Behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia performance

Описание: This is Cirque du Soleil’s 40th year of operation. Luzia, an ode to Mexico and the company’s 38th production since 1984, is showing in Sydney.

The troupe was founded in Quebec in the early ’80s by ­entrepreneurs Guy Laliberte and Gilles Ste-Croix.

Laliberte had been inspired to enter the circus arts by the biography of legendary travelling showman PT Barnaum, and spent many years hitchhiking around North America with performance troupe Les Echassiers, which included acrobats, fire-breathers and jugglers. In 1984, Canada celebrated its 450th anniversary, and Laliberte had an idea: a province-wide tour charting the history of the nation.

This was a circus with no animals. It would tell the story of people, with people. As a new dawn broke in the performance world, the circus was given an apt name: Cirque du Soleil. “The sun symbolises youth, energy, and strength,” said Laliberte at the time.

From its humble beginnings, the troupe is now a global phenomenon. The company estimates more than 180 million people have seen its shows since 1984. Regularly selling out shows around the globe, its annual revenue reportedly is close to $1bn.

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