Cavalia

Cavalia Inc.
Private company
Industry Entertainment
Founded 2003 (as Voltige)
Founder Normand Latourelle
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Normand Latourelle
Dominique Day
(Co-Founders)
Number of employees
 500
Website www.cavalia.net

Cavalia Inc. is an entertainment company that specializes in the creation, production and touring of shows for audiences of all ages. Its shows display equestrian and acrobatic techniques such as Trick Riding, Vaulting, Haute École, Pas De Deux, and unbridled displays. So far, Cavalia has produced two shows: Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse, and Odysseo.

Name origin

Cavalia is a fabricated word, inspired by the Spanish and French words for horse (caballo and cheval) and the English word cavalier.

History

Created in 2003 by Normand Latourelle under the name of "Voltige",[1] the very first show was held in Shawinigan, Quebec. The large-scale multimedia performance the company delivers is often compared to Cirque du Soleil, of which he was one of the four original co-founders as well as Managing Director and Executive Vice-President from 1985 to 1990. Apart from Latourelle's history, Cavalia has no affiliation with Cirque du Soleil and remains a separate entity. The company's original production, Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse, has been touring since 2003 and has reached over 4 Million spectators across North America, Europe and Australia through more than 2,200 performances (as of September 2013).[2] Odysseo, Cavalia's newest show, premiered in October 2011 in Laval, Quebec.

In May 2009, the Government of Canada provided Cavalia with a $4-million loan to Cavalia Inc. to develop new productions and construct a horse-training facility in Sutton, Quebec.[3]

First Production: Cavalia, A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse

The first show is a tribute to the relationship between humans and horses throughout history. It is described as an equestrian ballet, it expresses a "dream of freedom, cooperation and harmony".[4] Riders, acrobats, dancers and musicians share the stage with horses. A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse features about 50 horses, 5 musicians and 45 artists including riders, aerialists, and acrobats.[2]


Horses used in production

Many of the horses are Lusitanos, and the remainder are Andalusian (PRE), Canadian Horses, American Quarter Horses, Paint horses, Belgians, Percherons, Arabians, and Appaloosas. The show's horses were originally from Canada, France, Spain, and the United States.[5] These horses eat 40 bales of hay per day; they consume 900 kg (1980 lb) of grain and 20 kg (44 lb) (of what?)

Human performers

The show also features over 20 human stars from Canada, France, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Australia, Mexico, and Morocco.


About the White Big Top

Cavalia’s village includes nine tents

Second Production: Odysseo

Odysseo was launched in 2011, and 900,000 people so far have watched the show.[7] Cavalia summarizes the show as depicting "horses and humans leaving together to meet a world between dream and reality by traveling through the great wonders that nature has offered, deserts, waterfalls, canyons and glaciers."[8] This second show portrays equestrian arts, acrobatics, music, multimedia projections and special effects under one Big Top. It features some 300 different costumes. Non-riders do acrobatics and sing west African songs. [9]

Odysseo's key players

The Big Top

The Big Top in Edmonton (2012)

Like the first production's Big Top, Odysseo's tent was designed specifically for the needs of the show and the vision of its creators. It is two and a quarter times bigger than the first one and is (as of September 2013) the largest touring tent in the world.[11]

The exterior

The interior

Assembly and transport

Touring history

With its eponymous show, Cavalia has toured around the world and performed in the following cities:

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Ticket, Spain, 2008.

2008

2009

The Cavalia show in Downtown Miami, Florida, 2010.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015


With its second production, Odysseo, the company has toured in North America, visiting:

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015


2016

[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cavalia, A Dream of Freedom, François Broussseau and Valérie Martin, translated by Waguih Khoury, 2004, ISBN 1-897092-01-6, p.20
  2. 1 2 3 http://cavalia.net/files/cavalia/melbourne_au_-_press_kit_full_-_as_of_august2.pdf
  3. ↑ "Cavalia gets a $4-million jump on new production". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. 2009-05-26. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  4. ↑ http://cavalia.net/en/cavalia-show/about-show
  5. ↑ http://cavalia.net/en/horse-breeds
  6. ↑ `http://cavalia.net/en/cavalia-show/big-top
  7. 1 2 http://cavalia.net/files/cavalia/washington_dc-odysseo-press_kit_0.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.cavalia.net/en/odysseo/about-show
  9. ↑ http://www.equestrianstylist.com/2012/02/cavalias-odysseo-horses-arrive-in-style-in-miami-florida/
  10. ↑ http://cavalia.net/en/odysseo/creative-team
  11. ↑ http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/942485/cavalia-rides-into-toronto-may-15th-with-an-all-new-creation-odysseo
  12. ↑ http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/02/13/big-top-going-up-in-downtown-miami-for-new-show/
  13. ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46564233/ns/local_news-miami_fl/t/cavalias-odysseo-comes-miami/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/cavalias-odysseo-gallops-_n_1313097.html
  14. ↑ http://www.downtownmiaminews.com/news/construction-news/cavalia-odysseo-under-construction-in-bicentennial-park/2291/
  15. ↑ http://cavalia.net/en/odysseo/big-top
  16. ↑ http://www.cavalia.net/en/cavalia-show/tickets-info/singapore
  17. ↑ http://cavalia.co.kr/

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