Friday, September 04, 2009
How Cirque du Soleil's hippy circus took over the world
guardian.co.uk: "In 1984, a group of 20 street performers put together a circus show in the small town of Baie-Saint-Paul in Quebec, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of explorer Jacques Cartier's claiming of Canada for France. Few could have guessed that this ragtag bunch of French-Canadian hippies, calling themselves the Cirque du Soleil ('circus of the sun'), would soon set off on a journey of world domination."
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This was an interesting little history on Cirque. It is interesting to see that they started out as a semi-failing troupe who made it to the top. It is also interesting to hear that an entertainment company was actually making money during this slump in the economy. I can't wait to see what they put out next, and I hope their next 20 years will be better than ever.
Cirque definitely knows the secret to success. It's nice to know that some people are still doing alright in this uncertain economy. Guy and his gang took one hell of a risk with their L.A. show, but it definitely paid off, and these days they are indeed taking over the world. With so many audiences all over the globe gobbling up their shows, I imagine they have their work cut out for themselves simply to maintain the existing shows--I can't imagine how difficult the process of creating NEW work is, but they seem to have figured out the formula.
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