Cirque Du Soleil Lyrics
All Songs
À La Lune
A Tale
Aborigenes Jam
Africa
Aftermath
Alegría
Alegria
Allegria
Amazonia
Another Man
Atmadja
Aureus
Ballare
Bamboo
Banquete
Banquine
Barock
Battlefield
Bello Amore
Bicyclettes
Birimbau
Birth
Blackbird/Yesterday
Boule
Boules 1 A
Bulgares
Cadres
Caravena
Carrousel
Child In His Eyes
Deep
Distorted
Do It Again
Dome
Désert
Egypte
El Péndulo
Emballa
En Ville
En Ville - Frisco
En Zum
Entracte
Entrée
Ephra
Fil De Fer
Filet; Make-up; Let Love Live
Finale
First Taste
Flight
Flying
Forest
Fracs Room; Frac And Train; Frac And Giulietta
Fugare
Funambul
Gambade
Gamelan
Gitans
Gnik Nus
Égypte
Hervé
Hervé; Giulietta And Fleur
High Bar
Hinkò
Horéré Ukundé
Ibis
Icare
If I Could Reach Your Heart
Il Sogno Di Volare
In The Beginning
Incantation
Infinitus
Innocence
Into Me
Irna
Jardin Chinois
Jeux Deau
Jeux Denfants
Journey Of Man
Kalandéro
Kalimando
Kamandé
Kamandé
Karma Escolar
Kazé
Koudamare
Kèro Hiréyo
Kumbalawé
Kunya Sobé
La Nouba
Le Rêveur
Let Love Live
Let Me Fall
Liama
Love Dance
Love Leaves Someone Behind
Love Leaves Someone Behind; Chase; Factory
Lubia Dobarstan
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [DVD]
Mangora En Zum
Marelle
Meditation
Mer Noire
Mio Bello Bello Amore
Miracula Aeternitatis
Mirko
Mirko; Vai Vedrai
Misha
Moon Licht
Moon Light
Mountain Of Clothes
Mystere
Ninkou Latora
Nocturne
Norweg
Nostalgie
O
O Makunde
Ombra
Once Upon A Time
Opera; Fleurs Trailer
Oscillum
Ouverture
Ouverture Ramsani
Overture
Pageant
Patzivota
Per Sempre
Piece Of Heaven
Pingouins
Pokinoï
Pokinoï
Porte
Propel
Pursuit
Queens
Querer
Quidam
Rain One
Ravendhi
Reach For Me Now
Remous
Resolution
Rideau
Rivage
Rondo
Rondo Double Face
Rubeus
Rumeurs
Rêve Rouge
Réveil
Saltimbanco
Seisouso
Shadowplay
Simcha
Séisouso
Spiritual Spiral
Steel Dream
Stella Errans
Storm
Svecounia
Taiko
Tango
Taruka
Terre Aride
The Forest
The Good Thing
Threat
Tickle Tango
Trapeze
Trip Hop
Tzelma
Ulysse
Urban
Urgence
Vai Vedrai
Valsapena
Vocea
Water Bowl
Water Bowl (Awakening)
Wedding
Weve Been Waiting So Long
Wind
Youth
Zum Astra
Zydeko
Cirque du Soleil (French: [siʁk dy sɔlɛj], Canadian French: [sɪʁk d͡zy sɔlɛj]; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 June 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.
Originating as a performing troupe called Les Échassiers (IPA: [lez‿eʃasje]; "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. 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 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.
After financial successes and failures in the late 1980s, Nouvelle Expérience was created—with the direction of Franco Dragone—which not only made Cirque du Soleil profitable by 1990, but allowed it to create new shows. It expanded rapidly through the 1990s and 2000s, growing from one production to dozens of shows in over 300 cities on six continents. The company employed 4,900 people from 50 countries and generated an annual revenue of approximately US$1 billion in 2017. The multiple permanent Las Vegas shows alone play to more than 9,000 people a night, 5% of the city's visitors, adding to the over 100 million people who have seen Cirque du Soleil productions worldwide.
In 2000, Laliberté bought out Daniel Gauthier's stake in the company, and with 95% ownership continued to expand the brand. In 2008, Laliberté sold 20% of his share to the investment groups Istithmar World and Nakheel of Dubai, but later bought back their stake following the 2008 global financial crisis. In 2015, TPG Capital, Fosun Industrial Holdings, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec purchased 90% of Cirque du Soleil while Laliberté retained a 10% stake in the company. In February 2020, Laliberté sold his remaining 10% stake in the company to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for $75 million. Following a bankruptcy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was sold to a group of its creditors led by Catalyst Capital Group in November 2020.
The company's creations have received numerous prizes and distinctions, including three Drama Desk Awards; seven Primetime Emmy Awards; multiple Gemini Awards; a Daytime Emmy Award; a Juno Award; and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2000, Cirque du Soleil was awarded the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, and in 2002 was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
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Soundtrack Originating as a performing troupe called Les Échassiers (IPA: [lez‿eʃasje]; "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. 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 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.
After financial successes and failures in the late 1980s, Nouvelle Expérience was created—with the direction of Franco Dragone—which not only made Cirque du Soleil profitable by 1990, but allowed it to create new shows. It expanded rapidly through the 1990s and 2000s, growing from one production to dozens of shows in over 300 cities on six continents. The company employed 4,900 people from 50 countries and generated an annual revenue of approximately US$1 billion in 2017. The multiple permanent Las Vegas shows alone play to more than 9,000 people a night, 5% of the city's visitors, adding to the over 100 million people who have seen Cirque du Soleil productions worldwide.
In 2000, Laliberté bought out Daniel Gauthier's stake in the company, and with 95% ownership continued to expand the brand. In 2008, Laliberté sold 20% of his share to the investment groups Istithmar World and Nakheel of Dubai, but later bought back their stake following the 2008 global financial crisis. In 2015, TPG Capital, Fosun Industrial Holdings, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec purchased 90% of Cirque du Soleil while Laliberté retained a 10% stake in the company. In February 2020, Laliberté sold his remaining 10% stake in the company to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for $75 million. Following a bankruptcy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was sold to a group of its creditors led by Catalyst Capital Group in November 2020.
The company's creations have received numerous prizes and distinctions, including three Drama Desk Awards; seven Primetime Emmy Awards; multiple Gemini Awards; a Daytime Emmy Award; a Juno Award; and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2000, Cirque du Soleil was awarded the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, and in 2002 was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Associated Acts: Blue Man Group