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Cirque du Soleil: Alegria
Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

19 November 2001

Country

Cast

Ebon Grayman

Ebon Grayman

Monsieur Fleur

Francesca Gagnon

Francesca Gagnon

Singer in White

Eve Montpetit

Eve Montpetit

Singer in Black

Tamir Erdenesaikan

Tamir Erdenesaikan

Tamir

Elena Lev

Elena Lev

Hoops

Batmuhkh Batjargal

Batmuhkh Batjargal

Little Tamir

Piotr Matula

Piotr Matula

The Old Nostalgic Bird / Fast Track

Kristina Ivanova

Kristina Ivanova

Nymph / Fast Track / Russian Bars

Cindy Whiteman

Cindy Whiteman

Nymph / Fast Track / Russian Bars

Time Sumeo

Time Sumeo

Angel / Bird

Adir Ionov

Adir Ionov

Angel

Nikolai Terentyev

Nikolai Terentyev

Clown

Vladimir Olshansky

Vladimir Olshansky

Clown

Yuri Medvedev

Yuri Medvedev

Clown

Anna Shelper

Anna Shelper

Synchronized Trapeze

Gaston Eliê

Gaston Eliê

Synchronized Trapeze

Elvira Becks

Elvira Becks

Fast Track

Efgueni Ivanov

Efgueni Ivanov

Fast Track

Giya Khetaguri

Giya Khetaguri

Fast Track

Lindsay Orton

Lindsay Orton

Fast Track

Evguenia Rochtchina

Evguenia Rochtchina

Fast Track

Danielle Rodenkirchen

Danielle Rodenkirchen

Fast Track

Eric Saintonge

Eric Saintonge

Fast Track

Franck Salcines

Franck Salcines

Fast Track

Ivan Savelyev

Ivan Savelyev

Fast Track / Russian Bars

Justin Sullivan

Justin Sullivan

Fast Track (as Justin Lawrence Sullivan)

Mikhail Vorontsov

Mikhail Vorontsov

Fast Track

Karl Sanft

Karl Sanft

Fire Knife Dancer

Ginaud Dupuis

Ginaud Dupuis

The Strong Man

Alexandre Dobrynine

Alexandre Dobrynine

The Flying Man (as Aleksandr Dobrynin)

Vadim Foutsov

Vadim Foutsov

Russian Bars Porter (as Vadim Foursov)

Igor Issakov

Igor Issakov

Russian Bars Porter

Oleg Plotnikov

Oleg Plotnikov

Russian Bars Porter

Serguei Samoded

Serguei Samoded

Russian Bars Porter

Aleksei Tvelenev

Aleksei Tvelenev

Russian Bars Porter

Sergey Voskovykh

Sergey Voskovykh

Russian Bars Porter

Victor Bryndine

Victor Bryndine

Flyer

Alexi Kondratev

Alexi Kondratev

Flyer

Yury Samsonov

Yury Samsonov

Flyer

Ulziibayar Chimed

Ulziibayar Chimed

Contortionist

Vitaly Hudzenko

Vitaly Hudzenko

Aerial High Bar Porter

Valery Tchoukhlov

Valery Tchoukhlov

Aerial High Bar Porter

Alexey Novozhilov

Alexey Novozhilov

Aerial High Bar Porter

Oleksandr Bogulya

Oleksandr Bogulya

Flyer

Yevgen Kuz'min

Yevgen Kuz'min

Flyer

Oleksandr Pylypenko

Oleksandr Pylypenko

Flyer

Guennadi Rybine

Guennadi Rybine

Flyer

Mikhail Petrov

Mikhail Petrov

Flyer

Leslie Angeles

Leslie Angeles

Fast Track (unconfirmed)

Kris Burley

Kris Burley

Fast Track (unconfirmed)

Jean-François Gloux

Jean-François Gloux

Fast Track (unconfirmed)

Zita Lusack

Zita Lusack

Fast Track (unconfirmed)

Pauliina Räsänen

Pauliina Räsänen

Synchronized Trapeze (unconfirmed)

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