Alegria

Went to see Cirque du Soleil's Alegria last month and frankly it does deserve its good reputation.

First of all they performed in the Royal Albert Hall, what a fantastic venue for this sort of events, where coincidentally takes place a scene of Hitchcock’s The man who knew too much, which I had seen before I went to the show.

Although it was freezing to death on that very night, once inside you feel relieve and what’s more excited for the oncoming event. The music, the stage, the lights were just perfect and the connection with the audience total, contrastingly to what I had read on a local newspaper where it was criticised the coldness of the show -never understand critics anyway.

Remember telling the friend I went with that some of the characters -those who look creepy, like the Master of ceremonies- are a vague representation of the traditional circus and perhaps it is the way Cirque du Soleil condemn the use of animals and other techniques used by the decadent old-fashioned ones.

I did enjoy it overall, though was expecting a bit more from the flying acrobats or aerialists. The clowns were to laugh to death, the two Mongolian contortionists mind-blowing, the hula dancer so beautiful and skilful, what a sweet voice of the singer...

Look forward to seeing more, hopefully soon!