:Le Cirque World's Top Performers
{{Short description|Italian circus entertainment company}}
{{Orphan|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| type = Private
| industry = Entertainment
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| founded = 2015 in Italy
| founder = Gianpiero Garelli
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| hq_location_country = Italy
| area_served = Europe
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Onofrio Colucci|Anatoliy Zalevskyy}}
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| num_employees = 70+
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| website = {{URL|lecirquetopperformers.com}}
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Le Cirque World's Top Performers is a contemporary circus company based in Italy.
Le Cirque was founded in Italy in 2015 on the initiative of the entrepreneur Gianpiero Garelli,{{cite web|title=Dalla provincia al tour europeo, il successo del circo "made in Italy" |url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/18_marzo_25/cirque-with-world-s-top-performers-alis-dalla-provincia-tour-europeo-circo-moderno-onofrio-colucci-gianpiero-garelli-asia-tromler-viktor-kee-slava-snowshow-yves-decoste-anatoly-zalesvskyi-b945b968-2f8e-11e8-8bb6-779994a184b2.shtml |website=corriere.it |date=24 March 2018 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=From the province to the European tour, the success of the circus "Made in Italy"}} and it presents circus entertainment shows which include balancing, acrobatics, tightrope walking, contortionism, juggling, comedy, dance, and music. The company is made up of over 70 artists from all over the world. Animals are never used in their shows. The artists have a background of performing with other famous "new circus" troupes and shows including Nouveau Cirque, Slava's Snowshow, and Cirque du Soleil.{{cite web|title=Le Cirque World's Top Performers in tour con Nuovo Alis |url=https://www.mentelocale.it/mantova/eventi/139279-le-cirque-world-s-top-performers-in-tour-con-nuovo-alis.htm |website=mentelocale.it |date=15 December 2019 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=The Cirque World's Top Performers on tour with Nuovo Alis}}
''ALIS''
In 2016, Le Cirque made its debut in the Italian city of Lucca, premiering their first show, titled ALIS.{{cite web|title=Volteggi e acrobazie per narrare la storia di Alis |url=https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/regione/2016/02/04/news/volteggi-e-acrobazie-per-narrare-la-storia-di-alis-1.12898516 |website=iltirreno.gelocal.it |date=5 February 2016 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=Twists and acrobatics to tell the story of Alis}} The performance was inspired by Alice in Wonderland and the fantastic literature of the 1800s.
The first tour took place in a traditional circus tent, with 33 shows in 9 cities: Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Chieti, Piacenza, Riccione, Viterbo, Lucca, Bergamo, Alba. The next six tours were staged in the arenas and theatres of other Italian cities,{{cite web|title=Giocolieri e trapezisti, le nuove acrobazie di "Alis" |url=https://www.lastampa.it/milano/appuntamenti/2018/12/20/news/giocolieri-e-trapezisti-le-nuove-acrobazie-di-alis-1.34068332 |website=lastampa.it |date=20 December 2018 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=Jugglers and trapeze artists, new stunts of "Alis"}} including Brescia, Turin, Genoa, Forlì, Bologna, Padua, Florence, Bolzano, Trieste, and Milan.
The eighth tour took place in Switzerland between March and April 2019, in Lugano,{{cite web|title=Nel mondo di Alis |url=https://www.laregione.ch/culture/culture/1359506/nel-mondo-di-alis |website=laregione.ch |date=22 March 2019 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=In the World of Alis}} Zürich, Lausanne,{{cite news|title=Beaulieu, arène des acrobates
|url=https://www.24heures.ch/culture/theatre/beaulieu-arene-acrobates/story/30148018 |newspaper=VQH |date=10 April 2019 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=fr |trans-title=Beaulieu, arena of acrobats|last1=Cordonier |first1=Gérald}} Basel, and Geneva.{{cite web|title=Le Cirque – World's Top Performers |url=https://www.showmedialive.ch/le-cirque-world-top-performers/ |website=showmedialive.ch |date=19 April 2019 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=fr}}
The ninth ALIS tour, titled Nuovo Alis (new Alis), took place in Italy between December 2019 and January 2020.{{cite web|title=Le Cirque WTP - NUOVO ALIS |url=https://www.virgilio.it/italia/ancona/eventi/le-cirque-wtp-nuovo-alis-le-cirque-wtp-nuovo-alis_7507905_101 |website=virgilio.it|accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it}}
The artistic director of ALIS is Onofrio Colucci,{{cite web|title=Un clown acclamato in tutto il mondo. Onofrio Colucci ritorna in Italia in Slava's Snowshow al Teatro Colosseo di Torino |url=https://www.rumorscena.com/05/03/2012/un-clown-acclamato-in-tutto-il-mondo-onofrio-colucci-ritorna-in-italia-in-slavas-snowshow-al-teatro-colosseo-di-torino |website=rumorscena.comm |date=5 March 2012 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=A clown acclaimed worldwide, Onofrio Colucci returns to Italy in Slava's Snowshow at the Teatro Colosseo in Turin}} an artist known for his starring role in Slava's Snowshow, for which he won the Lunas del Auditorio prize, as well as the Cirque du Soleil shows O, Zaia, and Zed. Colucci is also the master of ceremonies for the shows.
''TILT''
On 15 May 2019, Le Cirque announced the production of their second show, named TILT,{{cite web|title=Tilt, emozione entusiasmo meraviglia con nouveau cirque |url=http://www.spettacolinews.it/tilt-emozione-entusiasmo-meraviglia-con-nouveau-cirque-20190583457.html |website=spettacolinews.it |date=21 May 2019 |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=Tilt, emotion, excitement, wonder with nouveau cirque}} and loosely inspired by Steven Spielberg's movie Ready Player One.
The artistic director of TILT is Anatoliy Zalevskyy, who also worked for Cirque du Soleil{{cite web|title=Radio City Is Transformed Into a Cirque Tent |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/theater/reviews/cirque-du-soleils-zarkana-at-radio-city-review.html |website=nytimes.com |date=29 June 2011 |accessdate=17 December 2019}} and was awarded the Golden Clown at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo in 1999.
The first Italian TILT tour is taking place between November 2019 and January 2020.{{cite web|title=Tilt - Le Cirque World's Top Performers |url=http://agenda.comune.bologna.it/cultura/tilt-le-cirque-world-s-top-performers |website=agenda.commune.bologna.it |date= |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=it |trans-title=}}
References
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External links
- {{official|lecirquetopperformers.com}}
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Category:Entertainment companies of Italy