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Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría Announces New U.S. Tour Dates

Cirque du Soleil’s popular traveling show, Alegría has announced new United States tour dates. It will play at the Dunkin Donuts Arena in Providence, Rhode island (July 2-5), the Verizon Wireless Center in Manchester, New Hampshire (July 2-8) and the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey (July 15-19).

Alegría, which first debuted in 1994, features an international cast of 55 performers and musicians from 17 countries and showcases breathtaking acrobatics. Acts include the Synchro Trapez; the high-speed, high-energy Aerial High Bars in which daring aerialists fly to catchers swinging more than 40 feet above the stage; and Power Track, a brilliant display of synchronized choreography and tumbling on a trampoline system hidden under the stage.

Tickets go on sale to Cirque Club members on Tuesday, May 19 and to the general public on Thursday, May 28. For more information, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit www.cirqueduesoleil/alegria.com.