Cirque du Soleil: Alegria (2001)

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

• Documentary
• Music
• Family

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.

Rating

8 / 10 (34 votes)

Release date

November 19, 2001

Runtime

1h 33m

Language

English

Director

Nick Morris, Franco Dragone

Status

Released