Alegría (Cirque du Soleil)

This article is about the Cirque du Soleil production. For other uses, see Alegria (disambiguation).

Alegría
Logo for Cirque du Soleil's Alegria
Company	Cirque du Soleil
Genre	Contemporary circus
Show type	Touring arena show
Date of premiere	21 April 1994 (Montreal)
Location	Montreal
Creative team
Director	Franco Dragone
Director of creation	Gilles Ste-Croix
Composer	René Dupéré
Costume designer	Dominique Lemieux
Set designer	Michel Crête
Choreographer	Debra Brown
Lighting designer	Luc Lafortune
Sound designer	Guy Desrochers
Company founder and CEO	Guy Laliberté
Make-up designer	Nathalie Gagné
Other information
Preceded by	Mystère (1993)
Succeeded by	Quidam (1996)
Official website

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.^{[citation needed]}

Alegria's Grand Chapiteau in São Paulo, Brazil. March 2008

Set and technical information

The stage of Alegría is topped by a giant dome and decorated with stylistic columns and balustrades. The dome gives the sense of an impressive, powerful structure, similar to how churches and government buildings utilize similar architectural constructs. The stage has spiral ramps on opposing sides which lead down, symbolizing the unknown. The floor of the stage has the head of a salamander, used for the four elements in which it lives. The 17th-century-ballroom stylistic lighting design reflects a nostalgic atmosphere. Finally, an autumnal color palette creates the luminous obscurity of the show.^[1]

Characters

The characters in Alegría comprise people of two separate generations: the New Order and the Old Order.^[2]

• Fleur: An unpredictable and dangerous madman who believes he is king. He is the guide to the world of Alegría.
• Nostalgic Old Birds: The Nostalgic Old Birds have lived in the palace for as long as it has existed. They are empty-shelled courtiers who admire their reflections in mirrorless frames. They include Gracieuse, Blanche, Valentin, Wilfrid, Georges-Etienne and more.
• Fire Bird: He appears for a brief dance before fire knife act and is present in the background while the fire knife dancer is performing.
• Tamir and Little Tamir: Appears when needed, only to disappear once he has fulfilled his mission.
• The Musicians: They provide the show's live music, dressed entirely in white. In the first run of the show, they were sometimes referred to as Les Hiboux ("the Owls").
• Nymphs: Exuberant characters who celebrate life.
• Bronx: The young and tough, who are the next generation in Alegría. They perform on the power track and aerial high bar.
• The Angels: The guardians who are the youth of tomorrow. They perform on the Russian bars.
• White Singer: One of the singers. She is the storyteller who sings about everything she sees around her. She is often desired by the male characters of the show.
• Black Singer: One of the singers. She has a wickedness about her and is the White Singer's opposite. She always avoids approaching the front of the stage.
• Clowns: 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.
  • Slava Polunin, Ivan Polunin, Dimitri "Dima" Bogatirev, Sergey Chachelev, Yuri Medvedev, Sergiy Marchenko and Iryna Ivanytska. (1994 - 1997)
  • Leonid Leykin, Valery Keft, Yuri Medvedev, Sergiy Marchenko and Michel "Balthazar" Deschamps. (1997 - 2000)
  • Nikolai Terentiev, Vladimir Olshansky, Yuri Medvedev, Bouchon and Anton Valen. (2001 - 2003)
  • Anton Valen, Marcos Casuo, Ben Johnson, Oleg Popkov and Yuri Medvedev. (2004 - 2009)
  • Jesse Buck, Aron de Casmaker, Pablo Gomis Lopez, Pablo Bermejo Medina and Maxim Fomitchev. (2009 - 2013)

Acts

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."^[3][4][5]

• 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. (2004 - 2013)
• 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. (2004 - 2013)
• Hand balancing: An artist performs handbalancing on canes. (1996 - 2005, 2006 - 2013)
• 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. (1996 - 2013)
• Manipulation: An artist manipulates ribbons, contortion and hula hoops. The original act consisted of only contortion, and hula hoops.
• Snowstorm: A clown performs a symbolic tale of Love and Heartbreak.
• 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. (2004 - 2013)
• 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.

Acts in rotation

• Cyr wheel: An artist spins and performs tricks in a Cyr wheel. (2009 - 2013)
• Juggling: An artist juggled up to 6 balls. (2003 - 2012)

Retired acts

• Tightwire: A performer balanced precariously on a wire, the performer would jump and even flip on the wire. (1996)
• Shoulder pole wire: An original Alegría act, it featured a young performer who balanced a long pole on their shoulders with a tight wire platform on top. On this wire, a younger performer flipped, turned and leapt always keeping their balance. (1994 - 1995)
• Strong man: This act was quite literally a very strong man, the performer would warp metal and even lift the weight of multiple performers. The act was originally performed by actor and professional arm-wrestler Rick Zumwalt, and soon afterwards would be performed by Stepan Ivanov, Ginaud Dupuis and Filippe Vorobiev. (1994 - 1999, 2001 - 2004)
• Slackwire: This act used a swinging, loose wire. On this a female artist balanced, rolled and even rode a unicycle on the slack wire. (2004 - 2005)
• Aerial cube: An artist performed with the metal skeleton of a large cube on the ground and in the air. (1994 - 1995, 1997 - 1999, 2004 - 2007)
• Aerial silk: Strong yet sensitive, powerful yet delicate, natural but surreal, the Flying Man emerges from the shadows, showing his force for more subtle art, evoking sensual men's movement, and the live stream on silk. (1996, 2003)
• Solo trapeze: An acrobat performed on a single trapeze. (2007 - 2011)
• Aerial contortion: Intensity, power and grace combine when a young woman becomes one with the column of red fabric which supports and cradles her. (1995)
• Birds on a Wire: Two clowns mime as birds. (1994 - 2004)
• Plane: A clown fiddles around with a toy plane. (1994 - 1997)
• Chairs: A clown tries to organize chairs. (1994 - 1997)
• Martyr: A clown dies comically after being pierced with a myriad of arrows. (1994 - 1996)
• Shadow: Two clowns have a strange encounter with one another. (1994 - 2004)
• Mess: The clowns attempt to clean a piece of trash off the ground, but end up causing complete chaos. (1994 - 1997)
• Balloon: The clowns portray a comic struggle between two individuals. (1997 - 2000, 2003 - 2005)
• Flowers: The clowns pantomime a story about romance and friendship. (1997 - 2000, 2003 - 2004)
• Rain: A lonely clown makes his way through the rain to find the sun. (1997 - 2000)
• Noose: The clowns find a Noose. (2001 - 2004)

Costumes

Contortion artists in Alegría

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.^[6]

Music

The original album artwork of Alegría, 1994

The soundtrack was composed by René Dupéré, who had composed for previous productions including Nouvelle Expérience, Saltimbanco and Mystère.

It was released as a studio album on 27 September 1994. Robbi Finkel and René Dupéré were nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Arranger at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. The album was also nominated for several Félix Awards in 1995, winning two of the latter: 'Producer of the Year' for Robbi Finkel^[7] and René Dupéré, and 'Sound Mixer of the Year' for Rob Heaney. Alegría was also ranked on the Billboard World Music Chart for 65 weeks.^{[citation needed]}

The tracks for the original 1994 release, including the two extended tracks from 2002 are listed below and alongside are the acts during which they are played.^[8]

1. Alegría (Finale)
2. Vai Vedrai
   • (Synchronized trapeze)
   • (Trapeze Duplex) (2007–2010)
3. Kalandéro
   • Shoulder-Pole Wire (1994–1995)
   • Tightrope (1996, 2004)
   • Juggling (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
   • Slackwire (2004–2005)
4. Querer (Interlude to Aerial high bar)
5. Irna (Power track)
6. Taruka (Contortion)
7. Jeux d'enfants (Power track setup)
8. Mirko (Opening)
9. Icare (Aerial high bar)
10. Ibis
    • Aerial Cube (1994–1995, 1997–1999, 2004–2008)
    • Aerial Silks (1996, 2003–2004)
11. Valsapena (Power track)
12. Nocturne/Tempête (Snowstorm)
13. Cerceaux (Manipulation)
14. Malioumba (Flying man) (2001–2013)

Other songs

1. Milonga (Introduction to musicians)
2. Ouverture (Pre-Opening sequence)
3. Prelude to Vai Vedrai (Pre-Trapeze act sequence)
4. Les Chaises (Clown act) (1994–1997)
5. Oiseaux sur la corde (Clown act) (1994–2004)
6. La Perche 1 (Shoulder-pole wire) (1994–1995)
7. La Perche 2 (Shoulder-pole wire out sequence) (1994–1995)
8. Sisyphe (Handbalancing) (1995–2013)
9. Rinalto Vera (Cyr wheel) (2009–2013)
10. Le Feu/Feu Sacré (Fire-knife dance)
11. Sortie Le Feu (Fire-knife dance out sequence)
12. Sortie Cerceaux (Manipulation out sequence)
13. Homme Fort/Onyr (Strong man) (1994–1999, 2001–2004)
14. Danze Vazoule (Le bal)
15. The Letter/Foulball (Clown interlude)
16. Prelude to Le Cube (Pre-Aerial Cube act sequence) (1994–1995, 1997–1999, 2004–2007)
17. Concierto de Aranjuez (Clown act) (1994–1996)
18. Force 4/Balafon (Russian bars)
19. Bardak (Clown act) (1994–1997)
    • Juggling (2005)
20. Ombre (Clown act) (1994–2004)
21. Doppelganger (Clown act) (2004–2009)
22. Fleurs/Fête des Fleurs (Clown act) (1997–2000, 2004)
23. Miroir (Pre-Contortion act sequence)
24. Grands Volants Prelude (Pre-High Bar act sequence)

Further information: Cirque du Soleil discography § Alegría

Tour

Alegría's tour history is quite extensive as it premiered in 1994. Having toured under the Grand Chapiteau for many years before switching to various arenas.^{[citation needed]} During 1999 and 2000, it briefly played as a resident show at Biloxi's Beau Rivage.^{[citation needed]}

The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance:  EU   Europe  NA   North America  SA   South and Central America  AP   Asia/Pacific  OC   Oceania

Arena tour 1998-1999, 2009-2013 1998 schedule  EU   Royal Albert Hall, London, UK - From 7 Jan 1998 to 8 Feb 1998 1999 schedule  EU   Royal Albert Hall, London, UK - From 5 Jan 1999 to 7 Feb 1999  NA   Beau Rivage, Biloxi, MS - From 20 May 1999 to 2 Oct 2000 2009 schedule  NA   Halifax, NS - From 27 May 2009 to 7 Jun 2009  NA   St. John, NB - From 10 Jun 2009 to 14 Jun 2009  NA   St. John's, NL - From 19 Jun 2009 to 28 Jun 2009  NA   Providence, RI - From 2 Jul 2009 to 5 Jul 2009  NA   Manchester, NH - From 8 Jul 2009 to 12 Jul 2009  NA   Newark, NJ - From 15 Jul 2009 to 19 Jul 2009  NA   Wilkes-Barre, PA - From 22 Jul 2009 to 26 Jul 2009  NA   Hamilton, ON - From 29 Jul 2009 to 2 Aug 2009  NA   Bridgeport, CT - From 20 Aug 2009 to 23 Aug 2009  NA   Boston, MA - From 26 Aug 2009 to 30 Aug 2009  NA   Albany, NY - From 2 Sep 2009 to 6 Sep 2009  NA   Syracuse, NY - From 9 Sep 2009 to 13 Sep 2009  NA   Amherst, MA - From 16 Sep 2009 to 20 Sep 2009  NA   Rochester, NY - From 23 Sep 2009 to 27 Sep 2009  NA   State College, PA - From 30 Sep 2009 to 4 Oct 2009  NA   Pittsburgh, PA - From 7 Oct 2009 to 11 Oct 2009  NA   Philadelphia, PA - From 14 Oct 2009 to 18 Oct 2009  NA   Reading, PA - From 21 Oct 2009 to 25 Oct 2009  NA   London, ON - From 12 Nov 2009 to 15 Nov 2009  NA   Greenville, SC - From 18 Nov 2009 to 22 Nov 2009  NA   Augusta, GA - From 25 Nov 2009 to 29 Nov 2009  NA   Hampton, VA - From 2 Dec 2009 to 6 Dec 2009  NA   Worcester, MA - From 9 Dec 2009 to 13 Dec 2009  NA   Montréal, QC - From 18 Dec 2009 to 30 Dec 2009 2010 schedule  NA   Québec, QC - From 5 Jan 2010 to 10 Jan 2010  NA   Chicoutimi, QC - From 13 Jan 2010 to 17 Jan 2010  NA   Detroit, MI - From 4 Feb 2010 to 7 Feb 2010  NA   Indianapolis, IN - From 11 Feb 2010 to 14 Feb 2010  NA   Austin, TX - From 17 Feb 2010 to 21 Feb 2010  NA   Frisco, TX - From 24 Feb 2010 to 28 Feb 2010  NA   Hoffman Estates, IL - From 3 Mar 2010 to 7 Mar 2010  NA   Cedar Rapids, IA - From 10 Mar 2010 to 14 Mar 2010  NA   Champaign, IL - From 17 Mar 2010 to 21 Mar 2010  NA   Omaha, NE - From 24 Mar 2010 to 28 Mar 2010  NA   East Lansing, MI - From 31 Mar 2010 to 4 Apr 2010  NA   Cleveland, OH - From 7 Apr 2010 to 11 Apr 2010  NA   Highland Heights, KY - From 29 Apr 2010 to 2 May 2010  NA   St Louis, MO - From 5 May 2010 to 9 May 2010  NA   Kansas City, MO - From 12 May 2010 to 16 May 2010  NA   Salt Lake City, UT - From 19 May 2010 to 23 May 2010  NA   Fresno, CA - From 26 May 2010 to 30 May 2010  NA   Sacramento, CA - From 2 Jun 2010 to 6 Jun 2010  NA   Rio Rancho, NM - From 9 Jun 2010 to 13 Jun 2010  NA   Cypress, TX - From 16 Jun 2010 to 20 Jun 2010  NA   Minneapolis, MN - From 23 Jun 2010 to 27 Jun 2010  NA   Toronto, ON - From 30 Jun 2010 to 4 Jul 2010  NA   Winnipeg, MB - From 22 Jul 2010 to 25 Jul 2010  NA   Regina, SK - From 27 Jul 2010 to 1 Aug 2010  NA   Saskatoon, SK - From 4 Aug 2010 to 8 Aug 2010  NA   Edmonton, AB - From 11 Aug 2010 to 22 Aug 2010  NA   Kelowna, BC - From 25 Aug 2010 to 29 Aug 2010  NA   Kamloops, BC - From 1 Sep 2010 to 5 Sep 2010  NA   Victoria, BC - From 8 Sep 2010 to 12 Sep 2010  NA   Tacoma, WA - From 15 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010  NA   Spokane, WA - From 22 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010  NA   Honolulu, HI - From 15 Oct 2010 to 31 Oct 2010  NA   Boise, ID - From 4 Nov 2010 to 7 Nov 2010  NA   Houston, TX - From 10 Nov 2010 to 14 Nov 2010  NA   Phoenix, AZ - From 17 Nov 2010 to 21 Nov 2010  NA   Tucson, AZ - From 24 Nov 2010 to 28 Nov 2010  NA   El Paso, TX - From 1 Dec 2010 to 5 Dec 2010  NA   Oklahoma City, OK - From 22 Dec 2010 to 26 Dec 2010  NA   Wichita, KS - From 29 Dec 2010 to 2 Jan 2011 2011 schedule  NA   Baton Rouge, LA - From 5 Jan 2011 to 9 Jan 2011  NA   Colorado Springs, CO - From 12 Jan 2011 to 16 Jan 2011  NA   Broomfield, CO - From 19 Jan 2011 to 23 Jan 2011  NA   Loveland, CO - From 26 Jan 2011 to 30 Jan 2011  NA   Laredo, TX - From 2 Feb 2011 to 6 Feb 2011  NA   Hidalgo, TX - From 9 Feb 2011 to 13 Feb 2011  NA   Corpus Christi, TX - From 16 Feb 2011 to 20 Feb 2011  NA   Tulsa, OK - From 23 Feb 2011 to 27 Feb 2011  NA   North Charleston, SC - From 17 Mar 2011 to 20 Mar 2011  NA   Knoxville, TN - From 23 Mar 2011 to 27 Mar 2011  NA   Charlottesville, VA - From 30 Mar 2011 to 3 Apr 949494  NA   Atlantic City, NJ - From 7 Apr 2011 to 10 Apr 2011  NA   Greensboro, NC - From 13 Apr 2011 to 17 Apr 2011  NA   Biloxi, MS - From 20 Apr 2011 to 24 Apr 2011  NA   Southaven, MS - From 27 Apr 2011 to 1 May 2011  NA   Roanoke, VA - From 4 May 2011 to 8 May 2011  NA   Columbia, SC - From 11 May 2011 to 15 May 2011  NA   Toledo, OH - From 18 May 2011 to 22 May 2011  NA   Louisville, KY - From 9 Jun 2011 to 12 Jun 2011  NA   Nashville, TN - From 15 Jun 2011 to 19 Jun 2011  NA   Tampa, FL - From 22 Jun 2011 to 26 Jun 2011  NA   Jacksonville, FL - From 29 Jun 2011 to 3 Jul 2011  NA   Raleigh, NC - From 6 Jul 2011 to 10 Jul 2011  NA   Florence, SC - From 13 Jul 2011 to 17 Jul 2011  NA   Sunrise, FL - From 20 Jul 2011 to 31 Jul 2011  NA   Charlotte, NC - From 3 Aug 2011 to 7 Aug 2011  NA   Estero, FL - From 10 Aug 2011 to 14 Aug 2011  EU   Oberhausen, DE - From 7 Sep 2011 to 11 Sep 2011  EU   Leipzig, DE - From 14 Sep 2011 to 18 Sep 2011  EU   Stuttgart, DE - From 21 Sep 2011 to 25 Sep 2011  EU   Munich, DE - From 28 Sep 2011 to 2 Oct 2011  EU   Salzburg, AT - From 5 Oct 2011 to 9 Oct 2011  EU   Berlin, DE - From 12 Oct 2011 to 16 Oct 2011  EU   Bremen, DE - From 19 Oct 2011 to 23 Oct 2011  EU   Cologne, DE - From 26 Oct 2011 to 30 Oct 2011  EU   Frankfurt, DE - From 2 Nov 2011 to 6 Nov 2011  EU   Mannheim, DE - From 9 Nov 2011 to 13 Nov 2011  EU   Málaga, ES - From 1 Dec 2011 to 4 Dec 2011  EU   Santiago, ES - From 7 Dec 2011 to 11 Dec 2011  EU   Zaragoza, ES - From 14 Dec 2011 to 18 Dec 2011  EU   Lisbon, PT - From 21 Dec 2011 to 8 Jan 2012 2012 schedule  EU   Granada, ES - From 11 Jan 2012 to 15 Jan 2012  EU   Bilbao, ES - From 18 Jan 2012 to 22 Jan 2012  EU   Toulouse, FR - From 25 Jan 2012 to 29 Jan 2012  EU   Nantes, FR - From 1 Feb 2012 to 5 Feb 2012  EU   Lyon, FR - From 23 Feb 2012 to 26 Feb 2012  EU   Toulon, FR - From 29 Feb 2012 to 4 Mar 2012  EU   Nice, FR - From 7 Mar 2012 to 11 Mar 2012  EU   Montpellier, FR - From 14 Mar 2012 to 18 Mar 2012  EU   Strasbourg, FR - From 21 Mar 2012 to 25 Mar 2012  EU   Brussels, BE - From 28 Mar 2012 to 1 Apr 2012  EU   Manchester, UK - From 4 Apr 2012 to 7 Apr 2012  EU   Glasgow, UK - From 11 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012  EU   Birmingham, UK - From 18 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012  EU   Dublin, IE - From 25 Apr 2012 to 29 Apr 2012  EU   Budapest, HU - From 17 May 2012 to 20 May 2012  EU   Prague, CZ - From 23 May 2012 to 27 May 2012  EU   Hamburg, DE - From 30 May 2012 3 Jun 2012  EU   Hanover, DE - From 6 Jun 2012 to 10 Jun 2012  EU   Nuremberg, DE - From 13 Jun 2012 to 17 Jun 2012  EU   Vienna, AT - From 20 Jun 2012 to 24 Jun 2012  EU   Belgrade, SB - From 29 Jun 2012 to 1 Jul 2012  EU   Nice, FR - From 18 Jul 2012 to 27 Jul 2012  AP   Tel Aviv, IL - From 8 Aug 2012 to 25 Aug 2012  EU   Athens, GR - From 3 Sep 2012 to 16 Sep 2012  AP   Istanbul, TR - From 22 Sep 2012 to 30 Sep 2012  EU   Istanbul, TR - From 3 Oct 2012 to 14 Oct 2012  EU   Pesaro, IT - From 1 Nov 2012 to 4 Nov 2012  EU   Bologna, IT - From 7 Nov 2012 to 11 Nov 2012  EU   Milan, IT - From 14 Nov 2012 to 18 Nov 2012  EU   Lille, FR - From 21 Nov 2012 to 25 Nov 2012  EU   Paris, FR - From 28 Nov 2012 to 2 Dec 2012  EU   Rotterdam, NL - From 07 Dec 2012 to 9 Dec 2012  EU   Turin, IT - From 13 Dec 2012 16 Dec 2012  EU   Geneva, CH - From 19 Dec 2012 to 23 Dec 2012  EU   Barcelona, ES - From 26 Dec 2012 to 6 Jan 2013 2013 schedule  EU   Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES - From 13 Jan 2013 to 20 Jan 2013  EU   Herning, DK - From 7 Feb 2013 to 10 Feb 2013  EU   Copenhagen, DK - From 13 Feb 2013 to 24 Feb 2013  EU   Oslo, NO - From 28 Feb 2013 to 2 Mar 2013  EU   Stockholm, SE - From 6 Mar 2013 to 10 Mar 2013  EU   Helsinki, FI - From 13 Mar 2013 to 17 Mar 2013  EU   Turku, FI - From 22 Mar 2013 to 24 Mar 2013  EU   Tallinn, EE - From 3 Apr 2013 to 6 Apr 2013  EU   Riga, LV - From 11 Apr 2013 to 14 Apr 2013  EU   Vilnius, LT - From 18 Apr 2013 to 20 Apr 2013  EU   St. Petersburg, RU - From 9 May 2013 18 May 2013  EU   Chelyabinsk, RU - From 23 May 2013 to 26 May 2013  EU   Kazan, RU - From 29 May 2013 to 2 Jun 2013  EU   Moscow, RU - From 5 Jun 2013 to 16 Jun 2013  EU   Kyiv, UA - From 20 Jun 2013 to 30 June 2013  EU   London, UK - From 18 Jul 2013 to 28 Jul 2013  EU   Gdansk, PL - From 31 Jul 2013 to 4 Aug 2013  EU   Palma de Mallorca, ES - From 22 Aug 2013 to 30 Aug 2013  EU   Bucharest, RO - From 5 Sep 2013 to 8 Sep 2013  EU   Bratislava, SK - From 11 Sep 2013 to 15 Sep 2013  EU   Sofia, BG - From 20 Sep 2013 to 22 Sep 2013  EU   Minsk, BY - From 26 Sep 2013 to 28 Sep 2013  EU   Newcastle, UK - From 17 Oct 2013 to 20 Oct 2013  EU   Leeds, UK - From 23 Oct 2013 to 27 Oct 2013  EU   Liverpool, UK - From 30 Oct 2013 to 3 Nov 2013  EU   Nottingham, UK - From 6 Nov 2013 to 10 Nov 2013  EU   Lille, FR - From 13 Nov 2013 to 17 Nov 2013  EU   Bordeaux, FR - From 20 Nov 2013 to 24 Nov 2013  EU   Valencia, ES - From 27 Nov 2013 to 1 Dec 2013  EU   Gijon, ES - From 4 Dec 2013 to 8 Dec 2013  EU   Santander, ES - From 11 Dec 2013 to 15 Dec 2013  EU   Madrid, ES - From 18 Dec 2013 to 22 Dec 2013  EU   Antwerp, BE - From 26 Dec 2013 to 29 Dec 2013 (Final performance)

Grand Chapiteau tour 1994-2009 1994 schedule  NA   Montréal, QC - From 21 Apr 1994 to 29 May 1994 (show première)  NA   Québec, QC - From 9 Jun 1994 to 26 Jun 1994  NA   San Francisco, CA - From 12 Jul 1994 to 14 Aug 1994  NA   San Jose, CA - From 25 Aug 1994 to 25 Sep 1994  NA   Santa Monica, CA - From 6 Oct 1994 to 18 Dec 1994 1995 schedule  NA   Costa Mesa, CA - From 24 Jan 1995 to 12 Mar 1995  NA   New York, NY - From 28 Mar 1995 to 4 Jun 1995  NA   Toronto, ON - From 16 Jun 1995 to 9 Jul 1995  NA   Chicago, IL - From 26 Jul 1995 to 27 Aug 1995  NA   Boston, MA - From 8 Sep 1995 to 1 Oct 1995  NA   Washington, DC - From 12 Oct 1995 to 5 Nov 1995  NA   Atlanta, GA - From 17 Nov 1995 to 30 Dec 1995 1996 schedule  AP   Tokyo, JP - From 22 Mar 1996 to 15 Sep 1996  AP   Fukuoka, JP - From 30 Sep 1996 to 20 Oct 1996  AP   Hong Kong, HK - From 1 Nov 1996 to 25 Dec 1996 1997 schedule  EU   Amsterdam, NL - From 6 Mar 1997 to 3 May 1997  EU   Munich, DE - From 15 May 1997 to 29 Jun 1997  EU   Berlin, DE - From 11 Jul 1997 to 31 Aug 1997  EU   Vienna, AT - From 12 Sep 1997 to 27 Oct 1997  EU   Düsseldorf, DE - From 14 Nov 1997 to 21 Dec 1997 1998 schedule (Alegría played in the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK during this time)  EU   Madrid, ES - From 19 Feb 1998 to 22 Mar 1998  EU   Barcelona, ES - From 2 Apr 1998 to 10 May 1998  EU   Hamburg, DE - From 27 May 1998 to 12 Jul 1998  EU   Antwerp, BE - From 23 Jul 1998 to 6 Sep 1998  EU   Zurich, CH - From 17 Sep 1998 to 1 Nov 1998  EU   Frankfurt, DE - From 12 Nov 1998 to 20 Dec 1998 1999 schedule (Alegría played in the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK during this time) (Alegría played as a resident show at the Beau Rivage during this time) 2000 schedule (Alegría played as a resident show at the Beau Rivage during this time) 2001 schedule  OC   Auckland, NZ - From 10 Jan 2001 to 18 Feb 2001  OC   Melbourne, AU - From 6 Mar 2001 to 13 May 2001  OC   Sydney, AU - From 29 May 2001 to 5 Aug 2001  OC   Brisbane, AU - From 24 Aug 2001 to 23 Sep 2001  OC   Adelaide, AU - From 10 Oct 2001 to 18 Nov 2001  OC   Perth, AU - From 5 Dec 2001 to 27 Jan 2002 2002 schedule  AP   Singapore, SG - From 28 Feb 2002 to 7 Apr 2002  NA   Denver, CO - From 12 Jun 2002 to 4 Aug 2002  NA   Minneapolis, MN - From 21 Aug 2002 to 22 Sep 2002  NA   Mexico City, MX - From 10 Oct 2002 to 29 Dec 2002 2003 schedule  NA   Dallas, TX - From 23 Jan 2003 to 23 Feb 2003  NA   Houston, TX - From 6 Mar 2003 to 13 Apr 2003  NA   Austin, TX - From 24 Apr 2003 to 18 May 2003  NA   Calgary, AB - From 4 Jun 2003 to 29 Jun 2003  NA   Vancouver, BC - From 10 Jul 2003 to 10 Aug 2003  NA   Seattle, WA - From 21 Aug 2003 to 21 Sep 2003  NA   Portland, OR - From 2 Oct 2003 to 26 Oct 2003  NA   San Francisco, CA - From 6 Nov 2003 to 21 Dec 2003 2004 schedule  NA   Miami, FL - From 9 Jan 2004 to 8 Feb 2004  NA   St. Petersburg, FL - From 19 Feb 2004 to 14 Mar 2004  NA   Atlanta, GA - From 25 Mar 2004 to 25 Apr 2004  NA   New York, NY - From 6 May 2004 to 27 Jun 2004  NA   Philadelphia, PA - From 8 Jul 2004 to 8 Aug 2004  NA   Toronto, ON - From 19 Aug 2004 to 26 Sep 2004  AP   Tokyo, JP - From 29 Oct 2004 to 23 Jan 2005 2005 schedule  AP   Fukuoka, JP - From 9 Feb 2005 to 3 Apr 2005  AP   Nagoya, JP - From 20 Apr 2005 to 12 Jun 2005  AP   Osaka, JP - From 25 Jun 2005 to 25 Sep 2005  AP   Tokyo, JP - From 13 Oct 2005 to 27 Nov 2005 2006 schedule  EU   Royal Albert Hall, London, UK - From 5 Jan 2006 to 12 Feb 2006  EU   Milan, IT - From 23 Feb 2006 to 16 Apr 2006  EU   Rome, IT - From 27 Apr 2006 to 25 Jun 2006  EU   Amsterdam, NL - From 14 Jul 2006 to 20 Aug 2006  EU   Brussels, BE - From 31 Aug 2006 to 15 Oct 2006  EU   Madrid, ES - From 27 Oct 2006 to 17 Dec 2006 2007 schedule  EU   Royal Albert Hall, London, UK - From 5 Jan 2007 to 11 Feb 2007  EU   Barcelona, ES - From 22 Feb 2007 to 29 Apr 2007  EU   Paris, FR - From 10 May 2007 to 15 Jul 2007  EU   Gijon, ES - From 26 Jul 2007 to 28 Aug 2007  SA   Curitiba, BR - From 14 Sep 2007 to 7 Oct 2007  SA   Brasília, BR - From 19 Oct 2007 to 11 Nov 2007  SA   Belo Horizonte, BR - From 22 Nov 2007 to 16 Dec 2007  SA   Rio de Janeiro, BR - From 27 Dec 2007 to 27 Jan 2008 2008 schedule  SA   São Paulo, BR - From 7 Feb 2008 to 4 May 2008  SA   Porto Alegre, BR - From 15 May 2008 to 8 Jun 2008  SA   Buenos Aires, AR - From 20 Jun 2008 to 27 Jul 2008  SA   Santiago, CL - From 14 Aug 2008 to 21 Sep 2008  AP   Seoul, KR - From 14 Oct 2008 to 28 Dec 2008 2009 schedule  AP   Taipei, TW - From 14 Jan 2009 to 22 Feb 2009  AP   Dubai, AE - From 5 Mar 2009 to 5 Apr 2009 (Final show under the Big Top)

Remount

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.^[9]

References

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