Chant du Cygne

**Chant du Cygne** (シャン・デュ・シニュ), also known as **Cygnus** (キグナス), is an international theatrical company founded in France 80 years ago. It features a repertoire of talented artists showcasing many different aspects of the performing arts, such as music, dance, and drama. Many of its members are renowned actors and opera singers, while some, mainly under the junior division, choose to become idols after some time.

Although its main stage takes the form of a luxurious cruise ship traveling from country to country, Cygnus also offers a grand total of 23 theater houses located worldwide. 6 of them are the most well-known, in which 5 are named after the eponymous constellation's Northern Cross. The **Albireo** house (アルビレオ), located in Fukuoka, Japan, is notable for sending out its actors to land starring roles on television.

The company used to have an academic branch, aptly named the **Cygnus Conservatory** (キグナス音楽院). 6 Conservatories connected to the 6 most famous theater houses were established, offering in-house education to willing students until its high school division. The Conservatories were notorious for cherry-picking a miniscule amount of actors to promote, to often ludicrous degrees. Likewise, they bore contentious admission rates, with the rich and prominent forming 75% of its student body while so-called "commoners" make up the remaining 25%. A combination of their controversial practices, along with myriads of other rumors surrounding Cygnus as a whole, eventually led to the precipitous shutdown of the academic branch in late AH019, though the houses they belonged to remain intact. Media coverage was widespread, lasting for months on end.

While many of its students transferred to other academies or took the opportunity to explore new ventures, others chose to quit, citing the merciless nature of the entertainment industry as their number one source of stress and frustration. A sizable portion of its graduates refuse to associate themselves with the company.

## The Northern Cross

1. **Deneb** (Lyon, France)
2. **Sadr** (Milan, Italy)
3. **Gienah** (London, U.K.)
4. **Fawaris** (Barcelona, Spain)
5. **Albireo** (Fukuoka, Japan)
6. **Aljanah** (Berlin, Germany; "honorary" member)

## Known Members

*Feel free to add your original characters.*

* Kurusu Nao (Former member and alumnus of Albireo; AH011 - AH019)

## Trivia

* Its overall concept is inspired by CYGNUS.CC, a multimedia project started by ELECTROCUTICA.
	+ Similarly, the Conservatories are based off Shuchi'in Academy from Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
* The Conservatories' curriculum consists of all core subjects, with an emphasis on the performing arts.
* It is *not* a talent agency. All members are free to sign with other companies, while remaining under Cygnus.
	+ Most of its talents, especially those involved with music, tend to be signed under Atlas Entertainment.
	+ Similarly, for reasons undisclosed to the public, Cygnus' current CEO has beef with Mon Chéri.
* The cruise ship *is* Chant du Cygne itself. However, its official headquarters are stationed in France.
* The company offers in-house plays and adaptations of popular works, with a focus on Western media.
* Artists under the company are called "swans", while students of the Conservatory are called "ducklings".
* Not all members are a part of the Conservatory, but the latter's students are all members of Cygnus.
* Kurusu Nao, a notable alumnus, was one of the few actors who hailed from an impoverished family.