Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil (English: Circus of the Sun) is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a “dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. ” Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. Initially named Les Échassiers, they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe.