Quidam

This article is about the Cirque du Soleil production. For Polish progressive rock group, see Quidam (band).

Quidam (/kiːˈdɑːm/ kee-DAHM) was the ninth stage show produced by Cirque du Soleil. It premiered in April 1996 and has been watched by millions of spectators around the world.^[1] Quidam originated as a big-top show in Montreal and was converted into an arena format beginning with its 2010 tour in North America.^[2] It then changed back to the Big Top for a 3-month run in Seoul, South Korea before returning to an arena show for its tour to Oceania. The show performed for the final time in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 26, 2016.

Quidam
Logo for Cirque du Soleil's Quidam
Company	Cirque du Soleil
Genre	Contemporary circus
Show type	Touring production
Date of premiere	April 23, 1996 (Montréal, QC)
Final show	February 26, 2016 (Christchurch, NZ)
Creative team
Writer and director	Franco Dragone
Director of creation	Gilles Ste-Croix
Senior artistic director	Richard Dagenais
Artistic director	Fabrice Lemire
Composer	Benoît Jutras
Costume designer	Dominique Lemieux
Set designer	Michel Crête
Lighting designer	Luc Lafortune
Choreographer	Debra Brown
Sound designer	François Bergeron
Make-up designer	Nathalie Gagné
Artistic guide	Guy Laliberté
Other information
Preceded by	Alegría (1994)
Succeeded by	O (1998)
Official website

The entire show is imagined by a bored girl named Zoé who is alienated and ignored by her parents. She dreams up the whimsical world of Quidam as a means of escaping the monotony of her life.^[1]

The show's title refers to the feature character, a man without a head, carrying an umbrella and a bowler hat. Quidam is said to be the embodiment of both everyone and no one at the same time. According to Cirque du Soleil literature "Quidam: a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person rushing past... One who cries out, sings and dreams within us all."^[1]

Set and technical information

The minimalistic stage was designed by Michel Crête to represent a monolithic structure such as an airport or train station where people are always coming and going. The major set element includes the five, all-aluminum, 120-foot (36.57-meter) arches above the stage, known as the téléphérique. These allow performers to be transported onto and off the stage from above. Each rail of the téléphérique has two trolleys: one to raise and lower the performer or equipment, and the second to transport it onto or off the stage.

The stage floor is made of aluminum decks with a perforated, rubber-type mat. The perforations, of which there are over 200,000, allow light to pass through from below the stage, creating visual effects.^[1]

The original Quidam stage was redesigned and incorporated into the Bazzar (Cirque du Soleil) grand chapiteau tour. The show premiered in November 2018.

Cast

The cast of Quidam has a cast of 45 acrobats, musicians, singers, and characters, some of which are detailed below.^[1][3][4]

• Zoé: She is the principal character and singer in Quidam. Although average in nature, she longs for excitement.
• Father: Completely, though unwittingly, self-absorbed, this character is lost behind his newspaper until he eventually open his eyes to find himself among his family and loved ones. His white shoes are the only indication of a hidden personality.
• Mother: Conveys an air of absence and alienation whilst inside her lie fear, frustration, and desire. Through the show, she rediscovers the intense feeling of being alive through pain and courage, play and love.
• Quidam: The show's titular character, who is anonymous, everyone, and no one (the name means "passer by"). He may have stepped out of a surrealist painting or been conjured up out of Zoé's imagination. He is known for his bowler hat and umbrella despite being headless.
• John/Mark: He is an eerie yet charming guide on our mysterious journey through the world of Quidam. Also is represented as a father figure to Zoé hence him stepping into her father's shoes. The character changed of 'John' was played initially by John Gilkey and then by Mark Ward who performed the role from 1999 onwards. Sometime after this transition, the character's name changed to 'Mark'.
• Target: A living human bullseye fired at by everyone but is always smiling.
• Chiennes Blanches: The silent chorus, the nameless and the faceless, the dehumanized, mechanical crowd, simultaneously leading and following. They also accompany the principal characters as they make their entrances and exits.
• Les Égarés: Lost individuals who gather together in the streets and abandoned buildings of Quidam. Many of them perform in the banquine act.
  • Boum-Boum: A pale skinned, bald character who wears boxing gloves.^[5] Enjoys screaming at the audience and walking away proudly, but will run away if an audience member screams back. He is aggressive and physically fit, yet extremely lifeless. It is as though his body lives on only because his soul refuses to leave it.
  • Aviator: This character runs around on stage with skeletal wings, but doesn’t look quite ready to take off. Perhaps he doesn’t know he has wings. Perhaps he knows, but can’t fly. Perhaps, like Icarus, he has tried and failed or perhaps he simply wants to escape this world and its problems.
  • Homme Rayé: Translating into English as the 'Striped man' due to his blue and red costume with white stripes. He is one of Les Égarés who has a scarred face.
  • Pierrot: Another of Les Égarés who is most noticeable when running across the stage in a long white gown and she has bright red hair.
  • Kangaroo: A character representing the youth in society, he wears a blue, sleeveless hood and is one of Les Égarés.
  • Blue Lady: A pale skin lady, always spinning on herself.
  • La Garçonne: One of Les Égarés, she is dressed in red and love skipping all the time.
  • Skipping Girl: One of Les Égarés, she is dressed in blue and love skipping all the time.
  • Ballerina: A strange character, he is dress with a tutu.
  • The Explorer
  • Rescapé
  • Romantic
  • Jujube
  • Oublié
  • La Mouche: An upbeat character that makes up Les Égarés, she is dressed entirely in light blue and green.
  • Funny Bunny/Peau D'ane: A character who chases and gets chased by other characters. A genius in ecology, lovey-dovey, and astrology. She is one of Les Égarés and is noticeable as a red rabbit on stage.
• Les Macloma: Three Tramp-like characters who serve as parodies of the traditional Whiteface, Auguste and Character clown archetypes. (1996-1997, 1999-2004)
• Les Frères Velasquez: Les Macloma's understudies during First European & Second North American Tour. (1999–2003)
• Les Don Quijoles: Les Macloma's understudies during the First Japanese Tour. (2003–2004)
• Kotini Jr & Alosha: A duo of clowns that included Kotini Jr., (Portrayed by Konstantin Andreitchenko-Wübbe), and Alosha, (Portrayed by Alexey Mironov). (1997–1998)
• Toto & Voki: A duo of clowns who performed acts created by David Shiner. (2004–2016)

Acts

Quidam combines a mix of acrobatic skills and traditional circus acts:^[1][6][7]

• German Wheel: An acrobat performs tricks within a German wheel, also known as Rhönrad
• Diabolo: Originally performed by four girls and later as a solo act, the performer manipulates up to 3 diabolos (i.e. Chinese yo-yo) at once. A diabolo is a wooden spool balance juggled by two sticks linked with a string.
• Clown Car: Toto attempts to flirt with a female audience member in an invisible car.
• Aerial contortion in silk: Intensity, power and grace combine when a young woman becomes one with the column of red fabric which supports and cradles her.
• Skipping ropes: Drawing inspiration from dance, acrobatics, and the art of manipulation, a group of 20 acrobats performs this familiar child's game in a steady stream of solo, duo, and group jumps and figures.
• Aerial hoops: Three performers use hoops attached to the ceiling to perform tricks.
• Handbalancing: Using strength and balance, a performer contorts into poses while on balancing canes.
• Spanish web: Artists fly over the stage, attached to trolleys on the overhead tracks. In turn or as a group, they occasionally perform a sudden drop, stopped only by the ropes looped around their waists or ankles.
• Statue: Never losing contact, two strong, flexible performers move almost imperceptibly, assuming positions impossible without an impeccable sense of balance.
• Clown Movie: Voki directs a comedic skit using audience members as actors. A similar version was originally performed in Nouvelle Experience.
• Banquine: An Italian acrobatic tradition going back to the Middle Ages that combines gymnastics and ballet. Showcasing the agility of the human body, up to 15 artists perform sequences of feats and human pyramids with their perfectly synchronized movements.

Acts in rotation

• Juggling: Up to five balls fly through the air, with additional manipulation of a briefcase, umbrella, and bowler hat.
• Dance Trapeze: A solo trapeze artist twirls over the stage on a trapeze strung from the telepherique.

Retired acts

• Cyr wheel: An acrobat performed tricks within a large metal ring. This act replaced German Wheel between 2012 and 2013.
• Manipulation: Three performers used warped metal sheets to juggle and manipulate a red ball that they each had; later in the act, they got rid of the metal sheet and juggled the red balls as well as many other red balls and a bowler hat each. This act was removed in 1998.
• Solo Aerial straps: A male single artist grasped cords that dangled from the overhead rails; sometimes he performed on the ground, sometimes in the air. This act was in rotation, and was performed in 1997 in replacement of the German Wheel act in very rare circumstances.
• Duo Aerial straps: Two artists grasped cords that dangled from the overhead rails; sometimes they performed on the ground, sometimes in the air. This act was performed during the Asia Pacific tour of 2004 - 2005.
• Hoops: A performer spun and manipulated up to 20 spinning hoops all over her body. This act was performed in place of Handbalancing in 2002 and 2008.
• Cloud swing: A unique combination of swinging trapeze and Spanish web techniques. This act was dropped from the show in 2012 due to issues with finance, and a single trapeze act temporarily replaced it. The cloud swing act returned to the show from 2012 to 2013 and during the Seoul, South Korea tour in 2015 because the promoter wanted to make the show as close to the original as possible during its final run under the Grand Chapiteau.
• Duplex trapeze: A performer did tricks on a two tiered trapeze. This act was a temporary replacement for the cloud swing act in 2012.
• Macloma: The Macloma interact with the audience.
• Montgolfiere: The Macloma play in hot air balloons.
• Balloon Song: The Macloma play a song with balloons and a broken violin.
• Hose: Alosha performs tricks with a long rubber hose.
• Ribbon: Alosha performs a comical parody of rhythmic gymnastics.
• Dance: Kotini Jr. performs an energetic breakdance with a chair.

Awards

Quidam's diabolo act won a Gold Medal at the 1995 Festival du Cirque de Demain.^[6] The show's banquine act won the Golden Clown at the 1999 International Monte Carlo Circus Festival.^[6]

Costumes

Quidam's costume designer, Dominique Lemieux, drew inspiration from Surrealist art, particularly the works of René Magritte and Paul Delvaux. The costumes convey the alienation of the characters and represent an urban landscape through the use of painted textures and fabrics. The dominant color is grey but is supplemented by deep, rich, warm colors and embellished with metals. Quidam was the first Cirque du Soleil show to use everyday clothing for the outfits, although those in the acrobatic acts are modified. The fabric chosen for Quidam is primarily stretch linen, but also includes leather, jute, linen crepe, wool, velvet and 42 types of cotton.^[8]

Quidam has approximately 249 costumes, 500 costume accessories, and 200-300 shoes: Each artist has anywhere from 2 to 7 costumes, of which there are at least 2 spares. The costumes, although washed every day, can last anywhere from 6 months to 2 years.^[1]

Music

Quidam’s music was composed by Benoît Jutras and has been released in three album editions featuring additional songs, alternative new cover designs, and higher quality sounds. The first CD was produced by Carl Marsh. It was co-arranged by Marsh and Jutras and released on January 14, 1997. (ASIN B000003G5M) The album features the voices of Audrey Brisson-Jutras and Mathieu Lavoie, with the exception of two bonus tracks sung by Brisson-Jutras and Richard Price on the extended CD released in 2001 (recorded live in Amsterdam, 1999).^[9]

Below is a list of tracks as featured on the original 1997 release, alongside each of which is listed the act that the track accompanies. The two tracks on the 2001 extended album are also included at the end: "Misère" and "Enfants d'Acier".^[9]

• Atmadja (Opening)
• Incantation
  • (German wheel) (1996–2012, 2014–2016)
  • (Cyr wheel) (2012–2014)
• Marelle (Interlude)
• Rivage
  • Manipulation (Second part of the act, 1996–1998)
  • Juggling (Second part of the act (1996–2003), Complete song for the act (2006 onward))
• Zydeko (Skipping ropes) (Second part of the act)
• Let Me Fall (Aerial contortion in silk) (First part of the act)
• Innocence (Skipping ropes) (First and final parts of the act)
• Carrousel
  • Clowns (First part of the song; Montgolfiere 1996-2004)
  • Transition out of Diabolos (Second part of the song; Badauds)
  • Transition out of Aerial hoops (Third part of the song: Parc Papillon)
• Steel Dreams
  • Handbalancing (1996–1998)
  • Aerial straps (2004–2005)
  • Dance Trapeze (2014–2016)
• Seisouso
  • Aerial hoops
  • Cloud Swing (First part of the song, Intro to the act, 1996-2012, 2013)
  • Trapeze Duplex (First part of the song, Intro to the act, 2012)
  • Dance Trapeze (First part of the song, Intro to the act, 2014–2016)
• Réveil (Statues)
• Quidam (Finale)
• Misère (Banquine)
• Enfants d'Acier (Diabolos)

Additional songs in the show not included on the album:

• Présentation (Pre-show)
• Petit Salon (Opening)
• Procession (Intro to wheel act)
• Mana (Solo Aerial straps, 1997 only)
• Handbalancing
  • Handbalancing (1999–2001, 2003–2016)
  • Hula Hoops (2002, 2008)
• Isabelle (Aerial contortion in silk, Second part of the act)
• Corde Lisse (Spanish Webs)
• Cerceau (Aerial hoops, first and third part of the act)
• Shape (Manipulation, First part of the act, 1996–1998)
• Équilibre (Handbalancing) (1996)
• Éveil (Hand to Hand exit)
• Clown Car (Clown act) (2004–2016)
• Clown Cinema (Clown act) (2004–2016)
• Yup Yup (Clown act) (1997–1998)
• Clown Hat (Clown act) (1997–1998)
• Hose (Clown act) (1997–1998)
• Ribbon (Clown act) (1997–1998)
• Ballon (Clown act) (1996–1997, 1999–2004)
• Montgolfiere (Clown act) (1996–1997, 1999–2004)
• Rain/Égarés (First act ending/ Second act opening)
• Walking in the air (Dans l'Air)
• Banquine (Banquine, Press Conference only, 1996)
• Petra
  • Cloud Swing (1996–2012, 2015)
  • Trapeze Duplex (2012)
• Circus Animals (Transition to finale)

Further information: Cirque du Soleil discography § Quidam

Tour

Quidam started as a Grand Chapiteau touring show before being fully converted to an arena touring show in 2010.^[2] For a short time in 2009, Quidam toured the UK and IE in arena format before switching back to the Grand Chapiteau for its South America tour. After this, in 2010, Quidam was converted into the arena format where it began a North American, European and Asia-Pacific tour. However, during its run in Seoul in 2015, Quidam was temporarily reconverted to play under the Grand Chapiteau for three months before continuing its farewell tour in the arena format for its run in Australia and New Zealand. The show's 20-year tour visited 241 cities in 42 countries before it ended on February 26, 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Cirque du Soleil started using a customized tour bus as a method of helping to advertise Quidam during its tour in northeastern North America during the fall of 2011. During the show's stops in cities, the tour bus makes appearances at local merchants, allowing people to meet part of the crew.^[10]

The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance:  EU   Europe  NA   North America  SA   South and Central America  AP   Asia/Pacific  OC   Oceania  AF   Africa

Arena tour 2009, 2010-2016 2009 schedule  EU   London, UK – From 4 Jan to 15 Feb 2009  EU   Liverpool, UK – From 26 Feb to 1 Mar 2009  EU   Belfast, UK – From 4 Mar to 7 Mar 2009  EU   Newcastle, UK – From 12 Mar to 15 Mar 2009  EU   Birmingham, UK – From 18 Mar to 22 Mar 2009  EU   Manchester, UK – From 25 Mar to 27 Mar 2009  EU   Dublin, IE – From 31 Mar to 5 Apr 2009  EU   Sheffield, UK – From 9 Apr to 12 Apr 2009  EU   Glasgow, UK – From 16 Apr to 19 Apr 2009 2010 schedule  NA   Kingston, ON – From 11 Dec to 14 Dec 2010  NA   Montréal, QC – From 18 Dec to 30 Dec 2010 2011 schedule  NA   Québec, QC – From 4 Jan to 9 Jan 2011  NA   Chicoutimi, QC – From 12 Jan to 16 Jan 2011  NA   Vancouver, BC – From 9 Mar to 13 Mar 2011  NA   Everett, WA – From 16 Mar to 20 Mar 2011  NA   San Jose, CA – From 24 Mar to 27 Mar 2011  NA   San Diego, CA – From 30 Mar to 3 Apr 2011  NA   San Francisco, CA – From 6 Apr to 17 Apr 2011  NA   Long Beach, CA – From 20 Apr to 24 Apr 2011  NA   Ontario, CA – From 27 Apr to 1 May 2011  NA   Reno, NV – From 4 May to 8 May 2011  NA   Sacramento, CA – From 11 May to 15 May 2011  NA   London, ON – From 2 Jun to 5 Jun 2011  NA   Hamilton, ON – From 8 Jun to 12 Jun 2011  NA   Wilkes-Barre, PA – From 15 Jun to 19 Jun 2011  NA   Ottawa, ON – From 22 Jun to 30 Jun 2011  NA   St. John's, NL – From 6 Jul to 10 Jul 2011  NA   Saint John, NB – From 13 Jul to 17 Jul 2011  NA   Halifax, NS – From 20 Jul to 24 Jul 2011  NA   Providence, RI – From 27 Jul to 31 Jul 2011  NA   Hershey, PA – From 18 Aug to 21 Aug 2011  NA   Baltimore, MD – From 24 Aug to 28 Aug 2011  NA   Hartford, CT – From 31 Aug to 4 Sep 2011  NA   Boston, MA – From 7 Sep to 11 Sep 2011  NA   State College, PA – From 14 Sep to 18 Sep 2011  NA   Fort Wayne, IN – From 21 Sep to 25 Sep 2011  NA   Albany, NY – From 28 Sep to 2 Oct 2011  NA   Amherst, MA – From 5 Oct to 9 Oct 2011  NA   Pittsburgh, PA – From 12 Oct to 16 Oct 2011  NA   Milwaukee, WI – From 19 Oct to 23 Oct 2011  NA   Philadelphia, PA – From 10 Nov to 13 Nov 2011  NA   Washington, DC – From 16 Nov to 20 Nov 2011  NA   Greenville, SC – From 23 Nov to 27 Nov 2011  NA   Fayetteville, NC – From 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2011  NA   Hampton, VA – From 7 Dec to 11 Dec 2011  NA   Worcester, MA – From 14 Dec to 18 Dec 2011  NA   Toronto, ON – From 20 Dec to 30 Dec 2011 2012 schedule  NA   Oshawa, ON - From 4 Jan to 8 Jan 2012  NA   Windsor, ON - From 11 Jan to 15 Jan 2012  NA   Detroit, MI - From 2 Feb to 5 Feb 2012  NA   Hoffman Estates, IL - From 8 Feb to 12 Feb 2012  NA   Springfield, IL - From 15 Feb to 19 Feb 2012  NA   Baton Rouge, LA - From 22 Feb to 26 Feb 2012  NA   Austin, TX - From 29 Feb to 4 Mar 2012  NA   Frisco, TX - From 7 Mar to 11 Mar 2012  NA   San Antonio, TX - From 14 Mar to 18 Mar 2012  NA   Champaign, IL - From 21 Mar to 25 Mar 2012  NA   Roanoke, VA - From 28 Mar to 1 Apr 2012  NA   Knoxville, TN - From 4 Apr to 8 Apr 2012  NA   Evansville, IN - From 26 Apr to 29 Apr 2012  NA   Green Bay, WI - From 1 May to 2 May 2012  NA   Duluth, MN - From 4 May to 6 May 2012  NA   Sault Ste. Marie, ON - From 10 May to 13 May 2012  NA   Saginaw, MI - From 16 May to 20 May 2012  NA   East Lansing, MI - From 23 May to 27 May 2012  NA   Grand Rapids, MI - From 30 May to 3 Jun 2012  NA   Toledo, OH - From 6 Jun to 10 Jun 2012  NA   Rockford, IL - From 13 Jun to 17 Jun 2012  NA   St. Louis, MO - From 20 Jun to 24 Jun 2012  NA   Indianapolis, IN - From 27 Jun to 1 Jul 2012  NA   Winnipeg, MB - From 19 Jul to 22 Jul 2012  NA   Regina, SK - From 25 Jul to 29 Jul 2012  NA   Lethbridge, AB - From 1 Aug to 5 Aug 2012  NA   Edmonton, AB - From 8 Aug to 12 Aug 2012  NA   Kamloops, BC - From 15 Aug to 19 Aug 2012  NA   Kelowna, BC - From 22 Aug to 26 Aug 2012  NA   Abbotsford, BC - From 29 Aug to 2 Sep 2012  NA   Victoria, BC - From 5 Sep to 9 Sep 2012  NA   Spokane, WA - From 12 Sep to 16 Sep 2012  NA   Honolulu, HI - From 4 Oc to 14 Oct 2012  NA   Eugene, OR - From 25 Oct to 28 Oct 2012  NA   West Valley City, UT - From 31 Oct to 4 Nov 2012  NA   Broomfield, CO - From 7 Nov to 11 Nov 2012  NA   Loveland, CO - From 14 Nov to 18 Nov 2012  NA   Columbus, OH - From 6 Dec to 9 Dec 2012  NA   Grand Forks, ND - From 14 Dec to 16 Dec 2012  NA   Sioux City, IA - From 18 Dec to 20 Dec 2012  NA   Des Moines, IA - From 22 Dec to 23 Dec 2012  NA   Kansas City, MO - From 26 Dec to 30 Dec 2012 2013 schedule  NA   Wichita, KS - From 2 Jan to 6 Jan 2013  NA   Colorado Springs, CO - From 9 Jan to 13 Jan 2013  NA   Rio Rancho, NM - From 16 Jan to 20 Jan 2013  NA   El Paso, TX - From 23 Jan to 27 Jan 2013  NA   Laredo, TX - From 29 Jan to 31 Jan 2013  NA   Corpus Christi, TX - From 2 Feb to 3 Feb 2013  NA   Hidalgo, TX - From 6 Feb to 10 Feb 2013  NA   Little Rock, AR - From 28 Feb to 3 Mar 2013  NA   Houston, TX - From 6 Mar to 10 Mar 2013  NA   New Orleans, LA - From 13 Mar to 17 Mar 2013  NA   Mobile, AL - From 20 Mar to 24 Mar 2013  NA   North Charleston, SC - From 27 Mar to 31 Mar 2013  NA   Charlottesville, VA - From 3 Apr to 7 Apr 2013  NA   Norfolk, VA - From 10 Apr to 14 Apr 2013  NA   Greensboro, NC - From 17 Apr to 21 Apr 2013  NA   Columbia, SC - From 24 Apr to 28 Apr 2013  NA   Augusta, GA - From 30 Apr to 1 May 2013  NA   Macon, GA - From 3 May to 5 May 2013  NA   Savannah, GA - From 7 May to 9 May 2013  NA   Columbus, GA - From 11 May to 12 May 2013  NA   Orlando, FL - From 15 May to 19 May 2013  NA   Cedar Rapids, IA - From 6 June to 9 June 2013  NA   Dayton, OH - From 12 Jun to 16 Jun 2013  NA   Louisville, KY - From 19 Jun to 23 Jun 2013  NA   Nashville, TN - From 26 Jun to 30 Jun 2013  NA   Charlotte, NC - From 3 Jul to 7 Jul 2013  NA   Raleigh, NC - From 10 Jul to 14 Jul 2013  NA   Fairfax, VA - From 17 Jul to 21 Jul 2013  NA   Brooklyn, NY - From 24 Jul to 28 Jul 2013  NA   Sunrise, FL - From 31 Jul to 4 Aug 2013  NA   Estero, FL - From 7 Aug to 11 Aug 2013  EU   Graz, AT - From 5 Sep to 8 Sep 2013  EU   Vienna, AT - From 11 Sep to 15 Sep 2013  EU   Leipzig, DE - From 18 Sep to 22 Sep 2013  EU   Stuttgart, DE - From 25 Sep to 29 Sep 2013  EU   Innsbruck, AT - From 2 Oct to 6 Oct 2013  EU   Salzburg, AT - From 9 Oct to 13 Oct 2013  EU   Munich, DE - From 16 Oct to 20 Oct 2013  EU   Cologne, DE - From 23 Oct to 27 Oct 2013  EU   Frankfurt, DE - From 30 Oct to 3 Nov 2013  EU   Dortmund, DE - From 6 Nov to 10 Nov 2013  EU   Mannheim, DE - From 13 Nov to 17 Nov 2013  EU   Malaga, ES - From 5 Dec to 8 Dec 2013  EU   Zaragoza, ES - From 11 Dec to 15 Dec 2013  EU   Sevilla, ES - From 18 Dec to 22 Dec 2013  EU   A Coruña, ES - From 25 Dec to 29 Dec 2013 2014 schedule  EU   London, UK – From 4 Jan to 16 Feb 2014  EU   Brussels, BE - From 27 Feb to 2 Mar 2014  EU   Toulouse, FR - From 5 Mar to 9 Mar 2014  EU   Strasbourg, FR - From 12 Mar to 16 Mar 2014  EU   Toulon, FR - From 19 Mar to 23 Mar 2014  EU   Montpellier, FR - From 26 Mar to 30 Mar 2014  EU   Lyon, FR - From 2 Apr to 6 Apr 2014  EU   Rouen, FR - From 30 Apr to 4 May 2014  EU   Berlin, DE - From 8 May to 11 May 2014  EU   Nuremberg, DE - From 14 May to 18 May 2014  EU   Hanover, DE - From 21 May to 25 May 2014  EU   Bremen, DE - From 28 May to 1 Jun 2014  EU   Hamburg, DE - From 4 Jun to 8 Jun 2014  EU   Luxembourg, LU - From 11 Jun to 15 Jun 2014  AP   Tel Aviv, IL - From 6 Aug to 21 Aug 2014 (Postponed to 2015)  EU   Athens, GR - From 20 Sep to 28 Sep 2014  EU   Thessaloniki, GR - From 30 Sep to 5 Oct 2014  EU   Zurich, CH - From 16 Oct to 19 Oct 2014  EU   Rome, IT - From 22 Oct to 26 Oct 2014  EU   Bologna, IT - From 29 Oct to 2 Nov 2014  EU   Florence, IT - From 5 Nov to 9 Nov 2014  EU   Pesaro, IT - From 12 Nov to 16 Nov 2014  EU   Milan, IT - From 19 No to 23 Nov 2014  EU   Turin, IT - From 26 Nov to 30 Nov 2014  EU   Paris, FR - From 3 Dec to 7 Dec 2014  EU   Lille, FR - From 10 Dec to 14 Dec 2014  EU   Lisbon, PT - From 18 Dec to 28 Dec 2014 2015 schedule  EU   Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES - From 2 Jan to 11 Jan 2015  EU   Bucharest, RO - From 29 Jan to 1 Feb 2015  EU   Bratislava, SK - From 5 Feb to 8 Feb 2015  EU   Budapest, HU - From 13 Feb to 15 Feb 2015  EU   Copenhagen, DK - From 18 Feb to 22 Feb 2015  EU   Rotterdam, NL - From 27 Feb to 1 Mar 2015  EU   Oslo, NO - From 5 Mar to 7 Mar 2015  EU   Helsinki, FI - From 11 Mar to 15 Mar 2015  EU   Vilnius, LT - From 19 Mar to 22 Mar 2015  EU   Minsk, BY - From 26 Mar to 29 Mar 2015  EU   Moscow, RU - From 16 Apr to 26 Apr 2015  EU   St. Petersburg, RU - From 29 Apr to 4 May 2015  EU   Linkoping, SE - From 8 May to 10 May 2015  EU   Gothenburg, SE - From 13 May to 16 May 2015  EU   Turku, FI - From 22 May to 25 May 2015  EU   Tallinn, EE - From 27 May to 30 May 2015  EU   Stockholm, SW - From 3 Jun to 6 Jun 2015  EU   Kraków, PL - From 12 Jun to 14 June 2015  EU   Gdansk, PL - From 18 Jun to 21 Jun 2015  AP   Tel Aviv, IL - From 2 Jul to 16 Jul 2015  AP   Bangkok, TH - From 29 Jul to 3 Aug 2015 (Quidam played under the Grand Chapiteau in Seoul, SK during this time)  OC   Canberra, AU - From 10 Dec to 20 Dec 2015  OC   Wollongong, AU - From 23 Dec 2015 to 2 Jan 2016 2016 schedule  OC   Hobart, AU - From 6 Jan to 10 Jan 2016  OC   Newcastle, AU - From 15 Jan to 24 Jan 2016  OC   Auckland, NZ - From 5 Feb to 14 Feb 2016  OC   Christchurch, NZ - From 17 Feb to 26 Feb 2016 (final show)

Grand Chapiteau tour 1996-2010, 2015 1996 schedule  NA   Montréal, QC – From 23 Apr to 23 Jun 1996 (show première)  NA   Ste-Foy, QC – From 4 Jul to 28 Jul 1996  NA   Toronto, ON – From 8 Aug to 8 Sept 1996  NA   Santa Monica, CA – From 25 Sep to 21 Dec 1996 1997 schedule  NA   Costa Mesa, CA – From 29 Jan to 23 Mar 1997  NA   Santa Monica, CA – From 16 Apr to 20 May 1997  NA   Oakland, CA – From 29 May to 22 Jul 1997  NA   San Jose, CA – From 31 Jul to 16 Sept 1997  NA   Denver, CO – From 22 Sep to 11 Nov 1997  NA   Houston, TX – From 20 Nov to 30 Dec 1997 1998 schedule  NA   Dallas, TX – From 11 Feb to 22 Mar 1998  NA   New York, NY – From 8 Apr to 5 Jul 1998  NA   Chicago, IL – From 22 Jul to 6 Sept 1998  NA   Washington, DC – From 17 Sep to 18 Oct 1998  NA   Atlanta, GA – From 29 Oct to 27 Dec 1998 1999 schedule  EU   Amsterdam, NL – From 4 Mar to 6 June 1999  EU   Berlin, DE – From 18 Jun to 1 Aug 1999  EU   Vienna, AT – From 13 Aug to 17 Oct 1999  EU   Madrid, ES – From 3 Nov to 9 Jan 2000 2000 schedule  EU   Barcelona, ES – From 15 Jan to 19 Mar 2000  EU   Bilbao, ES – From 30 Mar to 7 May 2000  EU   Valencia, ES – From 18 May to 25 Jun 2000  EU   Rotterdam, NL – From 7 Jul to 20 Aug 2000  EU   Düsseldorf, DE – From 31 Aug to 15 Oct 2000  EU   Frankfurt, DE – From 26 Oct to 3 Dec 2000  EU   London, UK – From 15 Dec 2000 to 4 Feb 2001 2001 schedule  EU   Manchester, UK – From 16 Feb to 25 Mar 2001  EU   Antwerp, BE – From 5 Apr to 20 May 2001  EU   Hamburg, DE – From 31 May to 8 Jul 2001  EU   Copenhagen, DK – From 26 Jul to 2 Sept 2001  EU   Zurich, CH – From 9 Oct to 11 Nov 2001  EU   London, UK – From 22 Nov 2001 to 6 Jan 2002 2002 schedule  NA   Miami, FL – From 7 Feb to 17 Mar 2002  NA   Charlotte, NC – From 29 Mar to 14 Apr 2002  NA   Pittsburgh, PA – From 9 May to 26 May 2002  NA   Detroit, MI – From 20 Jun to 14 Jul 2002  NA   Boston, MA – From 25 Jul to 15 Sep 2002  NA   Cleveland, OH – From 26 Sep to 13 Oct 2002  NA   St. Petersburg, FL – From 7 Nov to 8 Dec 2002 2003 schedule  AP   Tokyo, JP – From 7 Feb to 5 May 2003  AP   Nagoya, JP – From 31 May to 6 Jul 2003  AP   Osaka, JP – From 19 Jul to 30 Sep 2003  AP   Fukuoka, JP – From 22 Oct to 7 Dec 2003  AP   Tokyo, JP – From 24 Dec 2003 to 4 Apr 2004 2004 schedule  NA   Vancouver, BC – From 6 May to 13 Jun 2004  NA   Calgary, AB – From 24 Jun to 31 Jul 2004  OC   Sydney, AU – From 12 Aug to 24 Oct 2004  OC   Brisbane, AU – From 4 Nov to 12 Dec 2004  OC   Auckland, NZ – From 31 Dec 2004 to 12 Feb 2005 2005 schedule  OC   Melbourne, AU – From 4 Mar to 1 May 2005  OC   Adelaide, AU – From 12 May to 12 Jun 2005  OC   Perth, AU – From 30 Jun to 31 Jul 2005  AP   Singapore, SG – From 9 Sep to 15 Oct 2005  AP   Hong Kong, HK – From 3 Nov to 16 Dec 2005 2006 schedule  NA   San Diego, CA – From 19 Jan to 26 Feb 2006  NA   Long Beach, CA – From 9 Mar to 16 Apr 2006  NA   Ottawa, ON – From 18 May to 25 Jun 2006  NA   Philadelphia, PA – From 6 Jul to 13 Aug 2006  NA   Cincinnati, OH – From 24 Aug to 17 Sep 2006  NA   St. Louis, MO – From 28 Sep to 22 Oct 2006 2007 schedule  AP   Dubai, AE – From 4 Jan to 18 Feb 2007  AP   Seoul, KR – From 20 Mar to 3 Jun 2007  AP   Shanghai, CN – From 28 Jun to 26 Aug 2007  NA   Guadalajara, MX – From 11 Oct to 4 Nov 2007  NA   Mexico City, MX – From 15 Nov 2007 to 13 Jan 2008 2008 schedule  NA   Monterrey, MX – From 24 Jan to 10 Feb 2008  NA   Veracruz, MX – From 27 Feb to 16 Mar 2008  EU   Lisbon, PT – From 17 Apr to 25 May 2008  EU   Málaga, ES – From 5 Jun to 13 Jul 2008  EU   Alicante, ES – From 24 Jul to 31 Aug 2008  EU   Barcelona, ES – From 11 Sep to 19 Oct 2008  EU   Brussels, BE – From 30 Oct to 21 Dec 2008 2009 schedule (Quidam switched to an Arena format for the remainder of its European Tour)  SA   Fortaleza, BR – From 4 Jun to 21 Jun 2009  SA   Recife, BR – From 9 Jul to 2 Aug 2009  SA   Salvador, BR – From 13 Aug to 31 Aug 2009  SA   Brasília, BR – From 18 Sep to 11 Oct 2009  SA   Belo Horizonte, BR – From 23 Oct to 15 Nov 2009  SA   Curitiba, BR – From 27 Nov to 20 Dec 2009 2010 schedule  SA   Rio de Janeiro, BR – From 7 Jan to 7 Feb 2010  SA   São Paulo, BR – From 19 Feb to 11 Apr 2010  SA   Porto Alegre, BR – From 23 Apr to 16 May 2010  SA   Buenos Aires, AR – From 28 May to 27 Jun 2010  SA   Santiago, CL – From 11 Jul to 15 Aug 2010  SA   Lima, PE – From 3 Sep to 27 Sep 2010  SA   Bogota, CO – From 19 Oct to 21 Nov 2010 2015 schedule  AP   Seoul, SK - From 10 Sep to 8 Nov 2015

See also

• Solstrom

References

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8. Clément, Ronald (2009). Cirque du Soleil 25 Years of Costumes (in Chinese, English, French, and Japanese). Canada: Dépôt légal, Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. pp. 40–45. ISBN 978-2-9803493-4-8.
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External links

• Cirque du Soleil's official Quidam site
• Patrick McGuire's Quidam Manipulation
• Zoé Actress Interviews by A Girl's World
• Cirque du Soleil Quidam in Ontario, California, 2011