CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:ALEGRIA, SPANISH FOR "jubilation", is the name – and theme – of Cirque du Soleil's latest show. Created for the 10th anniversary of the Canadian entertainment company, founded in Quebec in 1984 by Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier, Alegria has dark, gothic influences and incorporates feats of contortion, manipulation and fire, as well as traditional acrobatic acts, including synchronised trapeze.
Cirque du Soleil's Alegria opens at the O2 on April 25th. See theo2.ie
