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Sarah Guyard-Guillot, an artist in “Ka” at MGM Grand and a mother of two young children, was killed Saturday night after a fall from the show’s stage at MGM Grand. The Clark County Coroner’s Office said this afternoon that Guyard-Guillot, 31, was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m. Saturday at University Medical Center.
No formal cause of death has been determined pending further examination of Guyard-Guillot’s body. She was born in Paris and had spent more than 22 years as an acrobatic performer.
It is the first reported death from an accident onstage in Cirque’s 30-year history. …
“The entire Cirque du Soleil family is deeply saddened by the accidental death of Sarah (Sassoon) Guyard,” the statement from founder Guy Laliberte reads.
“We are reminded, with great humility and respect, how extraordinary our artists are each and every night. Our focus now is to support each other as a family.”
… In October 2009, a Cirque du Soleil artist died after falling from a trampoline during a training session. Oleksandr Zhurov, a Ukrainian in his twenties. …
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