Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

Nov 19, 2001

1h 33m

★ 7.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Family

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Cast

Monsieur Fleur

Ebon Grayman

Singer in White

Francesca Gagnon

Singer in Black

Eve Montpetit

Tamir

Tamir Erdenesaikan

Hoops

Elena Lev

Little Tamir

Batmuhkh Batjargal

The Old Nostalgic Bird / Fast Track

Piotr Matula

Nymph / Fast Track / Russian Bars

Kristina Ivanova

Nymph / Fast Track / Russian Bars

Cindy Whiteman

Angel / Bird

Time Sumeo

Angel

Adir Ionov

Clown

Nikolai Terentyev

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