Due to popular demand, the international entertainment group Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce an additional performance for Alegría on April 14, 2013 at 2:00pm.

As previously announced, the critically-acclaimed production Alegría will perform in Riga at the Arena Riga from April 11 and now until April 14 for a total of four performances only.

Tickets are available now from www.ticketpro.lv and at “Ticketpro” box-offices in info centres of “Galleria Riga”, “Spice”, “Spice Home”, “Domina Shopping”, “Rīga Plaza”, “Olimpia”, MAXIMA XX and MAXIMA XXX shopping centres.

A Spanish word for elation, joy and jubilation, Alegría features an international cast of 55 performers and musicians from 15 countries. Alegría has a baroque and operatic style with flamboyant costumes, original music performed live and an elaborate set that serves to enhance the astonishing spectacle of athleticism and artistry. The result is an impressive mix of skill, strength and speed combined with elegant, almost ethereal performances.

Alegría showcases breathtaking acrobatics including the dramatically sensuous Synchro Trapeze and the high-energy Aerial High Bars where daring aerialists fly to catchers swinging more than 40 feet above the stage. Imagine two agile performers who bring alive the Mongolian art of contortion and artists manipulating flaming knives around their bodies in the rhythmic and dangerous Fire-Knife Dance. The vibrancy of youth is alive in fast-paced Power Track, a brilliant display of synchronised choreography and tumbling on a trampoline system that is magically revealed under the stage floor. In Russian Bars, artists fly through the air with spectacular somersaults and mid-air twists, landing on 4-inch wide bars perched on the sturdy shoulders of the catchers. Alegría is more than a show . . . it is an exciting and unique experience that will captivate all ages.

Cirque du Soleil

From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has 5,000 employees, including more than 1,300 artists from more than 50 different countries.

Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 100 million spectators in more than 300 cities in over forty countries on six continents. For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

SHOW INFORMATION:

VENUE:

Arena Riga

SHOW SCHEDULE (APRIL 11 - 14, 2013):

Thursday, April 11 at 7:00pm

Friday, April 12 at 7:00pm

Saturday, April 13 at 3:00pm 

Sunday, April 14 at 2:00pm

CATEGORY 1, 2, 3 TICKETS:

Adults: From Ls 25 to Ls 50

Scholars (15 & under): From Ls 20 to Ls 28

Children (5 & under), without separate seat: Ls 7

VIP tickets in the Skybox are also available for purchase. Ticket price is Ls 80. To buy VIP tickets please contact Ticketpro via e-mail info@ticketpro.lv or call +371 28863479.

For complete show information, please visit 

www.cirquedusoleil.com/alegria