Cirque du Soleil in Asia

This is the most detailed road map I’ve yet seen on Cirque’s plans.

Cathy Yang in Hong Kong:

… Cirque du Soleil plans to use its current ZAIA showcase in Macau as a “springboard” to further its Asian ambitions, president and CEO Daniel Lamarre told Reuters.

… Cirque is currently touring in more than 350 cities around the world, including (Kooza) Osaka in Japan, and will be coming to Shanghai by the end of September But Macau is as key to its Asian strategy as Las Vegas is in North America. …

… expects it to follow the Vegas model where he says gambling has lost its dominance of the city’s attractions and entertainment is huge. …

“We hope to have three permanent shows in Macau one day and I see a day where we can have a permanent show in big Chinese cities like Shanghai and Beijing and who knows,” Lamarre said.

But first Lamarre said the Cirque plans to begin regularly touring key cities in China in the next 18 months with a view to establishing permanent shows within four years and spreading out across Asia. …

read more on Reuters

This means many more future jobs for your athletes.

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