Cirque du Soleil cuts 70 jobs worldwide

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 8:57 PM
  • John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review Journal

Cutbacks and consolidation in the Strip’s predominant production company continue.

Cirque du Soleil has enacted another set of layoffs in its ONE Cirque initiative. Company president and CEO Daniel Lamarre informed Cirque employees in an internal company memo Wednesday.

According to sources familiar with company operations, the result is more than 70 positions are being eliminated among the company’s nearly 4,000 employees.

“These initiatives have resulted in job cuts, and we mus sadly say goodbye to some colleagues,” Lamarre wrote in the memo. “Such decisions are always difficult and made with great care. We remain committed to providing support to the impacted employees during this transitional period.”