Family + kids spotlight: Cirque du Soleil's 'Alegria'

A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth.

June 19, 2010 at 7:06PM
Maria Silaeva performs during the Cirque Du Soleil presentation of Alegria in Denver, Tuesday, June 11, 2002.
Maria Silaeva performs during the Cirque Du Soleil presentation of Alegria in Denver, Tuesday, June 11, 2002. (Rocky Mountain News/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wednesday-next Sunday: Billed as "a baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth," Cirque du Soleil's "Alegria" returns. The show combines limber acrobatics with flamboyant costumes. More than 55 performers and musicians from 15 countries add flair to the breathtaking and jaw-dropping feats. (7:30 p.m. Wed.-Thu.; 3:30 & 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 1 & 5 p.m. next Sun. $42-$101. Target Center, 600 1st. Av. N., Mpls. 1-800-982-2787.) MELISSA WALKER

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