Gilles Ste-Croix
Gilles Ste-Croix | |
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| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Cirque du Soleil |
Gilles Ste-Croix OC (French pronunciation: [ʒil sɛ̃tkʁwa]) is a Canadian entrepreneur and the vice president and co-creator of Cirque du Soleil. He started Cirque du Soleil with co-founder Guy Laliberté.[1][2][3][4][5] His son, Olivier Rochette, a technician with Cirque du Soleil, was killed by a blow to the head from an aerial lift in an on-set accident in November 2016.[6]
Ste-Croix was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in the 2019 Canadian honours.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gilles Ste-Croix". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Reed (19 December 2009). "Cirque du Soleil putting together its Hollywood show". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Shirley, Don (15 October 2004). "Cirque du Soleil to base show on Beatles music". The New York Times.
- ↑ Loose, Terence (17 December 2009). "Interview with Gilles Ste-Croix". Coast.
- ↑ Verini, Bob (26 September 2011). "Iris". Variety.
- ↑ "Cirque du Soleil founder's son dies in on-stage accident". BBC. 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Mr. Gilles Ste-Croix". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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