Name Neil Goldberg Role Mixed Media Artist | ||
Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | ||
Education Brown University (1986) | ||
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Neil Goldberg is the creator and producer of Cirque Dreams productions. His Cirque Dreams franchise, which was founded in 1993, includes: Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, Cirque Dreams Illumination, Cirque Dreams and Dinner, and Pop Goes The Rock amongst others. Goldberg's Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy was nominated for an American Theatre Wing Best Costume Design Award and became the first cirque show to appear on Broadway. The NY Daily News stated that "There have only been a handful of shows that have generated an exclamation point as assertive as the ones created and directed by Neil Goldberg."
Goldberg has been involved in numerous projects. He designed and created productions for two Super Bowls, the NBA, Disney, Busch Gardens, Six Flags, Miss Universe, NBC, ABC & CBS. He has created and directed shows with the Pittsburgh, Baltimore and New World symphonies; with Marvin Hamlisch & The National Symphony and the youngARTS program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Neil conceived and directed Cirque Ingenieux for theatre and PBS, and has produced and directed Cirque Dreams shows for MGM, Harrah’s, Caesars, Ballys, Trump, Foxwoods, Hilton Hotels and casinos worldwide. All of his creations are designed, developed, rehearsed and produced, including the manufacturing of every costume, at his 30,000 sq. ft. Dream Studios production complex in Pompano Beach, FL.
He also established “The Neil Goldberg Dream Foundation” to support the dreams and enrich the lives of the artists and families around the world that are looking for the opportunity to cultivate their talent and live out their dream.