NEWS RELEASE: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PRESENTING 8 SHOWS AT THE JAMES BROWN ARENA NOV 25 - 29

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

Cirque du soleil to present ALEGRIA at the james brown arena

 

 

Tickets On Sale Monday October 5th at 10 am

 

Augusta, GA - September 15, 2009 – Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that the Alegría Arena Tour will perform 8 shows at the James Brown Arena from November 25 to 29, 2009.

 

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, October 5. Tickets can be purchased at the www.csratix.com, James Brown Arena Box Office, or by phone at 1-877-4AUGTIX.  Ticket prices range from $32.00 - $97.00.

 

Alegría is a Cirque du Soleil classic and an internationally acclaimed production that has entertained more than 10 million people worldwide since its world premiere in Montreal in April 1994. In May 2009, Alegría embarked on a new journey, performing in arenas throughout Canada and the United States, giving more people than ever the opportunity to enjoy a Cirque du Soleil show in their own town. 

 

Alegría is a Spanish word that means happiness, joy and jubilation. An operatic introspection of the struggle for power and the invigorating energy of youth, Alegría relates the tale of power versus weakness, the king versus his jesters, and age against youth.

 

A kingdom without a king, Alegría is a world where everyone feels imbued with power —from impish court jester Fleur to the young and vital Bronx, to the aged and aristocratic Birds. Alegría is inhabited by minstrels, rogues, beggars, nobles, children and clowns, the only characters able to adapt to the changing times and the upheaval it brings. In this enigmatic, troubling world of profound changes and uncertainty, despite all the trials and tribulations, there is only one constant: the human spirit remains implacable.

 

Alegría features an international cast of 55 performers and musicians from 17 countries and showcases breathtaking acrobatics. Acts include the Synchro Trapeze and the high-speed, high-energy Aerial High Bars in which daring aerialists fly to catchers swinging more than 40 feet above the stage. The vibrancy of youth is alive in Power Track, a brilliant display of synchronized choreography and tumbling on a trampoline system hidden under the stage floor. In Russian Bars, artists fly through the air and perform spectacular somersaults and mid-air turns, landing on bars perched on the sturdy shoulders of catchers.

 

Ticket prices range from $32.00 - $97.00  Tickets will go on sale to the public on Monday October 5th at 10 am.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.csratix.com, James Brown Arena Box Office, or by phone at 1-877-4AUGTIX.  For information please call the James Brown Arena Box Office at 706-262-4567. 

 

For more information about Cirque du Soleil please visit our website at cirquedusoleil.com

 

The James Brown Arena and the William B. Bell Auditorium are managed by Global Spectrum on behalf of the Augusta Richmond County Coliseum Authority. Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 82 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.  The company also manages the USC Aiken Convocation Center in Aiken, SC and the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC. 

 

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