Zarkana (Cirque du Soleil)

The company's first production Le Grand Tour performed in Quebec for 13 weeks in summer 1984.

In an announcement Monday, the Montreal-based company blamed its situation on the “immense disruption and forced show closures as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic” and is aiming to restructure its debt with assistance from the Canadian government and private equity firms.

The estimated total pay for a Acrobat at Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is $96,353 per year. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated base pay is $96,353 per year.

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Average Cirque du Soleil hourly pay ranges from approximately $10.00 per hour for Graphic Design Intern to $32.20 per hour for Technician. The average Cirque du Soleil salary ranges from approximately $36,000 per year for Assistant Supervisor to $180,000 per year for Performer.

It was a natural outgrowth of who we were. After all, Cirque began as a group of street performers: acrobats, stilt walkers, fire eaters, clowns. And none of them used animals. The absence of animal acts in Cirque was a matter of artistic preference.

Kà The Cirque du Soleil show called Kà opened in 2005 at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, as the most expensive theatrical production in history.

The average age of a Cirque du Soleil™ employee is 32. The artists come from all around the world, including Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, The Netherlands, Ukraine and the U.S.A.

Zumanity Created by René Richard Cyr and Dominic Champagne, Zumanity is a departure from the standard Cirque format. Intended to be for mature adult audiences only, this show is centered on erotic song, dance, acrobatics, and comedy.

The base salary for Performers in companies like Cirque Du Soleil Inc range from $50,828 to $75,309 with the average base salary of $61,680. The total cash compensation, which includes bonus, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $50,828 to $77,527 with the average total cash compensation of $62,414.

Physical punishment has always been the standard training method for animals in circuses. Animals are beaten, shocked, and whipped to make them perform - over and over again - tricks that make no sense to them. The AWA allows the use of bullhooks, whips, electrical shock prods, or other devices by circus trainers.