Cirque Éloize
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Cirque Éloize ([siʁk elwaz]) is a contemporary circus company founded in Montreal in 1993[1] by Jeannot Painchaud,[2] Daniel Cyr, Claudette Morin,[3] and Julie Hamelin.[2] Its productions combine circus arts with music, dance, technology, and theatre.[4] "Éloize" means "heat lightning" in Acadian French, a dialect spoken in Acadia and the Magdalen Islands, where the group's founders are from.
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Circus name | Cirque Éloize |
Country | Canada |
Founder(s) | Jeannot Painchaud Daniel Cyr Claudette Morin Julie Hamelin |
Year founded | 1993 |
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Director | Jeannot Painchaud, President and Chief Creative Officer |
Traveling show? | Yes |
Circus tent? | Sometimes |
Winter quarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Website | www.cirque-eloize.com |
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The headquarters and studio are located in Old Montreal inside Dalhousie Station, a former train station and historical building where the École nationale de cirque (National Circus School) was based from 1989 to 2003.[5]
Cirque Éloize has produced more than 6,000 performances in over 600 cities around the world.[6]