Although such accidents are not common, a Cirque du Soleil acrobat fell to her death in 2013 during a performance in Las Vegas. A previous version of this story described the performer who died in ...

Arnaud’s death is the latest tragedy in the aerial ... Samantha Mellor, Sarasota, Florida OSHA records show over the past 10 years, Cirque du Soleil has been inspected by the state and federal ...

In October 2013, veteran acrobat Sarah Guyard-Guillot fell 94 feet to her death during the conclusion of a performance, which marked the first onstage fatality in Cirque du Soleil's history.

the show features a macabre skeleton dance and the jaw-dropping Wheel of Death. “It’s our tribute to traditional circus,” says Michael G. Smith, Cirque du Soleil’s senior director of show ...