La Cité's outdoor amphitheatre to be known as the
Amphithéâtre Québecor
SHAWINIGAN, QC, May 8, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Quebecor and La
Cité de l'Énergie of Shawinigan
today announced a partnership to raise the profile of La Cité, a
major tourism and cultural institution in the Mauricie and
Centre-du-Québec regions. As part of the five-year agreement, La
Cité's outdoor amphitheatre was renamed the Amphithéâtre Québecor
today.
Michel Angers, mayor of
Shawinigan, Pierre Giguère, MNA
for Saint-Maurice, Roland
Désaulniers, chairman of the board of La Cité de l'Énergie,
Robert Trudel, general manager of La
Cité de l'Énergie, Katia Villeneuve,
regional sales director for the Mauricie, Estrie, Centre-du-Québec
and Montréal regions for Quebecor, Jean-Philippe La Couture, producer and event
manager at Cirque Éloize, and many distinguished guests were on
hand for the announcement.
Said Ms. Villeneuve: "Quebecor is proud to be partnering with La
Cité de l'Énergie, an organization that, like our own, is deeply
committed to the cultural and economic development of the beautiful
Mauricie region. Under this partnership, we will marshal the
strengths of all our brands to raise La Cité de l'Énergie's profile
even further in all parts of Québec."
Mr. Trudel added, "Over the years, La Cité de l'Énergie has
become a tourism and cultural attraction of international stature.
Our partnership with Quebecor will greatly enhance the visibility
of all of La Cité's activities, which will in turn benefit the many
other attractions in our region."
The heated and canopied outdoor Amphithéâtre Québecor offers
audiences a unique immersive experience. Spectators are seated on
an immense, 30-metre-diameter platform that can accommodate almost
900 people and revolves during the show to provide changing views
of the enchanting natural setting. This summer, the amphitheatre
will host the Cirque Éloize production of Nehza every
evening at sunset from July 3 to August
18.
About La Cité de l'Énergie
Ranked as one of Québec's
top 5 attractions by Best of Québec, La Cité de l'Énergie is
a theme park that opened to the public in 1997 and receives some
150,000 visitors per year. Its mission is to preserve and showcase
the history and industrial heritage of Québec's Mauricie region.
The complex comprises several sites and offers visitors many
activities, several of them for the first time this year, including
brand-new exhibits at the Science Centre and a brand new multimedia
show; the Canada in the World
exhibit at the Prime Minister Jean Chrétien Museum; a 115-metre
observation tower; tours of the Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting
Complex National Historic Site of Canada; the Jardins de la Synergie; a river
cruise; a sightseeing tour of Shawinigan; and the outdoor amphitheatre,
which has been hosting shows in July and August every summer since
2001.
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SOURCE Quebecor