Cirque du Soleil

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Cirque du Soleil: Alegria DAZZLES INTO CHAIFETZ ARENA FOR EIGHT MAGICAL PERFORMANCES on MAY 5-9

TICKETS GO ON-SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AT 10 A.M. AT METROTIX.COM

(St. Louis, MO – January 26, 2010) Critically-acclaimed Cirque du Soleil - Alegría will shine at Chaifetz (SHAY-fetz) Arena at Saint Louis University for eight performances from Wednesday, May 5 through Sunday, May 9.

Tickets for adults (13 and older) are $42, $57, $77 and $97 (VIP), and tickets for children (ages 2 to 12) are $34, $46, $62 and $78 (VIP). Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 1 at 10 a.m. at MetroTix.com, the Chaifetz Arena Box Office, MetroTix outlets at select Schnucks and Macy’s stores, and charge by phone at 314-534-1111.  Group discounts are available by calling 314-977-5008.

The Cirque du Soleil – Alegría show schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 5 at 7:30pm

Thursday, May 6 at 7:30pm

Friday, May 7 at 3:30pm and 7:30pm

Saturday, May 8 at 3:30pm and 7:30pm

Sunday, May 9 at 1pm and 5pm

Alegría is a Spanish word that means happiness, joy and jubilation and features an international cast of 55 performers and musicians from 15 countries and showcases breathtaking acrobatics. Acts include the Synchro Trapeze and the intense and 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.

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 1994. In May 2009, Alegría embarked on a new journey, performing the same mesmerizing production, but now in arenas throughout North America.

From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. It is often described as a dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. Today, the organization will have 20 unique shows playing around the world, including Alegria.

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 85 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, 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.