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Timed to Cirque du Soleil bringing its new show, Zarkana, to New York this summer, the New York Times offers up a lengthy profile of its creative force<\/a>, who is described as a \u201cvery nice bulldozer.\u201d
\nWith the caveat “analyzing his character is challenging since he has few close friends, and even his longtime associates say they hardly know him,” writer Jason Zinoman sits in on a rehearsal with Guy Lalibert\u00e9 and profiles the impresario who has built a modern circus empire:<\/p>\n

The truth is, circus is Mr. Lalibert\u00e9\u2019s third passion. His second is travel. His first is business. Within the Cirque empire he has been the major fund-raiser since the beginning; in 1983 he landed a $1.3 million grant from the provincial Quebec government to present a show as part of the celebration of the 450th anniversary of the discovery of Canada. At the time his company was a modest nonprofit that divvied up beers at the end of rehearsal in a rented gym. But his original presentation included a five-year plan with multiple shows. He was 24.
\nCirque had its breakthrough in Los Angeles in 1987. \u201cCirque R\u00e9invent\u00e9,\u201d staged by Guy Caron, was new for American audiences familiar with Ringling Brothers. It was dramatic, emotional, occasionally slow and highly theatrical. Disney made an offer to buy the company. So did Columbia Pictures. Mr. Lalibert\u00e9 turned them both down, insisting on creative control.
\nMr. Caron left the company following a dispute over money, and eventually returned, but Cirque\u2019s history is riddled with power struggles that end with one survivor. \u201cI survived three putsches,\u201d Mr. Lalibert\u00e9 says with his usual swagger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s a fascinating peek into a creative mind that clearly understands the financials of what he’s doing. Click here to read the full story.<\/a>
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