Cirque Éloize
Cirque Éloize ([siʁk elwaz]) is a contemporary circus company founded in Montreal in 1993 by Jeannot Painchaud, Daniel Cyr, Claudette Morin, and Julie Hamelin. Its productions combine circus arts with music, dance, technology, and theatre. "Éloize" means "heat lightning" in Acadian French, a dialect spoken in Acadia and the Magdalen Islands, where the group's founders are from.
| Cirque Éloize Group | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Circus name | Cirque Éloize |
| Country | Canada |
| Founder(s) | Jeannot Painchaud Daniel Cyr Claudette Morin Julie Hamelin |
| Year founded | 1993 |
| Information | |
| Director | Jeannot Painchaud, President and Chief Creative Officer |
| Traveling show? | Yes |
| Circus tent? | Sometimes |
| Winter quarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Website | www.cirque-eloize.com |
The headquarters and studio are located in Old Montreal inside Dalhousie Station, a former train station and historical building where the École nationale de cirque (National Circus School) was based from 1989 to 2003.
Cirque Éloize has produced more than 6,000 performances in over 600 cities around the world.
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