Image via Cirque de Soleil
I know many of you are starting to think about summer vacation, so I wanted to give a shout-out to one of the highlights of my summer 2012: the FREE outdoor Cirque de Soleil shows in downtown Quebec City. 2013 is the last year of the five part series, so don’t stall thinking you’ll hit it next year.
Free Cirque de Soleil? You heard me correctly. The story I heard was that the Mayor of Quebec City made a sweetheart deal with the Cirque for tax breaks in exchange for five years of free shows. When you hear “free show” your thought may be 15 min exhibition, but mais non! This is a full scale Cirque production complete with at least 100 performers, full costumes, stage sets, lighting, and all of the trimmings.
But that’s not what makes it special. The real treat is where it’s located: under a highway overpass. So while trapeze artists twirl ribbons, 3 story computer-lit DJ stands rock out, and general chaos reigns, trucks shake the entire stage! It’s quite simply unbelievable…until you see it.