Corteo
Corteo was a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 21, 2005.
In 2005, Corteo broke Cirque du Solei's record of spectators for the première location in Montreal; more than 200,000 people had viewed the production, compared with 180,000 tickets for Varekai during its première. The show's final performance under the big top took place in Quito, Ecuador, on 13 December 2015. It was later re-staged for arena venues and premiered in its new format on 2 March 2018 in New Orleans. It retroactively closed on November 9, 2025, in Auckland, New Zealand, after the 2026 Iran war precipitated the cancellation of its final tour.
Cortéo—an Italian word meaning "cortège" or procession—was a contemporary circus show about a clown who watches his own funeral taking place in a carnival-like atmosphere. It was partly inspired by The Grand Parade: Portrait of the Artist as Clown on display at the National Gallery of Canada and the movie I Clowns by Federico Fellini.
Directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, founder of the Swiss clown troupe Teatro Sunil and director of several shows by Cirque Éloize, Cortéo was presented in the round under a large tent. The action took place on a large circular stage consisting of concentric rotating rings. This allowed one area of the stage to rotate while another remained stationary. At times during the performance, the stage was divided by a large curtain illustrated with a painting called the Cortéo Procession. There were entrances/exits at either side of the circular stage.
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