THE VOLTA BIG TOP TOUR IN NUMBERS

The tour crew is composed of 140 people from 25 countries, including:

• 126 full-time employees:
  • 47 artists
  • 27 show technicians (13 per show)
  • 3 wardrobe employees
• 14 family members
• The VOLTA wardrobe is composed of 230 items of costumes and accessories, totaling 500 meters of fabrics

• Up to 400 meals are served every day to the numerous employees who bring VOLTA to life
• 70 semi-trailer trucks are required to transport all the equipment
• The Big Top requires approximately 6 days to set up and 2 days to tear down
• The Big Top canvases are handmade. It takes 14 artisans and between 10 and 12 weeks to hand make the Cirque du Soleil canvases
• Each Big Top is equipped with one weather station to monitor the winds and the weather

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VOLTA IN OAKS

• $2 million spent locally in the Oaks area in:
  • employees’ daily needs, accommodation and well-being:
    • Lodging
    • Transport
    • Food
  • local direct labor
  • operational needs (rental, equipment and miscellaneous needs)

• Around 150 local people employed for the direct operational needs of the show:
  • Box office and customer service
  • Food and beverage
  • Security services

AVERAGE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIG TOP SHOWS

• The estimated economic impact of a Big Top show in the USA is from $14 million to $20 million per city.

Estimation based on internal Cirque du Soleil analysis of the USA markets, and presented in a press release.

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