Cirque Du Soleil launch online platform for home viewing

Cirque Du Soleil has announced that you can now watch special content from the comfort of your own home with CirqueConnect.

Cirque Du Soleil's Toruk. Photo: Photo: Errisson Lawrence Costumes: Kym Barrett © 2015 Cirque du Soleil

The Quebec-based circus company is now offering you a range of breath-taking shows you can watch from your living room via CirqueConnect.

“Now more than ever, our fans need the distraction that spectacle brings, a break from the chaos. We want to do our part to spread joy, even from afar, directly to them,” said Sheila Morin, CMO of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group.

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On their Cirque Connect website, you can choose from a list of videos to explore online.

You can also feel like you’re really part of the show through the new virtual reality app (you’ll just need one of the supported devices like an Oculus Rift).

Exercise the Cirque way, learn new makeup techniques, dive into VR, or entertain your kids with exclusive videos just for them.

Cirque has many shows lined up for viewers, unfortunately, a few have had to be delayed due to COVID-19

Each year one of their spectacular productions take up residence at London's Royal Albert Hall as well as offering touring productions to some of the UK's biggest arenas.

The largest circus producer in the world Cirque Du Soleil was founded by Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. They now have over 19 shows playing in over 300 cities each year.