Paramour (Cirque du Soleil)
| Paramour | |
|---|---|
| Company | Cirque du Soleil |
| Genre | Contemporary circus |
| Show type | Resident show |
| Date of premiere | May 25, 2016 |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Creative team | |
| Director | Philippe Decouflé |
| Creative guide | Jean-François Bouchard |
| Assistant directors | Pascale Henrot and West Hyler |
| Set designer | Jean Rabasse |
| Costume designer | Philippe Guillotel |
| Composers | Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard |
| Choreographer | Daphné Mauger |
| Lighting designer | Patrice Besombes |
| Props designer | Anne‐Séguin Poirier |
| Projection designers | Olivier Simola and Christophe Waksmann |
| Sound designer | John Shivers |
| Acrobatic performance designers | Shana Carroll and Boris Verkhovsky |
| Rigging and acrobatic equipment designer | Pierre Masse |
| Makeup designer | Nathalie Gagné |
| Official website | |
On 19 August 2015, Cirque du Soleil announced the creation of their first resident, musical theatre show at the Lyric Theatre on Broadway, New York. Paramour is themed to the "Golden age of Hollywood" and will follow the life of "a poet whom is forced to chose between love and art". It will have similar elements to Cirque du Soleil's retired Los Angeles resident show in Iris (which was also themed on cinema) written and created by Philippe Decouflé and will a of a 38-person onstage cast for the show. Paramour began preview shows on 16 April 2016, with an official premiere on 25 May 2016.[1]
During previews, Paramour got off to a strong start and grossed over $1 million dollars in its first six shows.[2]
The show is directed by French director-choreographer Philippe Decouflé, who was also the director of the cinema themed Cirque du Soleil show Iris.[1] The rest of the creative team is also the same as for Iris apart from the assistant directors, composer and sound designer. Scenes from Iris such as aerial straps performed by the Atherton twins (who also performed in Iris) were incorporated into Paramour.[1]
Parmour is also a musical featuring ten original songs.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Paulson, Michael (April 13, 2016). "After Two New York Flops, Cirque du Soleil Bets Big on Broadway". The New York Times.
- ↑ Paulson, Michael (April 25, 2016). "Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Paramour’ Has Strong Start in Broadway Grosses". The New York Times.