Like the big, blazing ball from which it took its name, Cirque du Soleil has sparked up and set into motion many a more modestly sized “nouveau cirque” troupe in Montreal. Companies like Les 7 doigts ...

The Cirque's 32nd production loosely follows the plot of the Bard's The Tempest in its tale of a sorceress named Prospera who governs a mysterious island, according to organizers. In the wake of a ...

All through last winter, near my place in Montreal’s Verdun borough, a demolition company carefully stripped out most of what had been a small arena overlooking the St. Lawrence River. The airy, $11.2 ...

Ovo doesn’t re-invent the Cirque but it sure does remind us of what makes the Cirque du Soleil so unique. The arena adaptation of the 2009 Cirque production made its debut at the Bell Centre Tuesday ...

Women are at the heart of Cirque du Soleil’s newest production, Amaluna, premiering in Montreal before it travels to other Canadian cities. The world-famous Cirque has 12 shows touring the world and ...

The world-renowned Cirque du Soleil is laying off 400 people — most of them at its Montreal headquarters You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

"It’s because the contemporary resurgence is really a mix of different kinds of arts," says Jean Philippe La Couture. "It's not only traditional circus, but it’s also mix of dance, of video projection ...

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