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Last night we saw Cirque Du Soleil’s Alegria at the Royal Albert Hall. I’ve now seen almost all of the touring shows, Quidam, Dralion, Saltimbanco and Alegria, as well as some of the Las Vegas Resident shows, KA and Mystere.

Cique Du Soleil is a fantastic show, regardless of which you see, or where you see it, a mixture of music, magic, light, performance, excitement and wonder I still like the shows that run in The Grand Chapiteau, Cirques Big Top, although cold outside, the inside has climate control and it very luxurious, toasty and warm. The main shows are all performed in custom built theatres, possibly the most impressive being the one at the MGM grand (the production for KA).

Cirque du Soleil began with a very simple dream. A group of young entertainers got together to amuse audiences, see the world, and have fun doing it. Every year, the audiences get bigger, and they continues to discover new places and ideas and have fun.

In the early 1980s, a group of young street performers, dreamers and self-taught entrepreneurs had the vision and drive to create Cirque du Soleil. Long before the days when they would stimulate the imaginations of audiences, the first Cirque du Soleil Artists performed their shows in the street. If their dream eventually came true, a dream built on boldness, risk and imagination, it was partly because there were older people who believed in them, regardless of their age, image or status as street performers.

Cirque Du Soleil still remembers where is came from, and helps social communities as well as cultural ones. The rationale and values behind Cirque’s social action are grounded in this history where youth, risk, dreams and marginality come together for a better world. Cirque du Soleil has the international reach to forge alliances the world over, and helps youth in difficulty, especially street kids. Focusing on helping these young people by allocating a percentage of revenues each year to outreach programs targeting youth in difficulty.

We did find it amusing listening to the people behind us trying to work out ‘how it would all work’, I’m not quite sure what they were expecting, or even if they enjoyed themselves, but I know we saw another Cirque show, and we enjoyed it totally..

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