Cirque du Soleil sold to US and Chinese investors

[wdwmagic]

Various news outlets are reporting today that Cirque du Soleil has been sold for $1.23billion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/business/dealbook/cirque-de-soleil-deal.html?_r=0

Any impact to La Nouba, or the likelihood of a new show?

 

[imagineer boy]

Oh dear. This is the consequence of Cirque making a lot of bad buisness moves for the past 7 years. I hope this doesn't affect the brand too much or causes a La Nouba replacement.

I still say Disney should have bought Cirque. I think they're a great match.

 

[Master Yoda]

I am trying to wrap my head about exactly what Cirque du Soleil, as a company,is.

From what I gather Cirque is essentially the name, Cirque du Soleil, and a group of performers, show designers, etc that get contracted out to perform shows bearing the name Cirque du Soleil.

If that is correct, and the sale impacted La Nouba in a negative way, couldn't Disney form their own troupe under a different name?

 

[Hakunamatata]

I am trying to wrap my head about exactly what Cirque du Soleil, as a company,is.

From what I gather Cirque is essentially the name, Cirque du Soleil, and a group of performers, show designers, etc that get contracted out to perform shows bearing the name Cirque du Soleil.

If that is correct, and the sale impacted La Nouba in a negative way, couldn't Disney form their own troupe under a different name?

Cirque du Disney?

 

[ryguy]

I guess if something happened to La Nouba couldn't Disney just put in one of their broadway plays? It could change every few years. They have quite a few: Mary Poppins, Lion King, B&B, Alladin, etc..

I would go see a show, since I have zero interest in NYC.

 

[Master Yoda]

Cirque du Disney?

I have actually heard of a few Cirque du Soleil knock offs doing just that.

 

[FerretAfros]

Cirque du Disney?

They already have a name they can use and obligatory character-tie-in, Jerk de Soleil (a season 1 episode name):

Sadly, if Disney were to come up with their own show this is pretty much exactly what I would expect. Let's hope that Cirque can keep afloat so it doesn't come down to that!

 

[Disney Analyst]

This has nothing to do with issues. Yeesh. Cirque Du Soleil is one of the best touring companies around, generating millions upon millions of dollars a year. The own in Montreal Canada decided they wanted to sell, and they did. Sadly Canada loses one of it's most amazing success stories.

 

[imagineer boy]

I am trying to wrap my head about exactly what Cirque du Soleil, as a company,is.

From what I gather Cirque is essentially the name, Cirque du Soleil, and a group of performers, show designers, etc that get contracted out to perform shows bearing the name Cirque du Soleil.

If that is correct, and the sale impacted La Nouba in a negative way, couldn't Disney form their own troupe under a different name?

Its a performing arts company based around the circus arts (acrobatics/clowning) that are avant garde in style. All the shows are completely original with some that tour in circus tens/arenas while others are pemanent shows in Vegas or like La Nouba in WDW.

 

[gmajew]

Sad news as hope they keep it going they put on a good show.

 

[Nemo14]

Cirque du Disney?

Cirque du Olaf

 

[afb28]

As someone suggested in another thread, turning it into a disney on broadway type theater would be perfect.

As much as I liked La Nouba, seeing it once was all I needed. If they rotated various plays then I'd go more frequently.

 

[imagineer boy]

Cirque du Olaf