize presents ''Entre ciel et mer''.<ref name=":6" /> ''Entre ciel et mer'' is inspired from the Magdalen Islands, where the company began.
To celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023, Cirque Éloize is presenting ''Entre ciel et mer''.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Picard |first=Guillaume |date=2023-11-01 |title=Le conte acrobatique et musical "Entre ciel et mer" présenté à Montréal |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2023/11/01/le-conte-acrobatique-et-musical-entre-ciel-et-mer-presente-a-montreal |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Le Journal de Montréal}}</ref>


=== ''Seul ensemble'' (2019–2020) ===
=== ''Seul ensemble'' (2019–2020) ===
Staged by Benoit Landry, ''Seul ensemble'' is a homage to [[Serge Fiori]]'s music. Using mostly songs from his band [[Harmonium (band)|Harmonium]] and songs from his solo career, five dancers and 15 acrobats perform the show periodically in Montréal and Québec City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Album studio «Seul Ensemble» de Serge Fiori: «Je suis tombé en amour avec les trois gars» |url=https://www.985fm.ca/nouvelles/193369/album-studio-seul-ensemble-de-serge-fiori-je-suis-tombe-en-amour-avec-les-trois-gars |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=98.5 Montréal |language=fr}}</ref> The show was presented in an exclusive residency at [[Théâtre St-Denis]] in Montréal, followed by Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City. Staged by Benoit Landry, the show received the ADISQ Billet d’Or award in July 2019 for 50,000 tickets sold. In all, 75,000 people saw the show before the pandemic forced its cancellation in August 2021.<ref name=":2" />
Staged by Benoit Landry, ''Seul ensemble'' is a homage to [[Serge Fiori]]'s music. Using songs from his band [[Harmonium (band)|Harmonium]] and from his solo career, five dancers and 15 acrobats perform the show periodically in Montréal and [[Quebec City|Québec City]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Album studio "Seul Ensemble" de Serge Fiori: "Je suis tombé en amour avec les trois gars" |url=https://www.985fm.ca/nouvelles/193369/album-studio-seul-ensemble-de-serge-fiori-je-suis-tombe-en-amour-avec-les-trois-gars |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=98.5 Montréal |language=fr}}</ref> The show was at Théâtre St-Denis in Montréal starting March 6, 2019, then at the Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City starting June 20, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-19 |title=Serge Fiori Seul Ensemble {{!}} La nouvelle création du Cirque Éloize à Montréal et Québec en 2019 |url=https://sorstu.ca/serge-fiori-seul-ensemble-la-nouvelle-creation-du-cirque-eloize-a-montreal-et-quebec-en-2019/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Sors-tu? |language=fr}}</ref> 75,000 people saw the show before it was cancelled in August 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Lapointe |first=Josée |date=2021-01-28 |title=Prévu cet été au Capitole: Le spectacle Serge Fiori, Seul Ensemble annulé |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles/2021-01-28/prevu-cet-ete-au-capitole/le-spectacle-serge-fiori-seul-ensemble-annule.php |access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref>


=== ''Hotel'' (2018–2019) ===
=== ''Hotel'' (2018–2019) ===
Staged by Emmanuel Guillaume, ''Hotel'' is Cirque Éloize' 25th anniversary creation.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/cirque/201803/15/01-5157429-une-creation-pour-les-25-ans-du-cirque-eloize.php|title=Une création pour les 25 ans du Cirque Éloize {{!}} Jean Siag {{!}} Cirque|date=2018-03-15|work=La Presse|access-date=2018-07-12|language=fr-CA}}</ref> The premiere took place at the [[Foxwoods Resort Casino]] in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-11 |title=Cirque Éloize “Hotel” at Foxwoods - ConnecticutLifestyles.com |url=https://connecticutlifestyles.com/event/cirque-eloize-hotel-at-foxwoods/2018-08-22/,%20https://connecticutlifestyles.com/event/cirque-eloize-hotel-at-foxwoods/2018-08-22/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=connecticutlifestyles.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
Staged by Emmanuel Guillaume, ''Hotel'' was created for Cirque Éloize' 25th anniversary.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Siag |first=Jean |date=2018-03-15 |title=Une création pour les 25 ans du Cirque Éloize |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/cirque/201803/15/01-5157429-une-creation-pour-les-25-ans-du-cirque-eloize.php |access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref> The premiere took place at the [[Foxwoods Resort Casino]] in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-11 |title=Cirque Éloize "Hotel" at Foxwoods |url=https://connecticutlifestyles.com/event/cirque-eloize-hotel-at-foxwoods/2018-08-22/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Connecticut Lifestyles |language=en-us}}</ref>


=== Nezha (2018) ===
=== Nezha (2018) ===
''Nezha'' tells the story of a young orphan abandoned on a mysterious island. Rightful heir of the Red Flags, she attempts to become the most fearsome pirate of all time.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=CIRQUE ÉLOIZE - NEZHA, L’ENFANT PIRATE |url=https://voir.ca/quoi-faire/scene/cirque-eloize-nezha-lenfant-pirate/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Voir}}</ref>
''Nezha'' tells the story of an [[orphan]] abandoned on a mysterious island. Rightful heir to a group called the Red Flags, she attempts to become the most fearsome [[Piracy|pirate]] of all time.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=CIRQUE ÉLOIZE - NEZHA, L'ENFANT PIRATE |url=https://voir.ca/quoi-faire/scene/cirque-eloize-nezha-lenfant-pirate/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Voir}}</ref>


This show combines [[dance]], [[acrobatics]], [[martial arts]] and visual projections under the roof of an exterior amphitheater.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/07/06/nezha-lenfant-pirate-des-scenes-de-combat-epoustouflantes|title="Nezha: l'enfant pirate": des scènes de combat époustouflantes|work=TVA Nouvelles|access-date=2018-07-12|language=fr-CA}}</ref> Presented at the [[Shawinigan]] Cité de l'Énergie, ''Nezha'' is Cirque Éloize' first semi-permanent show.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/07/11/un-spectacle-exterieur-qui-na-rien-a-envier-a-las-vegas-avec-cite-de-lenergie|title=Un spectacle extérieur qui n'a rien à envier à Las Vegas|last=Tremblay-Baillargeon|first=Gabrielle|work=Le Journal de Montréal|access-date=2018-07-12|language=fr-CA}}</ref> It premiered on July 5, 2018.
The show combines [[dance]], [[acrobatics]], [[martial arts]], and visual projections in an [[amphitheatre]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=St-Yves |first=Amélie |date=2018-07-06 |title="Nezha: l'enfant pirate": des scènes de combat époustouflantes |language=fr-CA |work=TVA Nouvelles |url=http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/07/06/nezha-lenfant-pirate-des-scenes-de-combat-epoustouflantes |access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref> Presented at the [[Shawinigan]] Cité de l'Énergie specialty museum, ''Nezha'' is Cirque Éloize' first semi-permanent show.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Tremblay-Baillargeon |first=Gabrielle |date=2018-07-11 |title=Un spectacle extérieur qui n'a rien à envier à Las Vegas |language=fr-CA |work=Le Journal de Montréal |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/07/11/un-spectacle-exterieur-qui-na-rien-a-envier-a-las-vegas-avec-cite-de-lenergie |access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref> It premiered on July 5, 2018.


=== ''Saloon'' (2016) ===
=== ''Saloon'' (2016) ===
Inspired by the Far West's heritage, Saloon is animated by an original score written and produced by Éloi Painchaud, including excerpts from [[Patsy Cline]] and [[Johnny Cash]] classics. 11 artists, three of which are musicians, bring the western age back to life with the help of dance, song and acrobatics.
''Saloon'' is a [[Western (genre)|Western]] with an original score written by Éloi Painchaud, including excerpts from [[Patsy Cline]] and [[Johnny Cash]] classics. Eleven artists, three of which are musicians, use dance, song, and acrobatics.


The Canadian premiere of the show took place at the St-Tite Western Festival in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montpetit |first=Caroline |date=2016-09-03 |title=Passez au «Saloon»… |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/479070/passez-au-saloon |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>
The Canadian premiere of the show took place at the [[Saint-Tite]] Western Festival in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montpetit |first=Caroline |date=2016-09-03 |title=Passez au "Saloon"… |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/479070/passez-au-saloon |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>


Saloon's staging is done by Emmanuel Guillaume. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Montpetit |first=Caroline |date=2017-09-16 |title=Le Monument-National se transforme en saloon |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/508044/le-monument-national-se-transforme-en-saloon |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>
''Saloon''<nowiki/>'s staging is done by Emmanuel Guillaume.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montpetit |first=Caroline |date=2017-09-16 |title=Le Monument-National se transforme en saloon |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/508044/le-monument-national-se-transforme-en-saloon |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>


=== ''Cirkopolis'' (2012–2014) ===
=== ''Cirkopolis'' (2012–2014) ===
Created in 2012, ''Cirkopolis'' is a show staged by Jeannot Painchaud and choreographers Dave St-Pierre & Lambden. ''Cirkopolis'' inspires itself from the aesthetics of the [[Fritz Lang]] film ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]''. The scenographer Robert Massicotte, videographer Alexis Laurence, costume creator Liz Vandal, lighting designer Nicolas Descôteaux, acrobatics designer Krzysztof Soroczynski, and the composer Stéphan Boucher are the other main creators of the show. The stage is set in a mill town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/cirque-eloize-a-la-conquete-de-la-chine-avec-cirkopolis---une-grande-tournee-de-19-villes-et-40-spectacles-des-juin-2016-570826311.html|title=Cirque Éloize à la conquête de la Chine avec Cirkopolis – Une grande tournée de 19 villes et 40 spectacles dès juin 2016|website=www.newswire.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref>
Created in 2012, ''Cirkopolis'' is a show staged by Jeannot Painchaud and [[Choreography|choreographer]] Dave St-Pierre. ''Cirkopolis''<nowiki/>'s aesthetics are inspired by the [[Fritz Lang]] film ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]''. The rest of the creative team includes [[Scenography|scenographer]] Robert Massicotte, [[Videography|videographer]] Alexis Laurence, [[costume designer]] Liz Vandal, [[lighting design]]er Nicolas Descôteaux, acrobatics designer Krzysztof Soroczynski, and [[composer]] Stéphan Boucher. The stage is set in a [[mill town]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-02 |title=Cirque Éloize à la conquête de la Chine avec Cirkopolis – Une grande tournée de 19 villes et 40 spectacles dès juin 2016 |url=https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/cirque-eloize-a-la-conquete-de-la-chine-avec-cirkopolis---une-grande-tournee-de-19-villes-et-40-spectacles-des-juin-2016-570826311.html |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Cision |language=fr}}</ref>


In 2018, ''Cirkopolis'' became the first show in [[Saudi Arabia]] to present women on stage in front of an audience composed of both men and women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/gravel-le-matin/segments/entrevue/55107/cirque-eloize-spectacle-modifie-arabie|title=Le Cirque Éloize marque l'histoire en Arabie saoudite |work=Gravel le matin |access-date=2018-07-06|language=fr-ca}}</ref>
In 2018, ''Cirkopolis'' became the first show in [[Saudi Arabia]] to present women on stage in front of an audience composed of both men and women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/gravel-le-matin/segments/entrevue/55107/cirque-eloize-spectacle-modifie-arabie|title=Le Cirque Éloize marque l'histoire en Arabie saoudite |work=Gravel le matin |access-date=2018-07-06|language=fr-ca}}</ref>


==== Awards and nominations ====
==== Awards and nominations ====
2014 : [[Drama Desk Award]]s, [[New York City]]
2014: [[Drama Desk Award]]s, [[New York City]]
* Recipient of the ''Unique Theatrical Experience''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=2014 Drama Desk Award Winners |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/the-59th-annual-drama-desk-awards |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=New York Theatre Guide |language=en}}</ref>
* Unique Theatrical Experience Award<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=2014 Drama Desk Award Winners |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/the-59th-annual-drama-desk-awards |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=New York Theatre Guide |language=en}}</ref>


=== ''iD'' (2009–2017) ===
=== ''iD'' (2009–2017) ===
Staged by Jeannot Painchaud, ''iD'' unites circus arts with urban dances such as B-boying, breakdancing and hip-hop. Scenographer, Robert Massicotte, videographer, Alexis Laurence, costume designer, Linda Brunelle, lighting designer, Nicolas Descôteaux, acrobatics designer Krzysztof Soroczynski, composers Jean-Phi Goncalves and Alex McMahon, contributing choreographers Lambden and Picakle are the other main creators of the show. 15 artists were present on stage, exploring a total of 13 different acrobatic disciplines.
Staged by Jeannot Painchaud, ''iD'' combines circus arts with [[street dance]]s such as [[breakdancing]] and [[Hip hop dance|hip hop]]. The rest of the creative team includes scenographer Robert Massicotte, videographer Alexis Laurence, costume designer Linda Brunelle, lighting designer Nicolas Descôteaux, acrobatics designer Krzysztof Soroczynski, and composers Jean-Phi Goncalves and Alex McMahon. On stage, 15 artists go through a total of 13 different acrobatic disciplines.


In July 2010, iD was presented as the opening show for the first Montréal Complètement Cirque festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/new-circus-festival-opens-in-montreal-1.954772|title=New circus festival opens in Montreal {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2016, iD celebrated its thousandth performance in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levene |first=Louise |date=2016-09-25 |title=Cirque Éloize: iD, Peacock Theatre, London — review |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a40b89fe-80af-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4 |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>
In July 2010, ''iD'' was presented as the opening show for the first Montréal Complètement Cirque festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/new-circus-festival-opens-in-montreal-1.954772|title=New circus festival opens in Montreal {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|access-date=2018-07-12|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2016, ''iD'' had its thousandth performance in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levene |first=Louise |date=2016-09-25 |title=Cirque Éloize: iD, Peacock Theatre, London — review |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a40b89fe-80af-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4 |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>


==== Awards and nominations ====
==== Awards and nominations ====
2010 : [[Montreal Arts Council]]
2010: [[Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec]]
* Grand Award given to Cirque Éloize " for the creation of its remarkable iD show which inaugurated the first edition of the international Montréal Complètement Cirque festival and for its exceptional international reach ".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/201103/29/01-4384358-le-cirque-eloize-rafle-le-26e-grand-prix-du-conseil-des-arts.php|title=Le Cirque Éloize rafle le 26e Grand Prix du Conseil des arts {{!}} Daniel Lemay |date=2011-03-30|work=La Presse|access-date=2018-07-06|language=fr-CA}}</ref>
* Grand Prix<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lemay |first=Daniel |date=2011-03-30 |title=Le Cirque Éloize rafle le 26e Grand Prix du Conseil des arts |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/201103/29/01-4384358-le-cirque-eloize-rafle-le-26e-grand-prix-du-conseil-des-arts.php |access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref>


=== ''Music-Hall de la Baronne'' (July 2 to 24, 2013) ===
=== ''Le Music-Hall de la Baronne'' (July 2 to 24, 2013) ===
Le Music-Hall de la Baronne was created in collaboration with the Montréal Complètement Cirque Festival. Staged by Denis Bouchard, the cabaret type show was presented in [[Montreal]] during the Montreal Complètement Cirque festival in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/621780/cirque-music-hall-baronne|title=Le Music-Hall de la Baronne étonne|website=Radio-Canada.ca|language=fr-ca|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref>
''Le Music-Hall de la Baronne'' was created in collaboration with the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival. Staged by Denis Bouchard, the [[cabaret]]-style show was presented in [[Montreal]] during the festival in July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-06 |title=Le Music-Hall de la Baronne étonne |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/621780/cirque-music-hall-baronne |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref>


===''Nebbia'' (2007–2011)===
===''Nebbia'' (2007–2011)===
Written and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, this Cirque Éloize and Teatro Sunil coproduction is the last chapter of the Trilogie du Ciel (Nomade, Rain, Nebbia). Signifying " fog " in Italian, the show broaches the dream and imaginary world.
Written and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, ''Nebbia'' is a Cirque Éloize and Teatro Sunil co-production and the last chapter of the ''Trilogie du Ciel (Nomade, Rain, Nebbia)''. ''Nebbia'' means "fog" in Italian; the show is about the dream and imaginary worlds.


Nebbia was designed by the same creative team as the two previous shows.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cloutier |first=Mario |date=2009-09-24 |title=Daniele Finzi Pasca : dialoguer avec les anges |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/humour-et-varietes/200909/24/01-905023-daniele-finzi-pasca-dialoguer-avec-les-anges.php |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>
''Nebbia'' was designed by the same creative team as the two previous shows.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cloutier |first=Mario |date=2009-09-24 |title=Daniele Finzi Pasca : dialoguer avec les anges |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/humour-et-varietes/200909/24/01-905023-daniele-finzi-pasca-dialoguer-avec-les-anges.php |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>


=== ''Rain: Comme une pluie dans tes yeux'' (2004–2012) ===
=== ''Rain:Comme une pluie dans tes yeux'' (2004–2012) ===
Created in 2004, ''Rain comme une pluie dans tes yeux'' is the second chapter of the Trilogie du Ciel. Produced by Cirque Éloize and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, the show addresses the themes of childhood, freedom and family and is animated by an original staging where contemporary circus arts, theatre, music and dance intertwine. RAIN gives an exhibition of circus disciplines: [[Juggling|jugglery]], banquine, [[Russian bar]], [[clown]], [[Cyr wheel]], [[teeterboard]], tightrope, [[contortion]], [[aerial silk]] and hoop. Twelve artists from all corners of the world each embody their own character on stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/jeu/2004-n113-jeu1112686/24946ac.pdf|title=Cirque nostalgique : Rain – Comme une pluie dans tes yeux. Jeu (113)|last=Boudreault|first=Françoise|date=2004|website=Erudit}}</ref>
Created in 2004, ''Rain: comme une pluie dans tes yeux'' is the second chapter of the ''Trilogie du Ciel''. Produced by Cirque Éloize and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, the show addresses themes of childhood, freedom, and family and combines contemporary circus arts, theatre, music, and dance in the staging. ''Rain'' exhibits several circus disciplines: [[Juggling|jugglery]], banquine, [[Russian bar]], [[clown]], [[Cyr wheel]], [[teeterboard]], [[Tightrope walking|tightrope]], [[contortion]], [[aerial silk]], and [[Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics)|hoop]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/jeu/2004-n113-jeu1112686/24946ac.pdf|title=Cirque nostalgique : Rain – Comme une pluie dans tes yeux. Jeu (113)|last=Boudreault|first=Françoise|date=2004|website=Erudit}}</ref>


RAIN has traveled across 178 cities and 20 countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Arts- |title=Le Cirque Éloize revient présenter Rain à Montréal |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/530890/cirque-eloize-rain-montreal |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref> RAIN presents an original soundtrack composed by Maria Bonzanigo and Lucie Cauchon, costumes designed by Mérédith Caron, a scenography by Guillaume Lord and lighting by Martin Labrecque.
''Rain'' has traveled across 178 cities and 20 countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-09-14 |title=Le Cirque Éloize revient présenter Rain à Montréal |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/530890/cirque-eloize-rain-montreal |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref> It has an original soundtrack composed by Maria Bonzanigo and Lucie Cauchon, costumes designed by Mérédith Caron, scenography by Guillaume Lord, and lighting by Martin Labrecque.


''Rain'' was named as one of the 10 best shows presented in [[San Francisco]] in 2005 by Robert Hurwitt of the [[San Francisco Chronicle]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurwitt |first=Robert |date=2005-12-25 |title=2005 IN REVIEW / Theater |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/performance/article/2005-in-review-theater-2555632.php |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>
==== Awards and nominations ====
2006 : [[Drama Desk Award]]s, [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drama Desk Awards: 2006 |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/award_groups/6-drama-desk-awards/year/2006 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref>
* Nomination in "Unique theatrical experience" (RAIN)
* Nomination in "Outstanding Director of a Musical" (Daniele Finzi Pasca)


==== Awards and nominations ====
2005 : Theatrical Management Association
* Reward for "Best Touring Production" for the series of shows presented at the [[Wales Millennium Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Karen |date=2015-03-31 |title=Cirque Eloize returns to Wales Millennium Centre 10 years after launching venue |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/cirque-eloize-returns-wales-millennium-8954923 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>
2006: [[Drama Desk Award]]s, [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drama Desk Awards: 2006 |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/award_groups/6-drama-desk-awards/year/2006 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref>
* Nominated for Unique Theatrical Experience (''Rain'')
* Nomination for "Outstanding Director of a Musical (Daniele Finzi Pasca)


2005: [[Theatrical Management Association Award]]s
2005: In review – [[San Francisco Chronicle]] Theater Robert Hurwitt
* Described as one of the 10 best shows presented in [[San Francisco]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurwitt |first=Robert |date=2005-12-25 |title=2005 IN REVIEW / Theater |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/performance/article/2005-in-review-theater-2555632.php |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Best Touring Production Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Karen |date=2015-03-31 |title=Cirque Eloize returns to Wales Millennium Centre 10 years after launching venue |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/cirque-eloize-returns-wales-millennium-8954923 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>


=== ''Typo'' (2003–2007) ===
=== ''Typo'' (2003–2007) ===
TYPO was a show produced by Cirque Éloize, staged and performed by Jamie Adkins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=« Typo » et acrobaties |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2007/03/07/384794-typo-et-acrobaties.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=ladepeche.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
''Typo'' was produced by Cirque Éloize and staged and performed by Jamie Adkins.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-07 |title=" Typo " et acrobaties |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2007/03/07/384794-typo-et-acrobaties.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=La Dépêche |language=fr}}</ref>


=== ''Nomade: La nuit, le ciel est plus grand'' (2002–2006) ===
=== ''Nomade: La nuit, le ciel est plus grand'' (2002–2006) ===
Created in 2002 and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, Nomade'' La nuit, ciel est plus grand,'' is Cirque Éloize' fourth creation and the first chapter of the ''Trilogie du Ciel''. In this show song, music, dance and acrobatics are used to discuss the vagabond spirit of man and his quest for adventure.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
Created in 2002 and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, ''Nomade: La nuit, ciel est plus grand,'' is Cirque Éloize' fourth production and the first chapter of the ''Trilogie du Ciel''. Song, music, dance, and acrobatics are used to discuss the vagabond spirit of man and his quest for adventure.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}


Lucie Cauchon's compositions are inspired by [[tzigane music]], a reference that transpires and influences the theatricality. The costumes, by Mérédith Caron, are simple or sumptuous depending on the scene and participate in an aesthetic dominated by a certain sobriety, just like Martin Labrecque's lighting and Guillaume Lord's scenography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/jeu/2003-n106-jeu1109541/26217ac.pdf|title=Cirques entre la virtuosité et la poésie. Jeu (103)|last=Boudreault|first=Françoise|date=2003|website=Erudit}}</ref>
Lucie Cauchon's compositions are inspired by [[Romani music]]. The costumes, by Mérédith Caron, alternate between simple and sumptuous depending on the scene. Martin Labrecque did the lighting and Guillaume Lord did the scenography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/jeu/2003-n106-jeu1109541/26217ac.pdf|title=Cirques entre la virtuosité et la poésie. Jeu (103)|last=Boudreault|first=Françoise|date=2003|website=Erudit}}</ref>


Nomade was presented in multiple theaters and international festivals, surpassing 700 total performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/109347/cirque-eloize-fin-de-l-aventure-nomade|title=Cirque Éloize – Fin de l'aventure Nomade|website=Le Devoir|date=17 May 2006 |language=fr|access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref>
Nomade was presented in multiple theatres and international festivals, with over 700 total performances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baillargeon |first=Stéphane |date=2006-05-17 |title=Cirque Éloize – Fin de l'aventure Nomade |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/109347/cirque-eloize-fin-de-l-aventure-nomade |access-date=2018-07-05 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref>


In 2007, it represented the province of [[Quebec]] and for three weeks during the [[Universal Forum of Cultures]] in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programme - Le Québec au Forum universel des cultures - Ministère de la Culture et des Communications |url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Oc_apE4FBvEJ:https://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=3184&hl=fr&gl=ca&strip=0&vwsrc=0 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=webcache.googleusercontent.com}}</ref>
In 2007, it was part of the program representing the province of [[Quebec]] for three weeks during the [[Universal Forum of Cultures]] in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programme - Le Québec au Forum universel des cultures - Ministère de la Culture et des Communications |url=https://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=3184 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca}}</ref>


==== Awards and nominations ====
==== Awards and nominations ====
2005: [[Gémeaux Awards]]
2005: [[Prix Gémeaux]]
* Nomination in Best Variety Special or Scenic Arts Special (Pierre L. Touchette, Alain Simard)
* Nominated for Best Variety Special or Scenic Arts Special (Pierre L. Touchette, Alain Simard)
* Nomination in Best Editing: comedy, variety, scenic arts (Patrice Bonenfant, François Bonnelly)<ref>{{Cite web |title=20e gala des prix Gémeaux |url=https://academie.ca/medias/files/pdf/flipbook/2005/2005.pdf |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=academie.ca}}</ref>
* Nominated for Best Editing in Comedy, Variety, Scenic Arts (Patrice Bonenfant, François Bonnelly)<ref>{{Cite web |title=20e gala des prix Gémeaux |url=https://academie.ca/medias/files/pdf/flipbook/2005/2005.pdf |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=academie.ca}}</ref>


=== ''Cirque Orchestra'' (1999–2002) ===
=== ''Cirque Orchestra'' (1999–2002) ===
In 1999, on the initiative of the [[Lanaudière]] International Festival, Cirque Éloize produced ''Cirque Orchestra'', its third creation.
In 1999, for the [[Lanaudière]] International Festival, Cirque Éloize produced ''Cirque Orchestra''.

Sharing the stage with a [[symphonic orchestra]], this production meshed circus arts, contemporary dance and [[classical music]]. Alain Francoeur created the stage production.

Cirque Orchestra tells the story of a dissident musician that leaves his orchestra to join a world of fantasy where he wishes to learn to fly.

==== Awards and nominations ====
2003: [[Gemini Awards]]
* Laureate in the Best performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series category (Troupe)
* Nomination in the Best Direction in a Performing Arts Program or Series category (Pierre Séguin)

2003: [[Gémeaux Awards]]
* Nomination in Best Variety Special or Scenic Arts Special (Alain Simard, Luc Châtelain, Pierre L. Touchette)
* Nomination in Best Sound : comedy, variety, scenic arts, talk-show (Marcel Gouin)


=== ''Excentricus'' (1997–2002) ===
=== ''Excentricus'' (1997–2002) ===
''Excentricus'' was Cirque Éloize' second creation. This show included the performance of 17 artists acrobats, jugglers, comedians, trapeze artists and musicians.
''Excentricus'' was performed by 17 artists: acrobats, jugglers, comedians, trapeze artists, and musicians.


''Excentricus'' was presented over 500 times in performance venues all over the world as well as in international scenic arts festivals such as the [[List of Edinburgh festivals|Edinburgh Festival]] in [[Scotland]], the [[Israel Festival|Israël Festival]] in [[Jerusalem]], the [[Hong Kong Arts Festival|Hong Kong Festival]] in [[China]], the Iberoamericano Teatro Festival of [[Bogotá|Bogota]] in [[Colombia]] and the [[Recklinghausen]] Festival in [[Germany]]. The show was also performed in many parts of [[United States]] through the Performing Arts Center network and the National Scenes network in [[France]].
''Excentricus'' was presented over 500 times, including at the Edinburgh Festival in [[Scotland]], the [[Israel Festival|Israël Festival]] in [[Jerusalem]], the [[Hong Kong Arts Festival]] in [[China]], the Iberoamericano Teatro Festival of [[Bogotá]], and the [[Recklinghausen]] Festival in [[Germany]].


=== ''Cirque Éloize'' (1993–1997) ===
=== ''Cirque Éloize'' (1993–1997) ===
Cirque Éloize was the troupe's first show, at the time composed of seven madelinot artists who were still students of the [[École nationale de cirque|National Circus School]]: Jeannot Painchaud, Daniel Cyr, Jano Chiasson, Robert Bourgeois, Damien Boudreau, Sylvette Boudreau et Alain Boudreau.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le cirque Éloize |url=https://filaction.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/FILACTION-Cirque-Eloize.pdf |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Filaction}}</ref>
Cirque Éloize was the troupe's first show, at the time composed of seven artists from the Magdalen Islands who were still students of the [[École nationale de cirque|National Circus School]]: Jeannot Painchaud, Daniel Cyr, Jano Chiasson, Robert Bourgeois, Damien Boudreau, Sylvette Boudreau, and Alain Boudreau.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le cirque Éloize |url=https://filaction.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/FILACTION-Cirque-Eloize.pdf |access-date=16 May 2023 |website=Filaction}}</ref>

Combining dance and acrobatics, the show was created in the [[Dalhousie Station (Montreal)|Station Dalhousie]], in Montreal, and then presented in the [[Magdalen Islands]] on the 11th and 12 August 1993 in the context of [[CFIM-FM|CFIM]]'s 10th anniversary, a local community radio.

Three versions of the show were created between 1991 and 1994. The first two were made as part of a collective work involving all the artists in the process, under the direction of Jeannot Painchaud and with Catherine Archambault in care of staging and choreographies. Pierre Boileau joined the team for the third version's staging which would lead the troupe to its first major breakthrough in the American market. The inauguration of the [[New Victory Theater]] on the 42nd street on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], followed by a three-week series of representations, thereby marking the beginning of a grand journey.

== Cirque Éloize and subsidiaries ==
In recent years, Cirque Éloize created three subsidiaries: Éloize Entertainment, Éloize Studios and Éloize Expo.

Cirque Éloize continues to produce and stage contemporary circus performances, while Éloize Entertainment focusses its multidisciplinary expertise on major projects, for example the GCC opening ceremony in 2022.<ref name=":7" />

Éloize Studios produces and delivers events in Cirque Éloize’s creative studio, located in the former [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]] in Montreal. <ref name=":8" />

Éloize Expo, creates and develops interactive and educational expositions.


Combining dance and acrobatics, the show was created in [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]] and then presented in the [[Magdalen Islands]] on the 11th and 12 August 1993 for [[CFIM-FM]]'s 10th anniversary.
In 2021, Éloize Expo produced its very first interactive exhibition, ''Below the Ice'' with Mario Cyr. Initially presented in its studios in [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]] in Montreal, then at Quebec City Convention Centre, before going to Saskatoon in 2022.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Underwater Arctic exhibit heading to Saskatoon |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/underwater-arctic-exhibit-heading-to-saskatoon |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=thestarphoenix |language=en-CA}}</ref>


Three versions of the show were created between 1991 and 1994. The first two were made as part of a collective work involving all the artists in the process, under the direction of Jeannot Painchaud and with Catherine Archambault in charge of staging and choreography. Pierre Boileau joined the team for the third version of the staging.
== Custom events and concepts ==
Cirque Éloize designs, creates, and produces custom concepts and events in its [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]] studios and around the world.


== Associated Groups ==
Cirque Éloize contributed to the Closing Ceremony of the [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics in Turin]].<ref name=":10" />
Cirque Éloize has three [[Subsidiary|subsidiaries]]: Éloize Entertainment, Éloize Studios, and Éloize Expo.


Cirque Éloize continues to produce and stage contemporary circus performances, while Éloize Entertainment focuses on major multidisciplinary projects, like the GCC opening ceremony in 2022.<ref name=":3" /> Éloize Studios produces events in Cirque Éloize’s creative studio in the former [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]] in Montreal.<ref name=":8" /> Éloize Expo develops interactive and educational exhibitions.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
In 2021, Éloize created and presented the opening ceremony for the 27th edition of the World Men’s Handball Championships (IHF Games) in Cairo, Egypt with its local partners, HiLights and Egyptian Engineering Projects.<ref name=":11" />


In 2022, the organizers of the 3rd edition of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Games selected Éloize to create and produce the opening ceremony for this major sports event that brings together six Persian Gulf countries. Presented in front of 5,000 in-person spectators in Kuwait, the ceremony was also broadcast throughout the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapointe |first=Bruno |date=2022-05-09 |title=Le Cirque Éloize en spectacle au Koweït |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/05/08/le-cirque-eloize-en-spectacle-au-koweit |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Le Journal de Montréal}}</ref>
In 2021, Éloize Expo produced its first interactive exhibition, ''Arctic: A Man Under the Ice'', with visuals by diver and cinematographer Mario Cyr. Initially presented in its studio in [[Dalhousie station (Canadian Pacific Railway)|Dalhousie Station]], then at the Quebec City Convention Centre, before going to [[Saskatoon]] in 2022.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Nick |date=2022-03-29 |title=Underwater Arctic exhibit heading to Saskatoon |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/underwater-arctic-exhibit-heading-to-saskatoon |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=The Star Phoenix |language=en-CA}}</ref>


== A theatre in the Magdalen Islands ==
== Magdalen Islands theatre ==
In 2003, Cirque Éloize created the first circus arts festival in America: La Semaine des Arts du Cirque. Taking place in the [[Magdalen Islands]], three summer editions of the festival were produced in total. Cirque Éloize is also cofounder of the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Présentation TOHU (in French) |url=http://tohu.ca/workspace/upload/a-propos/salle-de-presse/presentation-tohu-fr.pdf |website=TOHU}}</ref>
In 2003, Cirque Éloize created the first circus arts festival in America, La Semaine des Arts du Cirque. Taking place during summer in the [[Magdalen Islands]], three iterations of the festival were produced in total. Cirque Éloize is also co-founder of the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presentation TOHU |url=https://fichier.tohu.ca/production/files/Presentation_EN_TOHU_2017.pdf |website=TOHU}}</ref>


Under the invitation of the Chief Director and Curator, [[Nathalie Bondil]], Jeannot Painchaud is chosen as one of the 20 artists participating in the ''Big Bang : carte blanche à la créativité'' exposition which was presented at the [[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]] from November 6, 2011 to January 22, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Bang: Carte blanche à la créativité |url=https://voir.ca/bigbang/2011/11/08/big-bang-carte-blanche-a-la-creativite/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706190502/https://voir.ca/bigbang/2011/11/08/big-bang-carte-blanche-a-la-creativite/ |archive-date=2018-07-06 |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Voir.ca |language=fr-CA}}</ref>
By invitation from the chief director and curator of the [[Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]], [[Nathalie Bondil]], Jeannot Painchaud was chosen as one of 19 artists to participate in the ''Big Bang: carte blanche à la créativité'' exposition which was presented at the museum from November 6, 2011 to January 22, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Bang: Carte blanche à la créativité |url=https://voir.ca/bigbang/2011/11/08/big-bang-carte-blanche-a-la-creativite/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706190502/https://voir.ca/bigbang/2011/11/08/big-bang-carte-blanche-a-la-creativite/ |archive-date=2018-07-06 |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Voir.ca |language=fr-CA}}</ref>


In 2014, Jeannot Painchaud was responsible for the artistic direction of the ''Paris en Scène 1889–1914'' exposition, presented from June 2013 until February 2014 at the Musée de la civilisation of Quebec.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paris au Musée de la civilisation |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/617605/paris-musee-civ-belle-epoque |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref> ''Paris en scène 1889–1914'' earned the Prix Excellence – Groupe institutionnel 1 attributed by the Société des musées québécois (SMQ).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Une exposition du Musée de la civilisation remporte un Prix de la SMQ : Communiqués de presse : MCQ.org |url=https://www.mcq.org/fr/communique-presse?id=150400 |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=www.mcq.org |language=fr}}</ref>
In 2014, Jeannot Painchaud was the artistic director for the ''Paris en Scène 1889–1914'' exposition, presented from June 2013 until February 2014 at the [[Musée de la civilisation]] in Québec.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-07 |title=Paris au Musée de la civilisation |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/617605/paris-musee-civ-belle-epoque |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |language=fr-ca}}</ref> ''Paris en scène 1889–1914'' earned the Prix Excellence – Groupe institutionnel 1 from the Société des musées québécois (SMQ).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-02 |title=L'exposition PARIS EN SCÈNE. 1889-1914 du Musée de la civilisation remporte le « Prix Excellence » de la Société des musées québécois. |url=https://www.newswire.ca/content/newswire-ca/ca/fr/news-releases.detail.html/null.htm |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=fr }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Une exposition du Musée de la civilisation remporte un Prix de la SMQ : Communiqués de presse |url=https://www.mcq.org/fr/communique-presse?id=150400 |access-date=2018-07-06 |website=www.mcq.org |language=fr |archive-date=2018-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706163102/https://www.mcq.org/fr/communique-presse?id=150400 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2021, Painchaud put forward a proposal for a church in Havre-Aubert in the Magdalen Islands to be turned into a performance venue, that was accepted by the community and is now active.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klang |first=Amanda |date=2021-10-17 |title=A converted church on the Magdalen Islands is becoming a cultural hub for the community |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/magdalen-islands-havre-aubert-church-la-seine-performance-art-space-1.6212430 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=CBC News}}</ref>
In 2023, Cirque Éloize acquired the Havre-Aubert church in the Magdalen Islands<sup>[1]</sup>. The church will be transformed into a performance venue, which will be an integral part of Au Pied des Demoiselles as a cultural hub.<ref name=":12" />


== Other works ==
== Other works ==


In 2006, the company created the [https://www.cirque-eloize.com/en/about/eloize-foundation/ Éloize Foundation] which has a three-fold mission: promote social reintegration of youth in difficulty, encourage youth to pursue superior or specialized studies, and to contribute in the development of scenic arts. [[Artcirq]], an organization putting its passion for circus at the service of [[Inuit]] youth, is based in [[Igloolik]], [[Nunavut]], Canada, and is the first group to benefit from this support.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARTCIRQ |url=https://www.historymuseum.ca/event/artcirq/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Canadian Museum of History |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2006, the company created the Éloize Foundation which has a three-fold mission: to promote social reintegration of youth in crisis, to encourage youth to pursue specialized studies, and to contribute to the development of scenic arts.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} [[Artcirq]], an [[Inuit]] circus performance organization based in [[Igloolik]], [[Nunavut]], is the first group to receive its support.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story - iu |url=https://www.artcirq.org/en/node/30 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Artcirq}}</ref>


Cirque Éloize and Zone3 worked in collaboration during the production of ''La Vie Est Un Cirque's'' four seasons broadcast in 2012. The series was shot in Cirque Éloize' studio, which was also in charge of the artistic direction, casting and staging of the six episodes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siag |first=Jean |date=2011-06-16 |title=Sous le signe d'Éloize |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/humour-et-varietes/201106/16/01-4409759-sous-le-signe-deloize.php |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>
Cirque Éloize and Zone3 worked in collaboration for the production of ''La Vie Est Un Cirque's'' four-season broadcast in 2012. The series was shot in Cirque Éloize' studio, and they were in charge of the artistic direction, casting, and staging of the six episodes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siag |first=Jean |date=2011-06-16 |title=Sous le signe d'Éloize |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/humour-et-varietes/201106/16/01-4409759-sous-le-signe-deloize.php |access-date=2023-05-16}}</ref>


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Cirque Éloize Group
Origin
Circus nameCirque Éloize
CountryCanada
Founder(s)Jeannot Painchaud
Daniel Cyr
Claudette Morin
Julie Hamelin
Year founded1993
Information
DirectorJeannot Painchaud, President and Chief Creative Officer
Traveling show?Yes
Circus tent?Sometimes
Winter quartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Websitewww.cirque-eloize.com

Cirque Éloize ([siʁk elwaz]) is a contemporary circus company founded in Montreal in 1993[1] by Jeannot Painchaud,[2] Daniel Cyr, Claudette Morin,[3] and Julie Hamelin.[2] Its productions combine circus arts with music, dance, technology, and theatre.[4] "Éloize" means "heat lightning" in Acadian French, a dialect spoken in Acadia and the Magdalen Islands, where the group's founders are from.

The headquarters and studio are located in Old Montreal inside Dalhousie Station, a former train station and historical building where the École nationale de cirque (National Circus School) was based from 1989 to 2003.[5]

Cirque Éloize has produced more than 6,000 performances in over 600 cities around the world.[6]

Cyr Wheel

Daniel Cyr, co-founder of Cirque Éloize, invented an acrobatic apparatus known as the Cyr Wheel, for which he won a silver medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 2003.[7] The Cyr Wheel has since been used in the majority of Cirque Éloize's creations. The Cyr Wheel technique is now taught in several professional schools in various countries.[8]

Clients

Cirque Éloize designs and produces tailored concepts and events for corporate, private, and governmental clients.[9] The company has produced over 1,800 custom events in its Dalhousie Station studio and on stages around the world.[citation needed]

Cirque Éloize performed in the 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony;[10] at the inauguration of the Jaeger-Lecoultre boutique at Place Vendôme in 2012;[11] and in Montreal's 375th anniversary festivities in 2017.[12] Cirque Éloize also performed in the first Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque festival in 2015.[13] The Montreal Symphony Orchestra presented a free concert with Cirque Eloize in August 2018 of the symphonic suite Scheherazade.[14]

In 2021, Cirque Éloize created and presented the opening ceremony for the 27th edition of the IHF World Men's Handball Championship in Cairo, Egypt, with local partners HiLights and Egyptian Engineering Projects.[15][16] In 2022, Cirque Éloize created and produced the opening ceremony for the 2022 GCC Games; the ceremony was presented in front of 5,000 spectators in Kuwait and broadcast throughout the Middle East.[17]

Productions

Original productions

Entre ciel et mer (2022–2024)

To celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023, Cirque Éloize is presenting Entre ciel et mer.[9][18]

Seul ensemble (2019–2020)

Staged by Benoit Landry, Seul ensemble is a homage to Serge Fiori's music. Using songs from his band Harmonium and from his solo career, five dancers and 15 acrobats perform the show periodically in Montréal and Québec City.[19] The show was at Théâtre St-Denis in Montréal starting March 6, 2019, then at the Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City starting June 20, 2019.[20] 75,000 people saw the show before it was cancelled in August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]

Hotel (2018–2019)

Staged by Emmanuel Guillaume, Hotel was created for Cirque Éloize' 25th anniversary.[22] The premiere took place at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in August 2018.[23]

Nezha (2018)

Nezha tells the story of an orphan abandoned on a mysterious island. Rightful heir to a group called the Red Flags, she attempts to become the most fearsome pirate of all time.[24]

The show combines dance, acrobatics, martial arts, and visual projections in an amphitheatre.[25] Presented at the Shawinigan Cité de l'Énergie specialty museum, Nezha is Cirque Éloize' first semi-permanent show.[26] It premiered on July 5, 2018.

Saloon (2016)

Saloon is a Western with an original score written by Éloi Painchaud, including excerpts from Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash classics. Eleven artists, three of which are musicians, use dance, song, and acrobatics.

The Canadian premiere of the show took place at the Saint-Tite Western Festival in 2016.[27]

Saloon's staging is done by Emmanuel Guillaume.[28]

Cirkopolis (2012–2014)

Created in 2012, Cirkopolis is a show staged by Jeannot Painchaud and choreographer Dave St-Pierre. Cirkopolis's aesthetics are inspired by the Fritz Lang film Metropolis. The rest of the creative team includes scenographer Robert Massicotte, videographer Alexis Laurence, costume designer Liz Vandal, lighting designer Nicolas Descôteaux, acrobatics designer Krzysztof Soroczynski, and composer Stéphan Boucher. The stage is set in a mill town.[29]

In 2018, Cirkopolis became the first show in Saudi Arabia to present women on stage in front of an audience composed of both men and women.[30]

Awards and nominations

2014: Drama Desk Awards, New York City

  • Unique Theatrical Experience Award[31]

iD (2009–2017)

Staged by Jeannot Painchaud, iD combines circus arts with street dances such as breakdancing and hip hop. The rest of the creative team includes scenographer Robert Massicotte, videographer Alexis Laurence, costume designer Linda Brunelle, lighting designer Nicolas Descôteaux, acrobatics designer Krzysztof Soroczynski, and composers Jean-Phi Goncalves and Alex McMahon. On stage, 15 artists go through a total of 13 different acrobatic disciplines.

In July 2010, iD was presented as the opening show for the first Montréal Complètement Cirque festival.[32] In October 2016, iD had its thousandth performance in London.[33]

Awards and nominations

2010: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

Le Music-Hall de la Baronne (July 2 to 24, 2013)

Le Music-Hall de la Baronne was created in collaboration with the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival. Staged by Denis Bouchard, the cabaret-style show was presented in Montreal during the festival in July 2013.[35]

Nebbia (2007–2011)

Written and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, Nebbia is a Cirque Éloize and Teatro Sunil co-production and the last chapter of the Trilogie du Ciel (Nomade, Rain, Nebbia). Nebbia means "fog" in Italian; the show is about the dream and imaginary worlds.

Nebbia was designed by the same creative team as the two previous shows.[36]

Rain:Comme une pluie dans tes yeux (2004–2012)

Created in 2004, Rain: comme une pluie dans tes yeux is the second chapter of the Trilogie du Ciel. Produced by Cirque Éloize and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, the show addresses themes of childhood, freedom, and family and combines contemporary circus arts, theatre, music, and dance in the staging. Rain exhibits several circus disciplines: jugglery, banquine, Russian bar, clown, Cyr wheel, teeterboard, tightrope, contortion, aerial silk, and hoop.[37]

Rain has traveled across 178 cities and 20 countries.[38] It has an original soundtrack composed by Maria Bonzanigo and Lucie Cauchon, costumes designed by Mérédith Caron, scenography by Guillaume Lord, and lighting by Martin Labrecque.

Rain was named as one of the 10 best shows presented in San Francisco in 2005 by Robert Hurwitt of the San Francisco Chronicle.[39]

Awards and nominations

2006: Drama Desk Awards, New York City[40]

  • Nominated for Unique Theatrical Experience (Rain)
  • Nomination for "Outstanding Director of a Musical (Daniele Finzi Pasca)

2005: Theatrical Management Association Awards

  • Best Touring Production Award.[41]

Typo (2003–2007)

Typo was produced by Cirque Éloize and staged and performed by Jamie Adkins.[42]

Nomade: La nuit, le ciel est plus grand (2002–2006)

Created in 2002 and staged by Daniele Finzi Pasca, Nomade: La nuit, ciel est plus grand, is Cirque Éloize' fourth production and the first chapter of the Trilogie du Ciel. Song, music, dance, and acrobatics are used to discuss the vagabond spirit of man and his quest for adventure.[citation needed]

Lucie Cauchon's compositions are inspired by Romani music. The costumes, by Mérédith Caron, alternate between simple and sumptuous depending on the scene. Martin Labrecque did the lighting and Guillaume Lord did the scenography.[43]

Nomade was presented in multiple theatres and international festivals, with over 700 total performances.[44]

In 2007, it was part of the program representing the province of Quebec for three weeks during the Universal Forum of Cultures in Monterrey, Mexico.[45]

Awards and nominations

2005: Prix Gémeaux

  • Nominated for Best Variety Special or Scenic Arts Special (Pierre L. Touchette, Alain Simard)
  • Nominated for Best Editing in Comedy, Variety, Scenic Arts (Patrice Bonenfant, François Bonnelly)[46]

Cirque Orchestra (1999–2002)

In 1999, for the Lanaudière International Festival, Cirque Éloize produced Cirque Orchestra.

Excentricus (1997–2002)

Excentricus was performed by 17 artists: acrobats, jugglers, comedians, trapeze artists, and musicians.

Excentricus was presented over 500 times, including at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, the Israël Festival in Jerusalem, the Hong Kong Arts Festival in China, the Iberoamericano Teatro Festival of Bogotá, and the Recklinghausen Festival in Germany.

Cirque Éloize (1993–1997)

Cirque Éloize was the troupe's first show, at the time composed of seven artists from the Magdalen Islands who were still students of the National Circus School: Jeannot Painchaud, Daniel Cyr, Jano Chiasson, Robert Bourgeois, Damien Boudreau, Sylvette Boudreau, and Alain Boudreau.[47]

Combining dance and acrobatics, the show was created in Dalhousie Station and then presented in the Magdalen Islands on the 11th and 12 August 1993 for CFIM-FM's 10th anniversary.

Three versions of the show were created between 1991 and 1994. The first two were made as part of a collective work involving all the artists in the process, under the direction of Jeannot Painchaud and with Catherine Archambault in charge of staging and choreography. Pierre Boileau joined the team for the third version of the staging.

Associated Groups

Cirque Éloize has three subsidiaries: Éloize Entertainment, Éloize Studios, and Éloize Expo.

Cirque Éloize continues to produce and stage contemporary circus performances, while Éloize Entertainment focuses on major multidisciplinary projects, like the GCC opening ceremony in 2022.[10] Éloize Studios produces events in Cirque Éloize’s creative studio in the former Dalhousie Station in Montreal.[12] Éloize Expo develops interactive and educational exhibitions.[citation needed]

In 2021, Éloize Expo produced its first interactive exhibition, Arctic: A Man Under the Ice, with visuals by diver and cinematographer Mario Cyr. Initially presented in its studio in Dalhousie Station, then at the Quebec City Convention Centre, before going to Saskatoon in 2022.[48]

Magdalen Islands theatre

In 2003, Cirque Éloize created the first circus arts festival in America, La Semaine des Arts du Cirque. Taking place during summer in the Magdalen Islands, three iterations of the festival were produced in total. Cirque Éloize is also co-founder of the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival.[49]

By invitation from the chief director and curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Nathalie Bondil, Jeannot Painchaud was chosen as one of 19 artists to participate in the Big Bang: carte blanche à la créativité exposition which was presented at the museum from November 6, 2011 to January 22, 2012.[50]

In 2014, Jeannot Painchaud was the artistic director for the Paris en Scène 1889–1914 exposition, presented from June 2013 until February 2014 at the Musée de la civilisation in Québec.[51] Paris en scène 1889–1914 earned the Prix Excellence – Groupe institutionnel 1 from the Société des musées québécois (SMQ).[52][53]

In 2021, Painchaud put forward a proposal for a church in Havre-Aubert in the Magdalen Islands to be turned into a performance venue, that was accepted by the community and is now active.[54]

Other works

In 2006, the company created the Éloize Foundation which has a three-fold mission: to promote social reintegration of youth in crisis, to encourage youth to pursue specialized studies, and to contribute to the development of scenic arts.[citation needed] Artcirq, an Inuit circus performance organization based in Igloolik, Nunavut, is the first group to receive its support.[55]

Cirque Éloize and Zone3 worked in collaboration for the production of La Vie Est Un Cirque's four-season broadcast in 2012. The series was shot in Cirque Éloize' studio, and they were in charge of the artistic direction, casting, and staging of the six episodes.[56]

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