The spirit operated a silent break-in and a major breakthrough; seizing the
premises - walls and halls, shops and props - then, capturing the hearts and minds
of many humble servants. His shadow seemed expected and respected by all - Alistair,
Greg, Serguei, Danielle, Michael, Emily; all of them willing subjects of Alegría,
made of stardust and made to be stars again..."
As a documentary, Alegría "The Truth of Illusion" is not just a collage of
peeks at Le Cirque's world. It tells a story, an adventure in which the suspense
starts subtly, then builds up steam and hurtles at a breathtaking pace towards
its happy ending. It's a human story, the tale of a noble and fearless team that
knows that people are waiting for it all over North America... and perhaps all
over the world.
We hear from Franco Dragone, Director, regarding the over-arching theme of
the show: "We wanted maybe to scream, ‘Alegria!’ It's impossible to have only
joy. It's impossible to have only tears. Joy's always with tears and tears is
always with joy. But this show has touched me very much. All the images of this
show are very good to my imagery. I hate power, any kind of power. It's why I try
never, never to abuse with my power. Sometime people think and been casting people
out is thing that I scream a little bit too much."
We hear from Debra Brown, Choreographer: "We're looking for alternative ways
of expression that have normally been expressed through athleticism and tumbling,
height and flight and dynamics, and what else is there that can come out of that
apparatus in collaboration with the artists and the dance and the movements and
the music." We hear from René Dupéré, Composer: "I tried to go back to the beginning
of the circus. I was a street performer. I played in the streets and there was
something very lively, something very emotional. I want to go back to the emotion
in the music with accordion, a kind of raunchy street voice, and violin and those
basic instruments." And we hear from Luc Lafortue, Lighting Designer: "We'd rather
take our time, maybe wait, more often and not till the last moment, and listen to
what the tent has to say, what the set will communicate to us, and then go ahead
and draw our lighting design."
“Their time is now. And now the time is right. It is the vigil of the longest
night, when the builders of dreams, magicians, engineers, fools and kings are
humbled seers, welding their flying machines for the coming of the new dawn. Your
time has come. And should we ask who you are, would you remember who you were? Now
that you know the mysteries of many lives ago, angels... garrisons of angels, wise
old birds from the galaxy of illusion!"
"We are always, always in connection. Even the trapeze moving this is in
connection with us,” says Franco Dragone. “The cable of the trapeze, drawing the air
of beautiful things, they are not cables. It's at earth to build images. It's a big
ballet, big waltz, big choreography and listen to the music. So good luck for today,
we will run!"
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