Cavalia
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2003 (as Voltige) |
| Founder | Normand Latourelle |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Normand Latourelle Dominique Day (Co-Founders) |
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Number of employees
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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.
Cavalia is a fabricated word, inspired by the Spanish and French words for horse (caballo and cheval) and the English word cavalier.
Created in 2003 by Normand Latourelle under the name of "Voltige", 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).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.
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". 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.
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. These horses eat 40 bales of hay per day; they consume 900 kg (1980 lb) of grain and 20 kg (44 lb)carrots.
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