Le Cirque World's Top Performers
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2015 in Italy |
| Founder | Gianpiero Garelli |
| Headquarters | Italy |
Area served | Europe |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 70+ |
| Website | lecirquetopperformers |
Le Cirque World's Top Performers is a contemporary circus company based in Italy.
Le Cirque was founded in Italy in 2015 on the initiative of the entrepreneur Gianpiero Garelli,[1] and it presents circus entertainment shows which include balancing, acrobatics, tightrope walking, contortionism, juggling, comedy, dance, and music. The company is made up of over 70 artists from all over the world. Animals are never used in their shows. The artists have a background of performing with other famous "new circus" troupes and shows including Nouveau Cirque, Slava's Snowshow, and Cirque du Soleil.[2]
ALIS[edit]
In 2016, Le Cirque made its debut in the Italian city of Lucca, premiering their first show, titled ALIS.[3] The performance was inspired by Alice in Wonderland and the fantastic literature of the 1800s.
The first tour took place in a traditional circus tent, with 33 shows in 9 cities: Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Chieti, Piacenza, Riccione, Viterbo, Lucca, Bergamo, Alba. The next six tours were staged in the arenas and theatres of other Italian cities,[4] including Brescia, Turin, Genoa, Forlì, Bologna, Padua, Florence, Bolzano, Trieste, and Milan.
The eighth tour took place in Switzerland between March and April 2019, in Lugano,[5] Zürich, Lausanne,[6] Basel, and Geneva.[7]
The ninth ALIS tour, titled Nuovo Alis (new Alis), took place in Italy between December 2019 and January 2020.[8]
The artistic director of ALIS is Onofrio Colucci,[9] an artist known for his starring role in Slava's Snowshow, for which he won the Lunas del Auditorio prize, as well as the Cirque du Soleil shows O, Zaia, and Zed. Colucci is also the master of ceremonies for the shows.
TILT[edit]
On 15 May 2019, Le Cirque announced the production of their second show, named TILT,[10] and loosely inspired by Steven Spielberg's movie Ready Player One. The artistic director of TILT is Anatoliy Zalevskyy, who also worked for Cirque du Soleil[11] and was awarded the Golden Clown at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo in 1999.
The first Italian TILT tour is taking place between November 2019 and January 2020.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dalla provincia al tour europeo, il successo del circo "made in Italy"" [From the province to the European tour, the success of the circus "Made in Italy"]. corriere.it (in Italian). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Le Cirque World's Top Performers in tour con Nuovo Alis" [The Cirque World's Top Performers on tour with Nuovo Alis]. mentelocale.it (in Italian). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Volteggi e acrobazie per narrare la storia di Alis" [Twists and acrobatics to tell the story of Alis]. iltirreno.gelocal.it (in Italian). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Giocolieri e trapezisti, le nuove acrobazie di "Alis"" [Jugglers and trapeze artists, new stunts of "Alis"]. lastampa.it (in Italian). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Nel mondo di Alis" [In the World of Alis]. laregione.ch (in Italian). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Cordonier, Gérald (10 April 2019). "Beaulieu, arène des acrobates" [Beaulieu, arena of acrobats]. VQH (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Le Cirque – World's Top Performers". showmedialive.ch (in French). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Le Cirque WTP - NUOVO ALIS". virgilio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Un clown acclamato in tutto il mondo. Onofrio Colucci ritorna in Italia in Slava's Snowshow al Teatro Colosseo di Torino" [A clown acclaimed worldwide, Onofrio Colucci returns to Italy in Slava's Snowshow at the Teatro Colosseo in Turin]. rumorscena.comm (in Italian). 5 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Tilt, emozione entusiasmo meraviglia con nouveau cirque" [Tilt, emotion, excitement, wonder with nouveau cirque]. spettacolinews.it (in Italian). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Radio City Is Transformed Into a Cirque Tent". nytimes.com. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Tilt - Le Cirque World's Top Performers". agenda.commune.bologna.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2019.