Gilles Ste-Croix

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

References
  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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