'Cirque du Soleil' to hold Mumbai show in November: Fadnavis
Mumbai, June 11: The world's largest theatrical producer, 'Cirque du Soleil' has announced its first-ever performance in India, to be held here in November, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.
Fadnavis made the announcement after a meeting with its Touring Show's Senior Vice President Finn Taylor in Canada's Montreal, said an official spokesperson here.
Founded in 1984, the Cirque du Soleil's entry to India via Maharashtra stands testimony to the state's focus on tourism and has been made part of the Visit Maharashtra initiative, the spokesperson said.
Earlier this year, Mumbai was the preferred destination for Disney which opened its world-famous production, "Aladdin" at the NCPA Complex here, and prior to that, the city hosted the longest running Broadway show, "Beauty and the Beast" in 2015.
With an annual turnover of S1 billion on sales of 10 million tickets, Cirque du Soleil has produced iconic acts like "KA", "Corteo", "Zumanity", "Kooza", and the classic "Mystere".
The company, founded by two former street performers - Guy Laliberte and Gilles Ste-Croix - is renowned for its unique acts accompanied by their out-of-the-world sets that end up being a gateway to another world for the audience.
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Five members of Bengaluru family killed in canter-car collision on NH 69 in AP
Kolar: In a tragic road accident reported from Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, five members of a family from Bengaluru were killed as a canter hit their car from behind on the National Highway 69 on Thursday morning.
The deceased are identified as Mohandas (70), Nagaraj (60), Kusuma (60), Jayanthi (59) and Pooja (33), who were residents of Rajajinagar in Bengaluru. The family was reportedly returning from a trip to Tirupati when the accident occurred.
The canter is said to have hit the car on the Tirupati-Palamaneru stretch of NH 69 near the YSR Junction in Gangavaram hobli, Palamaneru taluk.
Palamaneru Police officials and the Transport Department officials visited the accident site and inspected it.
The relatives of the deceased have been informed of the incident while the bodies are currently in official custody.
