Cirque du Soleil is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009 with the theme "the dream continues." Since June 16, 1984, this young Quebec company has never stopped dreaming. For Cirque, 2009 marks 25 years of dreaming, daring, and pushing the limits.
Guy Laliberté wants ONE DROP to continue to forge ahead in the future. With its participation in a number of varied activities, 2009 promises to be a turning point with the addition of various activities related to the ONE DROP Foundation, to which Cirque du Soleil will provide its support
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Original logo design for le CLUB DES TALONS HAUTS, Cirque du Soleil’s parent company, by Josée Bélanger.
Scene from LA FÊTE FORAINE. Photo: François Rivard
LA FÊTE FORAINE. Photo: François Rivard
LA FÊTE FORAINE. A gathering of street performers, it was inspired by the communal spirit of the 1960s. Photo: François Rivard
A performance at LA FETE FORAINE, a precursor to Cirque du Soleil, Baie-Saint-Paul(Québec). Photo: François Rivard
Design for Cirque du Soleil’s first logo, by Josée Bélanger.
Cirque du Soleil’s first big top, shrouded in fog. Learning to live with the realities of running a touring circus (like weather) proved challenging. Photo: Guy Laliberté
An artist performs on the high wire. Photo: Guy Laliberté
Box office. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
A poster for Cirque’s show, LA MAGIE CONTINUE.
Lifang Wang performs foot juggling. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
The new look: Cirque du Soleil, in costumes designed by Dominique Lemieux, takes the stage. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
NOUVELLE EXPÉRIENCE’S artists les Flounes. Left to right: Cécile Ardail, Patrice Wojciechowski, Christophe Lelarge, David Lebel et Isabelle Chassé. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
Jinny Jacinto, Isabelle Chassé et Laurence Racine-Choinière. Missing from picture, Nadine Louis-Binette. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
Rehearsal for LE CIRQUE RÉINVENTÉ. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
The Devils. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
NOUVELLE EXPERIENCE’s Devils. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
Isabelle Chassé. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
Brian Dewhurst as The Great Chamberlain. Photo: Jean-François Leblanc
Franco Dragone confers with artists. Photo: Cirque du Soleil inc.