Cirque Éloize
Press releases

July 2, 2008 - Cirque Éloize is finally back in Québec with 2 shows: RAIN and NEBBIA, the second and last show of the trilogy

April 17 2008 - Just in time to celebrate its 15 years of success, Cirque Éloize’s stars are back to light up the Quebec sky!
December 11 2007- Reviews of Nebbia's World Premiere in Geneva
September 18 2007 - Nebbia has now its own website
September 6 2007 - A Great Fall Season for Cirque Éloize
September 6 2007 - Cirque Éloize triumphs at the Chekhov
Festival

May 31 2007 - New creation called NEBBIA

November 16 2006 - Cirque Éloize in the Broadway network
November 1 2006 - Artcirq in Montreal

2008-07-02
Cirque Éloize is finally back in Québec with 2 shows: RAIN and NEBBIA, the second and last show of the trilogy.

RAIN

The troupe is back in Québec for the summer! After a successful first weekend, Rain is pursuing the same direction. Don’t miss your chance to see them in Quebec before their european tour.

St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Théâtre des Deux Rives:
July 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 31
August 1 and 2 at 8 :30 pm.

Buy your tickets here now!

Sherbrooke, Centre culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke:
August 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8 :30 pm.

Buy your tickets here now!

For more info on the show, go to www.raintheshow.com

NEBBIA

The new production of Cirque Éloize, in co-production with Teatro Sunil. NEBBIA has finished an amazing run in Switzerland, Spain, Slovenia, Colombia and Mexico. It is now in Korea for another triumphant run, from July 9 to 20, before coming back to open the new season at Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.

Check out www.nebbia.com for more info

2008-01-25
RAIN & NEBBIA in Europe!

After a few days of resting and rehearsing in Montreal, our two troupes are back on the road for 2 great tours:

Nebbia is touring in Italy, visiting 7 cities in the peninsula and Sicilia between January 30 and March 9, 2008.

Rain will tour in 10 cities in France, in the prestigious ‘scènes nationales’ network between February 9 and April 7, 2008.

For more information, check out our tour calendars for Rain & Nebbia and also our group on Facebook!
Looking forward to see you on the road…

2007-12-20
Great reviews for RAIN in San Diego (CA) and Dallas (TX)

Take a look at the reviews for our show RAIN in the US: San Diego &
Dallas

and for more info: www.raintheshow.com

2007-12-12
World Premiere of Nebbia at the Grand Casino in Geneva

Nebbia, Cirque Éloize’s latest creation realized in co-production with Teatro Sunil from Switzerland was successfully launched in Geneva on December 4th. The troupe will be in Geneva until December 15th and will then travel to Italy, Slovenia, South America and Asia. Take a look at the first press reviews: (pdf avec les texts en anglais aussi)

And for more information, visit the Nebbia section in our website!

2007-12-11
Nebbia will open the 2008/09 season at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde!

After a one-year tour around the globe, Nebbia’s troupe will back in Montreal in September 2008, for a long series at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, as the opening show of the regular season: a great honor for a contemporary circus show!
Nebbia will then hit the road for a tour around Quebec.

Visit our tour calendar regularly to purchase your tickets!

2007-11-30
Take a look at the short feature made by the Télévision-Suisse-Romande about the creation of Nebbia-a coproduction of Cirque Éloize with Teatro Sunil

Filmed in our studios at the Gare Dalhousie during the creation of Nebbia, this 15 minutes feature will send you into the unique atmosphere of this beautiful show, written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca.

http://www.tsr.ch

2007-11-28
Rain in the Broadway network: San Diego, CA and Dallas, TX!

The troupe of Rain, which has been on tour for a few years already, will perform at the San Diego Civic Center from December 4th to 9th and at the Dallas Majestic Theater from December 10th to 16th.

Have a look at our tour calendar for more information and buy your tickets!

2007-11-22
Cirque Éloize has now a group Facebook!

We have been working hard for the past few weeks to give you more… before the launching of our new website. If you have a Facebook profile, you can visit our Cirque Éloize Group, we will be very happy to welcome you. Pictures, info, and a new way to hear from you!

http://www.facebook.com/group

2007-10-15
A new website for Cirque Éloize!

We are happy to announce you the coming launch of our new
website.
Discover or re-discover our original creations, our unusual world and all our activities! More images, more videos, a special place for you and a brand new shop online with new items!
Come and visit us regularly to learn more and to be the first to discover our new website!

2007-09-18
Nebbia now has a website!

Discover the new creation of Cirque Éloize, Nebbia! Co-produced with Teatro Sunil from Lugano, Switzerland, this creation is the third and final part of the Sky Trilogy written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, after Nomade – La nuit le ciel est plus grand and Rain – Comme une pluie dans tes yeux.

www.nebbia.ch
(French only)

2007-09-17
Nomade leaving for the Universal Forum of cultures – Monterrey 2007

Nomade
– At night, the sky is endless has been especially restaged for a series of performances at the Universal Forum of cultures – Monterrey 2007 in Mexico. The show that left the stage in October 2006 will have the great honor of representing Quebec culture in this international event.
After a few weeks of rehearsals in Cirque Éloize’s studios at the Gare Dalhousie, the technicians and then the artists have left Montreal to Mexico.
Performed 25 times under the big top for the Forum, Nomade and its artists will celebrate the 700th performance of the show! A great opportunity for this creation that said goodbye to its audience after touring almost 5 times around the globe in more than 4 and a half years.
2007-09-06
News from all three shows in the Sky Trilogy written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca

Nomade – At night, the sky is endless, the first part in the Sky Trilogy, will be specially restaged for a series of performances at the Universal Forum of Cultures - Monterrey 2007 in Mexico, where Cirque Éloize will have the honour of representing Québec culture.
The second show in the Sky Trilogy, Rain – Comme une pluie dans tes yeux, has just returned after a series of shows at the prestigious Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Moscow, Russia, which this year focused on Canadian theatre.
The creation of the third and last part in the Sky Trilogy, Nebbia, co-produced with Teatro Sunil, has started at the Gare Dalhousie, headquarters of Cirque Éloize in Montreal.

To learn more, have a look at the official press release

September 6 2007 - A Great Fall Season for Cirque Éloize

2007-09-06
Cirque Éloize seduces Russian people with its show Rain, presented at the Chekhov Festival in July.

Cirque Éloize has presented its show Rain from July 17th to 29th 2007 at the seventh edition of the prestigious Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Moscow, Russia. Éloize’s contemporary circus definitely seduced the Russians; every night all the tickets were sold for each and every performance! For Cirque Éloize, this experience is a first triumphant break-through in this country, which has centennial circus roots. Thanks to this introduction in Russia, Cirque Éloize multiplies the possibilities of airing dreams, of sharing its vision of the contemporary circus and its work philosophy in which the artist, with its fragility and its humanity, is the heart of the artistic approach, and to dazzle internationally

September 6 2007 - Cirque Éloize triumphs at the Chekhov Festival
2007-05-31
Premiere of a new creation called NEBBIA, on December 4 2007, in Geneva Switzerland

Cirque Éloize (Montréal) and Teatro Sunil (Lugano) are pleased to announce the creation of Nebbia, a new show directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca and co-produced by the two companies. This latest opus is the third collaboration between the Swiss-Italian director and the virtuoso modern circus and acrobatic theatre company from Canada. The world premiere of Nebbia will be presented in Geneva, Switzerland on December 4, 2007.

May 31 2007 - New creation called NEBBIA
2007-01-15
Daniele Finzi Pasca wins a Swiss Awards

Daniele Finzi Pasca (author and Director of Cirque Éloize's last two creations) won a prestigious Swiss Awards in the ''Show business'' category this week-end in his homeland. The annual prize honors people who have stood out by their acheivements this year. A jury composed of Swiss personalities from various fields such as arts, politics, economy, cinema and so on nominated three finalist in each category.
In 2006, Daniele Finzi Pasca has, amongst other projects, created and directed the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Torino in collaboration with his team of creators at Teatro Sunil an also with the collaboration of Julie Hamelin and Jeannot Painchaud of Cirque Éloize.

2007-01-12
Our friends from ARTCIRQ are welcoming the sun back!


On Saturday January 13 at noon precisely, the ARTCIRQ troupe will be welcoming the sun back after 6 months of darkness! Go on the troupe's Website to see a live performance broadcasted live from from Igloolik, Nunavut. DJ WIVI will be at the turn tables! For more details, visit artcirq's website at : www.artcirq.org

This presentation is possible thanks to the collaboration of Igloolik Isuma Production, Cirque Eloize & First Air.

2006-10-15
The documentary ''Une histoire de cirque'' on TV5

Imagine setting up a big top on the windy Magdalene Islands to present a circus show.
Yann Langevin's 75 mins. movie on Cirque Éloize’s called Une histoire de cirque, will be broadcasted on Télé-Québec and Quebec’s ArTV until 2009. TV5 Monde will also add the documentary to its schedule until July 2007. TV5 Monde is broadcasted in Latine America / Carabbean, United-States, Europe, Africa, Middle East & Asia.

 
Click here for a close-up look!
Nomade, the movie available on DVD!


Nomade – At night, the sky is endless presents an enchanting blend of song, dance and acrobatics. Starring Cirque Éloize, Nomade – At night, the sky is endless interweaves humour and bewitchment with acrobatic feats of dazzling prowess in a magical production bringing together 18 artists from around the world in a bold mise-en-scène by Daniele Finzi Pasca. Nomade – At night, the sky is endless has been presented on CBC Television's award-winning performance arts program Opening Night .Recorded in high definition to enable viewers to fully experience this unique blend of esthetics, magic and poetry, Nomade is a larger-than-life celebration of the senses that conveys all of Cirque Éloize's dynamic energy and spirit. Directed by Pierre Séguin, Nomade – At night, the sky is endless is an Amérimage-Spectra production. Pierre L. Touchette and Alain Simard are the show's producers and the executive producer is Luc Châtelain.
If you wish to order a copy, In November 2005, the document was honoured in the “Best performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series” category at Canada's GEMINI award ceremonies.

DVD: NTSC FORMAT ONLY
LANGUAGES: BILINGUAL (French and English - subtitles)
LENGTH:120 minutes

Nomade, the movie, is now available through Cirque Éloize head office* in Montreal. If you wish to order your copy, please print and fill out the following document:

ORDER IN THE SHOP SECTION

* Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for shipping and handling


 
Touring calendar: Nebbia
Quebec's Tour 2008 - 2009
Sept. 9 to Oct. 4, 2008 Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (TNM), Montreal, Qc
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Oct. 21-22, 2008 Salle J.A. Thompson, Trois-Rivières, Qc
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October 25, 2008 Salle Philippe Filion, Shawinigan, Qc
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Nov. 1st, 2008 Salle Desjardins, Saint-Hyacinthe, Qc
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Nov. 4, 2008

Théâtre de Baie-Comeau
,
Baie-Comeau, Qc
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Nov. 7-8, 2008 Salle Desjardins-Telus, Rimouski, Qc
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Nov. 12 to 14, 2008

Théâtre Hector-Charland
,
L'Assomption, Qc
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Nov. 29-20, 2008

Théâtre des Deux-Rives
,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qc
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Dec. 2-3, 2008 Le Palace, Granby, Qc
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Dec. 9, 2008 Maison de la culture, Gatineau, Qc
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Jan. 2-3-4, 2009 Salle Albert Rousseau, Québec, Qc
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Jan. 10, 2009 Centre culturel, Drummondville, Qc
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Jan. 16-17, 2009 Salle Maurice O’Brady , Sherbrooke, Qc
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Touring calendar: RAIN
Quebec's Tour 2008
4-5-11-12-24-25-26-31 & August 1-2, 2008

Théâtre des Deux Rives,
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Tickets: Admission.com

August 8-9-15-16-22-23, 2008

Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
, Quebec
Tickets: Admission.com

FRANCE / NETHERLANDS' TOUR 2008
Sept. 23-28, 2008

Espace des arts,
Chalon sur Saône, FR
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Oct. 3-4-5, 2008

Théâtre Toursky,
Marseille, FR
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Oct. 8-9, 2008

Théâtre de Cusset,
Cusset, FR
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Oct. 11-12, 2008

Maison de la culture de Nevers et de Nièvre,
Nevers, FR
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Oct. 16-19, 2008

Circo Circolo Festival,
Liempde, HOLLANDE
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Oct. 24-25, 2008

Grand Théâtre de Lorient,
Lorient, FR
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Nov. 6-8, 2008

Le Bateau Feu,
Dunkerque, FR
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Nov. 12-15, 2008

Espace Jean-Legendre,
Compiegne, FR
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Noverber 18, 2008
Le Splendid,
St-Quentin, FR
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November 21,2008
L’Olympia,
Arcachon, FR
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Nov. 25-26, 2008

Scène Nationale de Bayonne,
Bayonne, FR
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November 29, 2008

Théâtre de Villefranche,
Villefranche, FR
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GREECE'S TOUR 2008
Dec. 4-5-6-7-8-10-11-12-13-14-17-18-19-20-21, 2008
Badminton Theater
, Athens , Greece
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Visit our official Website dedicated to the show RAIN :
www.raintheshow.com

You may find additional informations about the show such as bios and video excerpts.


Rain press excerpts

''Rain is accomplished circus and theatre''
- The Age, Melbourne , Australia

''..there is a torrent of ideas, humour and extraordinary, acrobatic moves''.
- SUNDAY HERALD, Melbourne , Australia

"Wild, witty, wet and altogether winning."

- NEW YORK TIMES

"'Rain' has the seeming spontaneity and relaxed interactive quality of a happening."
- VARIETY

"'Rain' is a real pleasure."
-
NEWSDAY

"Take everyone you love to see 'Rain' this summer."
-
NYTHEATRE.COM

"The New Victory tops its season with 'Rain'."
- NY SUN


 


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