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Summary: Enchanting, But Somewhat dark ..
Review: Not as good as others such as Varekai, Quidam, Drallion and Saltimbanco.
Seems as though it has a subtle darkness or negative feel in both the music and the show which slightly overshadows the performances. The other Cirque shows have music that for the most part seems uplifting and joyous, but in my opinion Allegria has only one or two songs that contain joyous melodic tones.
This is Kind of ironic considering the title Allegria which means "Joy".
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Summary: Cirque du Soleil presents Alegria
Review: O.K. I love it.Quidam is my favorite Cirque DVD with Alegria a close second. Varekai I love but the sound is horrible. But for Alegria the sound and video quality is excellent. I love how for the filming they placed miny-camcorders on some of the artists. A journey to Alegria a special is fantastic. This dosen't have as many features as Varekai but it has a lot. I have seen Varekai (Live and not live), Mystere (Live), Saltimbanco (Not Live), Cirque Reinvent (Not Live), Nouvelle Experence (Not Live), Quidam (Not Live), Alegria ( Live and Not Live ), And Dralion (Not Live) So out of all of the Cirque DVDs I've seen Alegria is second best after Quidam.
Rating:
Summary: Fabulous!
Review: Outstanding music that I can't get out of my head. The acts are great and the costumes beautiful. Highly recommended!
Rating:
Summary: Utterly Enchanting
Review: So far we've seen Quidam and Varekai live, and I bought this DVD for my family just to satisfy our hunger for more Cirque. It is quickly becoming one of our favorites on video.
The music of this show excels even by CDS standards. The melodies are haunting. The voices are beautiful and full of passion. The instrumentation is rare and interesting.
The acrobatics and other stunts are on par with what we have come to expect from Cirque, which is to say unparalleled.
But this show is, in my opinion, particularly magical in its blending of all of the elements of circus, dance, theatre, music, and stagecraft into a cohesive piece. It has an incandescent sort of gothic old-world charm about it. It is at the same time bright and dark. The clown acts are silly and funny and also lonely and pathetic. The performers come across as personable and engaging in their performances as they reach out and draw the audience into the experience of the show.
A definite winner!
Rating: 
Summary: A great performance, but...
Review: This was a good DVD release. While not having as many features as Varekaki, they tried to put some good stuff on the disc. As far as the show goes, it was so-so. I have seen every Cirque show many times, some in person, some on video. Quidam is my favorite, with Varekai and Dralion tied for a close second. It was nice to see the show finally, as I have only seen the story-movie Alegria, and it ties in really nicely once you've seen the cirque show. Personally, I think threre's a LOT of wasted time on this one. There are less show acts, and more theatrical stuff. Too many clown acts, and drawn out boredom (much better than some of the older ones, but still not up to par with the more current shows). I think the Fast Tracks (long trampolines) and the Russian Bars are the best parts of this show.
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Summary: Alegria (Live in Sidney) - Very well done!
Review: We recently watched La Nouba at Orlando, FL. It was our first live - Cirque du Soleil. We watched a documentary on PBS and it wasn't that impressive. However, from many people's recommendation, we watched the live show and it was just breath taking! Cirque du Soleil has very talented people doing very unique tricks, and with very artistic classy presentations and costumes. So we bought Alegria DVD, because of their extra documentary (it was good with performers). The DVD Alegria show was so much more than what we expected. The camera did a very excellent job. They did rock concerts so they were experienced and know how to present this show well on TV. It wasn't same as live, but it was still amazing at a good price. Also, I liked the different view from the camera (i.e. from the top view). Vocal and music were great, with a pair of good speakers. This DVD is worth to keep if you like these kind of stuff.
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Summary: Alegria (Live in Sidney) - Very well done!
Review: We recently watched La Nouba at Orlando, FL. It was our first live - Cirque du Soleil. We watched a documentary on PBS and it wasn't that impressive. However, from many people's recommendation, we watched the live show and it was just breath taking! Cirque du Soleil has very talented people doing very unique tricks, and with very artistic classy presentations and costumes. So we bought Alegria DVD, because of their extra documentary (it was good with performers). The DVD Alegria show was so much more than what we expected. The camera did a very excellent job. They did rock concerts so they were experienced and know how to present this show well on TV. It wasn't same as live, but it was still amazing at a good price. Also, I liked the different view from the camera (i.e. from the top view). Vocal and music were great, with a pair of good speakers. This DVD is worth to keep if you like these kind of stuff.
Rating:
Summary: A moderately good performance
Review: What I liked about Alegria was the wonderful costuming and the beautiful voice of Franchesca Gagnon. However, as far as the other Cirque performances go, I have to rate this one as somewhat lacking. Personally, I think a bit too much time was spent with the clowns. While an important part of Cirque's charm, it takes away time from the acts. It seemed to me that there were less acts than in most Cirque performances and to me they appeared a bit less polished than what I'm used to seeing in this series. On the good side, though, there were a few outstanding acts such as the tumblers and a Hawaiian fire dancer. The strong man was especially intriguing and well presented. While entertaining, I'd still recommend Quidam and Dralion to first time Cirque watchers.
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