Acclaimed Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Master Coach, Alain Gauthier is renowned for engineering some of the world’s most sophisticated live spectacles. From staging acrobatic aquatic choreography for Paris’s Crescend’O to designing acrobatic movement for The Millennium Dome Show in London, Gauthier’s visionary direction has shaped global entertainment. His extensive portfolio includes nearly two decades as an Artistic Director and Acrobatics/Dance Choreographer for the international touring sensations Cavalia and Odysseo, as well as serving as Designer and Artistic Director for the massive multi-city light spectaculars, Illumi and Festilumi (Quebec/Hong Kong). Seamlessly blending aerial rigging design, character research, and high-concept staging as seen in such ground breaking theatrical productions as Robert Lepage’s ExMachina, Gauthier continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in live, immersive entertainment.
...and this is how it all started
1982
1987 Mister Somerset was born ! (stage name for monsieur somersault)
…behold ! the show that gave wings to Cirque du Soleil
1989
1991
“OH NOOO” was born
1993 APOGEE
Debbie Brown’s
Acrobatic Dance Theatre
1998 ON AIR
1999 Zulu Time Robert Lepage
2000 La Damnation de Faust Opera Robert Lepage
2003 Cavalia
How brave are these extraordinary beings for allowing us to create this remarkable display of relationship between Horse and Man. Every single day of this three-month creation period was reliant on building trust, one moment at a time.
2010
Voyage de la Vie
2013 ILLUSIONS Daniel Flannery prod.
2025 STARBOND Daniel Flannery\YooTown Resort China
2026 Yootopia Danniel Flanery\YooTown Resort China