The IHQ is located in Montreal's Saint-Michel district, adjacent to the former Miron quarry and the Montreal waste sorting and disposal centre. Construction of the IHQ was part of a major urban development project, the Saint-Michel Environmental Complex, in which Cirque du Soleil represents the cultural pole. Visit the Press Room to learn more.

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Laliberté, Guy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Brown, Debra, Choreographer
Caron, Guy, Director of Creation
Champagne, Dominic, Director
Corradi, Violaine, Composer
Cyr, René Richard, Writer and Director
Dragone, Franco, Director
Dupéré, René, Composer
Finzi Pasca, Daniele, Creator and Director
Jutras, Benoit, Musical Director and Composer
Lemieux, Dominique, Costume Designer
Lepage, Robert, Creator and Director
Ste-Croix, Gilles, Vice-President of Creation

All Cirque du Soleil costumes are custom-made and the majority are produced from beginning to end at Cirque du Soleil's Costume Workshop. The workshop, the only one of its kind in North America, covers a total area of 4,180 m2 and employs specialists in fields as varied as shoemaking, textile design, lace-making, wig-making, patternmaking, costume-making and millinery. In total, the Costume Workshop has over 300 full-time employees.

"The Creation Studio is made up of three acrobatic training studios and two artistic training studios. Performers come from a variety of backgrounds, including artistic gymnastics, tumbling, acrosport, swimming, diving, dance, singing and music. Some 40 nationalities are represented among Cirque du Soleil artists. Last year, over 200 performers received customized training at the Creation Studio. "

The Props Workshop is focused both on stage props (acting props, sculptures, mechanics, etc.) and costume accessories (masks, leather and shoe finishes, textured fabrics, etc.). A typical props person needs to be a jack of all trades. In the Cirque du Soleil workshop, props construction is truly a team effort. The team has to know how to sculpt, weld, paint, mould, sew and saw, have a good understanding of mechanics, electronics and plumbing, be able to demonstrate a degree of ingenuity, and, above all, approach everything with an artistic eye.

"Since Cirque du Soleil was formed in 1984, it has won over a hundred awards and distinctions from various organizations and institutions for originality in its shows and excellence in management. Click here to learn about the major awards and distinctions Cirque du Soleil has received (available to the media)."