which were the controversies that this company was involved in?
They fired gymnast Matthew Cusick because he tested HIV-positive; They announced the cancellation of all its 2016 touring shows to North Carolina, citing the recent signing of the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (commonly known as "HB2") by the North Carolina governor. Cirque du Soleil was criticized for this decision and accused of taking a double standard
Cirque du Soleil
In November 2003, gymnast Matthew Cusick (represented by the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund) filed a discrimination complaint against Cirque du Soleil in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Cusick (a trainee performer who was scheduled to begin working at "Mystère") alleged that in April 2002, Cirque du Soleil fired him because he tested HIV-positive, even though company doctors had already cleared him as healthy enough to perform. Cirque du Soleil alleged that due to the nature of Cusick's disease coupled with his job's high risk of injury, there was a significant risk of his infecting other performers, crew or audience members. Cirque du Soleil said that they had several HIV-positive employees, but in the case of Cusick, the risk of him spreading his infection while performing was too high to take the risk. A boycott ensued and "Just Out" ran a story on it with the headline "Flipping off the Cirque". Cirqu
what are the names of the cirque du soleil shows O, La Nouba, Mystère, Saltimbanco, Alegría, Quidam, Dralion what is it whose shows you just mentioned? Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) is a Montreal-based entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. who founded this company? Guy Laliberté, Gilles Ste-Croix and when? 16 June 1984 what was the first international venture? "Le Cirque Réinventé" marked the company's first performances outside of North America when it performed in London and Paris in 1990. who is the first founder? A Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. He was ranked by "Forbes" as the 11th wealthiest Canadian. what can you  tell about his poker career? He started playing super high stakes online cash games and live tournaments for recreation around 2006. n April 2007, Laliberté finished fourth in the World Poker Tour in Las Vegas and won $696,220 which are some of the award he received? Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for all three levels: Quebec, Canada and international;  National Order of Quebec ;  Order of Canada, has the company mentioned been effected by any pandemic? Yes - the 2019–20 worldwide coronavirus pandemic. 4,679 employees, comprising 95 percent of their staff, would be temporarily laid off and later they terminated 3,500 employees who had previously been laid off. which is the most recent tour by this company? In November 2019, it launched 'Cosmos' and 'Exentricks' on the cruise ship MSC Grandiosa
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Cirque du Soleil [SEP] Firing of HIV-positive artist
In November 2003, gymnast Matthew Cusick (represented by the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund) filed a discrimination complaint against Cirque du Soleil in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Cusick (a trainee performer who was scheduled to begin working at "Mystère") alleged that in April 2002, Cirque du Soleil fired him because he tested HIV-positive, even though company doctors had already cleared him as healthy enough to perform. Cirque du Soleil alleged that due to the nature of Cusick's disease coupled with his job's high risk of injury, there was a significant risk of his infecting other performers, crew or audience members.