Speech: Cirque Du Soleil

It was a cold January evening in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was just fourteen with my cardinal grade old brother and p arents on vacation and celebrating the New Year. My obtain decided to surprise the family with tickets to a wonderful acrobatic show that was base around the legendary band The Beatles. The show was mesmerizing and absolutely stunning, it in captured my heart and changed me forever. This show was called Love (CHANGE SLIDE) and was run by corrie du Soleil. corrie du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment teammateship, self-described as a dramatic integrate of circus arts and roadway entertainment. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, (CHANGE SLIDE) and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Gaspe, in 1984 by two former street operators, Guy Laliberte and Gilles Ste-Croix. Initially named Les Echassiers, (CHANGE SLIDE) they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing companionship and encountered financial hardship. Their financial troubles were r elieved by a grant from their establishment as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartiers disc everyplacey of Canada. CHANGE SLIDE) Le high-and-mighty Tour du Cirque du Soleil was a success, and after securing a second year of funding, Laliberte hired Guy Caron from the National Circus School to re-create it as a proper circus. Its theatrical, character-driven approach and the absence of performing animals helped mold Cirque du Soleil as the contemporary circus that it remains to be today. Cirque du Soleil traveled through emerge Quebec in 1984, appearing in ten cities and acting to audiences of 800 at each(prenominal) performance.The following year, the troupe took its first steps extraneous its home province and began performing in neighboring Ontario. The audiences feedback was so positive that it gave Cirque du Soleil even more reason to dismount expanding. By 1986, the seating capacity of Cirque du Soleils big conduce tent had been expanded to 1,500, and Cirque du Soleil began to receive national and international attention. The company performed at Vancouver, British Columbias Childrens Festival and at Expo 86, the Worlds Fair hosted by Vancouver.Internationally, Cirque du Soleil take in nominations and awards at several competitions and festivals held By the end of 1986, Cirque du Soleil officials were convinced of the inventions broad-based appeal. Two years after its birth in the wasted town of Gaspe, Cirque du Soleils unique expression of entertainment was erect to make it tremendous. Cirque expanded rapidly through the 1990s and 2000s, waiver from one show to 19 shows in over 271 cities on either continent except Antarctica. Some of these shows include(CHANGE SLIDE) The O in Las Vegas, (CHANGE SLIDE) La Nouba in Orlando, Florida and, of course, (CHANGE SLIDE) Las Vegass LOVE. CHANGE SLIDE) Cirque du Soleil employs approximately 4,000 people from over 40 countries and receives estimated annual revenue of more than 8 10 million dollars. The multiple unceasing Las Vegas shows alone play to more than 9,000 people a night, 5% of the citys visitors, adding to the 90 million people who suck in experienced Cirque worldwide. In 2000, Laliberte bought out Gauthier, and with 95% ownership, has continued to expand the brand. In 2008, Laliberte split 20% of his deal equally between two investment groups in Dubai.In partnership with these two groups, Cirque planned to build a residency show in the United Arab Emirates by 2012. However, since Dubais financial problems in 2008s global recession, it has been verbalize by Laliberte it may be looking for another financial partner to continue the companys future plans. Several more shows are in phylogenesis around the world, along with a television deal, womens clothing line and the realizable venture into other mediums such as spas, restaurants and nightclubs. Aside from Cirque du Soleils a success story, Cirque du Soleil is far from an easy job. CHANGE SL IDE) Although, the halls are BURSTING with art and colors that the performers create on the side, it takes a lot of eon and dedication to be a performer or set technician. A day in the life of a typical Cirque du Soleil performer is a 2-hour rehearsal, 2-hours of doing make up, on your self and than 2 performances. These talented performers leave do 8-12 shows 6 days a week. It gets quite repetitive precisely imagine how exciting it would be to perform for such a large audience every day If you are under the age 16, you pay off the same schedule as the other performers but you are as well privately tutored in school.The non-performers live a similarly difficult schedule. immense hours of breaking down, setting up and readjusting props six times a week. The shoes are hand crafted and due to so much go against have to constantly be remade. The wigs are designed to fit each performers head perfectly and are fit on to molds of each of them. thither is a lot of behind the scenes w ork that makes each second of the magical in a Cirque du Soleil performance. (CHANGE SLIDE) I hope that I have educated you about Cirque du Soleil, thank you.