Louis Patrick Leroux is associate professor of English and French studies at Concordia University and director of the Montreal Working Group of Circus Research.Charles R. Batson is associate professor of French and francophone studies at Union College.

"Cirque Global is a precious, unique, and compelling study on the cultural significance and socio-economic dimensions of Cirque du Soleil and contemporary circus arts in the province of Quebec and beyond." Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto "Taken together, these essays provide a comprehensive exploration of the unique circumstances in Francophone Quebec that led to a flourishing circus culture. Essential. All readers." CHOICE "Until recently, research on circus was sparse and mostly conducted at a distance from the ring. However, the latest research, as this book demonstrates, draws on disciplines across the arts and social sciences to consider Quebec circus as a historical, s "Cirque Global succeeds in its balancing act of providing a useful volume for newcomers to the cirque as well as those whose research already takes place under the grand chapiteau. A wide-ranging tour-de-force." The French Review

Louis Patrick Leroux is associate professor of English and French studies at Concordia University and director of the Montreal Working Group of Circus Research.Charles R. Batson is associate professor of French and francophone studies at Union College.

"Cirque Global is a precious, unique, and compelling study on the cultural significance and socio-economic dimensions of Cirque du Soleil and contemporary circus arts in the province of Quebec and beyond." Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto "Taken together, these essays provide a comprehensive exploration of the unique circumstances in Francophone Quebec that led to a flourishing circus culture. Essential. All readers." CHOICE "Until recently, research on circus was sparse and mostly conducted at a distance from the ring. However, the latest research, as this book demonstrates, draws on disciplines across the arts and social sciences to consider Quebec circus as a historical, s "Cirque Global succeeds in its balancing act of providing a useful volume for newcomers to the cirque as well as those whose research already takes place under the grand chapiteau. A wide-ranging tour-de-force." The French Review