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Founder

Maxime Yelle

A young Ottawa native, Maxime left for Montreal in order to pursue his dream. Over the following 6 years, he finished his training and studies with a degree from the prestigious National Circus School. 

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Shortly after, he moved to Europe to pursue his career and artistic growth. The next 7 years had Maxime perform internationally with traditional and contemporary circuses, in variety theatres, cabarets, theatre, physical theatre, as well as on cruise ships. 

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Throughout all of this, he learned and grew alongside other performers, directors and producers. Upon reflecting back, he wished to bring more of these experiences back to Ottawa, which sparked the idea of GLE. 

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In 2018, Maxime came back to Ottawa in order to start this new journey, while also performing and coaching. 

 

Maxime is determined to bring more circus to his hometown.

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Mission

Mission

Ottawa based and operated, Gold Leaf Entertainment's mission is to bring more high quality professional circus shows to Ottawa!

 

Entertaining locals by captivating them with awe inspiring moments, we hope to influence a future generation of circus through various artistic styles and projects.

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Aiming to support Canadian based performers by being a local platform for them, as well as showing young dreamers that circus arts is an attainable career path.

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We hope our presence will help support and grow our local circus community, while also incorporating future community outreach programs, making circus more accessible and offering semi-professional learning experiences to young acrobats in training. 

 

No need to run away with the circus, it's now right at home!

Direction

Direction

While focusing on circus and acrobatics, we hope to push creative research, to merge it with other arts forms and to present various artistic styles. We hope to incorporate dance, theatre, media and musical art forms into our shows, which will vary in structures, such as a variety style, to full theatrical production or more of a traditional circus experience.

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Over the next few years, we aim to  schedule shows more regularly, ideally ending with year round programming. Our programming will consist mainly of our own produced shows, but we also hope to be able to invite other Canadian based circus companies on our platform.

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Alongside our productions, we are open to partaking in smaller performances/events and in collaborating with other local events, in order to reach out to more audiences.

 

No matter the reason to go out, be it to celebrate an anniversary or working team outing, Gold Leaf Entertainment aims to be the destination for a memorable evening out. 

Vision

Vision

A note from the artistic director

My vision for Gold Leaf Entertainment is to establish a recognized circus producing organization and to help develop Ottawa's cultural environment through circus arts.

 

There currently isn't a professional production scene for circus in Ottawa. Many have seen Cirque du soleil, but there's so much more to circus arts than CDS. I want to expose different styles of shows and performances to Ottawa's locals. My vision for GLE is to eventually offer year round programming, varying shows and styles, as well as a few programs for the circus community.

 

I want GLE to be a unique destination where people go out for a memorable evening. For the environment to not be traditional theatre seating, but rather small table seating, with a bar at the back, offering patrons the opportunity to enjoy each other's company. The show blends into the evening as the highlight of the soirée. Mesmerized before going home, the guests are welcome to linger after the show, to have another drink, and to connect over this shared outing.

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I'd love for GLE to be the place people choose to celebrate their special moments together, be it a birthday or an anniversary, or even where businesses meet to entertain guests, as well as taking their team out.

 

Regardless the reasons to go out, GLE's vision is to offer its patrons more than just a show, but rather a social environment, a vibrant atmosphere, a cultural outing, culminating in an outstanding experience. 

- Maxime
Board

Boards

Directors
Members

Maxime Yelle

President

       

Donald Lafrance

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Karine Yelle

Maxime Yelle

       

Donald Lafrance

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Karine Yelle

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