Quebec promises millions for Cirque
Not sure how I feel about Quebec promising up to $200M US to save the Cirque du Soleil. There are conditions, but it may be that the art form is more or less played out for the moment.
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dwgs 18:43 on 2020-05-26 Permalink
Hell no
Ian 18:57 on 2020-05-26 Permalink
Circus arts are a very big force in Montreal’s economy, but like you I have my suspicions about Cirque DeS and they have had some, uh, management issues in the recent past.
That said everyone who works in circus is unemployed right now, like most of the performing arts, so it’s nice to see the government offering up money to support the arts in any capacity.
Max 19:32 on 2020-05-26 Permalink
The NYT ran a piece on the Cirque about 10 days back:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/17/world/canada/cirque-du-soleil-coronavirus-debt.html
In a nutshell: they over-reached.