Gilles Ste-Croix 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]

Gilles Ste-Croix
Born
La Sarre, Québec, Canada
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCirque du Soleil

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  1. ^ "Gilles Ste-Croix". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, Reed (19 December 2009). "Cirque du Soleil putting together its Hollywood show". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Shirley, Don (15 October 2004). "Cirque du Soleil to base show on Beatles music". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Loose, Terence (17 December 2009). "Interview with Gilles Ste-Croix". Coast.
  5. ^ Verini, Bob (26 September 2011). "Iris". Variety.
  6. ^ "Cirque du Soleil founder's son dies in on-stage accident". BBC. 1 December 2016.
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