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Cirque du Soleil (pronounced: [siʁk dy sɔ.lɛj], "Circus of the Sun") is a Canadian entertainment company. It is the largest theatrical producer in the world. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.
Initially named Les Échassiers ([lez‿e.ʃa.sje], "The Waders"), they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 by a government grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's voyage to Canada.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 re-create 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.
Soleil is the French word for the Sun.
Soleil may also refer to:
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Other uses
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Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away 2012
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"O" by Cirque du Soleil Pop-Up at Bellagio
Inside The Cirque Du Soleil (Full Documentary)
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - ALEGRIA
Show Clips: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PARAMOUR
Cirque du soleil - America's Got Talent: Finale Live Performance
Cirque Du Soleil in New Jersey
Reach for me now
I'm here waiting for you
All that I want
Is your warm hand in mine
Whisper your name
Please let me hear your voice
Don't drift away
Come hold me in your arms
I'm yours forever
You're all I'm searching for
Don't let this storm
Take you far away from shore
Cry out my name
I want to hear your voice
All that I need
Is your gentle hand in mine
Reach for me now
You're all I'm longing for
Don't let this storm
Take us far away from shore
All that I want
Is your warm hand in mine
Don't drift away