From the Niagara Falls Review:
A memorable summer comes to a close for Cirque Niagara this weekend.
After five months, the high-flying tourist attraction will pack up and head home to Russia Sunday. But not before making a hefty deposit … and a promise to return.
At 1 p.m. in the Main Tent today, the company will make a $50,000 donation to the Niagara Health System Foundation and the Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation. After that, it’s four more packed houses to end a spectacular first season.
“We started out with sold-out crowds and we’re finishing with sold-out crowds,” said co-owner Gabe Macaluse, who helped convince Russia’s famed Kantemirov circus family to spend the summer in Niagara Falls.
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Although they make it sound like it was a complete success… I could have sworn that if it was a great success, they would be doing shows throughout the winter months since the tent is climate controlled & heated as well.
Well it may have been a huge succes in the summer, that won’t necessarily make it true in the winter when tourism really drops off.
I didn’t know they sold-out their first shows. I went to 5 o-clock show on the very first tuesday and it was less than half full.
In their defense it must be a lot of pressure to perform at that level twice a day for an entire year. And they are in a foreign country and would probably love to see their families again. Also as Dan stated the Winter wouldn’t draw very well and wouldn’t be worth the expense. I am just glad they have committed to coming back for 3 more years, with hopefully a permanent home.