Cirque du Soleil - Alegria

01 - Alegria
02 - Vai Vedrai
03 - Kalandero
04 - Querer
05 - Irna
06 - Taruka
07 - Jeux d'enfants
08 - Mirko
09 - Ibis
10 - Icare
11 - Valspena
12 - Nocturne
13 - Cerceaux
14 - Malioumba (Flying Man)

Alegría was a departure from the bright circus atmosphere seen previously in productions like Saltimbanco. Created for Cirque du Soleil's tenth anniversary, the concept for the show came to life over a dinner conversation between Franco Dragone and Guy Laliberté. Dragone wanted this show to be dark and heavy; "At one point," Dragone said "I was with Guy Laliberté at a restaurant in one of the Las Vegas casinos, and I told him the next show would be sad, heavy, really hard: ' Alegría! Alegría! Alegría!' It's Italian for 'Joy! Joy! Joy!' Where I come from, it's what you say when you're in pain. It means life goes on."

Costing more than three million dollars to produce, Alegría's main theme is about the abuse of power and the subsequent struggle for freedom. Alegría makes use of darker lighting and music than previous Cirque productions. The stage and the props use gothic arches and harsh angular designs to attempt to invoke a feeling of oppressiveness.