Cirque du Soleil: «Алегрия» – қуаныш тойының сахналық қойылымы

Touring live entertainment production
the Cirque du Soleil production

Alegría is a Cirque du Soleil touring production, created in 1994 by director Franco Dragone and director of creation Gilles Ste Croix. It takes its name from the Spanish word for "joy". Since April 1994 the show has been performed over 5000 times, and has been seen by over 14 million spectators in more than 250 cities around the world.

The acts of Alegría have had a bit of turnover, but continue to fit its theme: "A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth." Opening: Fleur and the musicians, walk in the audience, while the show is being prepared. Prologue (Mirko): The white singer sings a song while the characters and acrobats of Alegría run around the stage to welcome the audience to the world of Alegría. Synchronized trapeze: Two acrobats perform tricks on two separate trapezes. Horse: A clown and a horse have comical problems. Power track: A group of acrobats perform flips and twists on an X shaped power track. Paper planes: The clowns come in, playing with paper airplanes. Hand balancing: An artist performs handbalancing on canes. Fire knife dance: Two artists perform a dance using fire knives. Clown candle: A clown comes in, and tries to mimic the fire knife dancing act by using a candle instead. Manipulation: An artist manipulates ribbons, contortion and hula hoops. The original act consisted of only contortion, and hula hoops. Snowstorm: Reflecting the eternal spirit of mankind, the clowns are witnesses to the passing of centuries, the social commentators of the world of Alegría. Grounded in real life, they tell little stories of everyday existence where everyone is a hero, and where anyone can fall in love and suffer a broken heart. The clowns are visionaries philosophers of absurdity. Endearing, comical and childlike, they turn the world into a circus. Le Bal: The white singer comes in and sings Danze Vazoule while going in the audience, picking a person out and dancing with the audience member. Flying man: An artist bounces and flies high above the stage with bungee cords. The Bar: The clowns come in and play with a Russian bar. Russian bars: A group of acrobats perform Russian bars. Contortion: Two artists create graceful and lithe figures and movements with their extreme flexibility and balance. The original act consisted of one contortionist. Interlude to Aerial high bar: Little tamir comes and flies with a bird structure. Aerial high bar: A group of acrobats fly, twist and spin on a structure in the air while a net is below them. Once they fly off the structure, the acrobats will be caught by other acrobats on a swinging trapeze. Finale: The white singer sings Alegría while the cast of Alegría comes and says farewell to the audience.

Alegría's costumes have a dichotomy relating to the Old Order and the New Order. The Old Order has costumes which are reminiscent of New York's Gilded Age as they are finely decorated with feathers, lace, and other adornments. The New Order, on the other hand, representing the youth of tomorrow, have the same rich hues as the old order, while the fabrics used are lighter and softer, helping to emphasize the agility of youth.

Alegría tour historyUnreliable source: date=February 2020 is quite extensive as it premiered in 1994. It has toured under the Grand Chapiteau as well as in sporting arenas. During 1999 and 2000 it played as a resident show in Biloxi's Beau Rivage.

In commemoration of the show's 25th anniversary, a new show called Alegría: In a New Light was created, in its original Big Top format to pay tribute to the original show. The tour began on 18 April 2019 in Montreal. It features revamped numbers, characters, costumes, music and makeup.