Cirque du Soleil: Alegria
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Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

If You Have No Voice, Scream; If You Have No Legs, Run; If You Have No Hope, Invent

7.9 / 10 2001 1h 33mG English
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Storyline

Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means "jubilation" in Spanish, are many. Power and the handing down of power over time, the evolution from ancient monarchies to modern democracies, old age, youth - it is against this backdrop that the characters of Alegría play out their lives. Kings' fools, minstrels, beggars, old aristocrats and children make up its universe, along with the clowns, who alone are able to resist the passing of time and the social transformations that accompany it.

Cast & Crew

Ebon Grayman

Ebon Grayman

Monsieur Fleur

Lead
Francesca Gagnon

Francesca Gagnon

Singer in White

Eve Montpetit

Eve Montpetit

Singer in Black

TE

Tamir Erdenesaikan

Tamir

Elena Lev

Elena Lev

Hoops

BB

Batmuhkh Batjargal

Little Tamir

PM

Piotr Matula

The Old Nostalgic Bird / Fast Track

KI

Kristina Ivanova

Nymph / Fast Track / Russian Bars

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nick Morris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Cirque du Soleil: Alegria is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker