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Cirque Productions Type Private Industry Entertainment Founded 1993 Founder(s) Neil Goldberg Headquarters Pompano Beach, FL Area served Worldwide Key people Neil Goldberg, Founder and Artistic Director Website www.cirqueproductions.com Cirque Productions, also known as Cirque Dreams, is an American entertainment company, self-described as "the first American company combining the European cirque-style of performance artistry with American circus arts and Broadway theatrics." Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, it was founded in 1993 by Neil Goldberg and has gone on to create elaborate stage productions for two Super Bowls, the NBA, Disney, Busch Gardens, Six Flags, Miss Universe, NBC, ABC and CBS as well as for public theatre, Broadway, casinos, tours and corporate events worldwide.[1]
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Productions
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy
Debuting at the Broadway theatre in 2008 as the first of its kind to play on Broadway, the show was described as "an exotic encounter inspired by nature’s unpredictable creations that are brought to life by an international cast of soaring aerialists, spine-bending contortionists, acrobats, jugglers and musicians." After traveling internationally and throughout the United States, the show is currently showing at Foxwoods/MGM Casino, featuring former pop star Debbie Gibson who has been added to show's cast. [2] The show is currently playing daily at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Cirque Dreams Illumination
Featuring a a group of 27 performers, this performance is described as "blending world renowned imagination, critically acclaimed theatrical innovation and breathtaking presentation into a story that illuminates a city of everyday people, workers and pedestrians into feats of disbelief."
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
"A winter themed holiday show featuring "gingerbread men flipping through the air, toy soldiers skillfully marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen sculpting powerfully, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment."
Cirque Dreams Pandemonia
A show featuring "surreal visual stylings and bursts into the air, sideways and upside-down. Inventive acrobatics and free-ranging whimsy, unleashed in a playground of imagination and Technicolor atmospherics."
Cirque Dreams & Dinner
The cruise ship version the company's shows, which according to USA today is nothing like anything currently found at sea."[3] Containing "Dazzling aerialists flying over your head. Acrobats and contortionists performing in front of you. Muscle men, jokesters, musicians all around "while you eat dinner. The show's artistic director claims if rough seas take place they will just "become part of the show".
Cirque Dreams Coobrila
Exclusively at Six Flags theme parks, this show is billed as "A maze of connecting stages and technical apparatus comes to life in an imaginary land created on the other side of the moon."
Legal Issues
Cirque Du Soleil filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against them and others in the late 90s over the use of the word Cirque (or circus in French). After a six year battle, Cirque Dreams along with others who used the name cirque were successful in defeating the lawsuit.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.cirqueproductions.com/ Cirque Dreams Homepage
- ^ http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/07/cirque_dreams_jungle_fantasy_b.html Masslive - Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy brings Deborah Gibson to MGM Grand at Foxwoods
- ^ http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/legacy/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=84875.blog A sneak peek at Norwegian Cruise Line's epic plans for new entertainment
- ^ http://www.tampabay.com/features/performingarts/article972823.ece Cirque Dreams founder sets his creation apart
Categories:- Circuses
- Companies established in 1993
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