Positioned at the heart of the renewal of circus arts, Cirque Éloize has been creating moving performances filled with magic since 1993. Continually striving for artistic perfection, it relies on a number of leaders in contemporary circus arts. Based on the multidisciplinary talents of its artists, Cirque Éloize expresses its innovative nature through theatricality and humanity, and combines circus arts with music, dance and theatre in a path-breaking and original manner. With six original productions to its credit, Cirque Éloize has presented more than 3,000 performances in 300 cities and 30 countries located around the world. Cirque Éloize has taken part in numerous prestigious international festivals and recently conquered Broadway with its show Rain which has been touring that major network of theaters since Fall 2007.

In addition to its tour performances, Cirque Éloize develops personalized concepts for special international events. To date, more than 500 events have taken place. Moreover, in 2003, Cirque Éloize organized the first festival of circus arts in North America - "La Semaine des Arts du cirque" - in the Magdalen Islands. The company also founded the Fondation Éloize, which has a mission to help underprivileged youth through an introduction to circus arts and help develop the performing arts. The troupe "Artcirq", made up of young Inuit living in Canada's far north (Nunavut), is the first group to benefit from this support.

Since 2004, Cirque Éloize's head office and creative studio has been located in the Dalhousie Station, a historical building which housed the École nationale de cirque de Montréal from 1989 to 2003. In order to maintain this site as a place for dialogue and encounters for the circus environment, Cirque Éloize invites up-and-coming artists to visit.

Today, the company includes approximately 100 individuals working in various teams and on various projects.

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