Global renumeration

We do our best to ensure our artists are compensated with a very competitive salary, given a safe work environment and provided with support for their health and well-being. On top of that, we offer our artists the following benefits:

On our touring shows:

  • Tour allowance and cost-of-living adjustment
  • Seniority lump sum
  • Performance bonus based on the organization's profits and the individual's contribution
  • An average of two weeks of vacation per year during down periods
  • Return transportation home once a year during down periods
  • Ten statutory holidays
  • Lodging and transportation between cities
  • Shared accommodations (a private room in a shared apartment), except for artists who have children traveling full time on tour with them
  • Schooling for artists' children
  • Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage (100% for artists and 50% for members of their immediate families who tour with them on a continuous basis)
  • Up to 12 paid sick days per year
  • Educational assistance program for continuing education (other than ESL)
  • Cafeteria with choice of meals five to six days a week
  • Four complimentary tickets per year for any Cirque du Soleil show
  • Ten reduced-price tickets for Cirque du Soleil touring shows
  • Discounts on Cirque du Soleil merchandise

On our resident shows:

  • Seniority lump sum
  • Performance bonus based on the organization's profits and the individual's contribution
  • Three extended dark periods of nine days or more
  • Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage (100% for artists and 50% for members of their immediate family who live with them on a continuous basis)
  • Up to 12 paid sick days per year
  • Educational assistance program for continuing education (other than ESL)
  • Access to the hotel cafeteria if available
  • Four complimentary tickets per year for any Cirque du Soleil show
  • Ten reduced-price tickets for Cirque du Soleil touring shows
  • Discounts on Cirque du Soleil merchandise

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