Cirque du Soleil's Saudi show will go on despite diplomatic row with Canada

Saudi Arabia’s spat with Canada may have affected the currency, maple syrup imports and thousands of Saudi students abroad, but there’s at least one Canadian business untouched: Cirque du Soleil.
The Montreal-based troupe will perform a customized show for Saudi Arabia’s National Day on Sept. 23 in Riyadh, Cirque du Soleil said in an emailed statement. The hour-long show will feature more than 80 artists — men and women — wearing 250 costumes on a 300-foot stage, &l