Tickets now on sale for Alegría by Cirque du Soleil®
- Cirque du Soleil, in partnership with Nakheel, will present Alegría™ under the
‘Grand Chapiteau' at Ibn Battuta Mall from March 5 - April 5, 2009 -
- Buy four or more tickets and receive a 20 per cent discount -
- Three matinee performances a week plus a dedicated family only seating area -
Tickets go on sale today, Tuesday 13th January for the highly acclaimed Cirque du Soleil show Alegría which is coming to Dubai for a month this March.
Held in partnership with Nakheel, Alegría will be a prelude to the resident show that Cirque du Soleil is developing specifically for Dubai and which is scheduled to open in a purpose-built 1,800 seat theatre on Palm Jumeirah in 2011.
Alegría, which will be performed between March 5 – April 5, 2009 at Ibn Battuta Mall will feature an evening performance daily (excluding Monday) as well as matinee performances on Friday, Saturday and Sundays with all shows offering a special family only seating section, which takes into consideration the local cultural customs.
Tickets for Alegría, regarded as one of the world’s premier live entertainment productions, will go on sale today and will be available to buy online at www.cirquedusoleil.ae or by calling 800 CIRQUE (800 247783). Tickets will be priced from 180 AED through to 1,000 AED. For bookings of four or more people for a Sunday, Tuesday or Wednesday performance people can benefit from a 20 per cent saving.
Following the success of Quidam™, the first ever performance by Cirque du Soleil in the Middle East in 2007 which more than 100,000 people attended Nakheel expects tickets for Alegría to sell quickly and recommends that customers buy their tickets early to ensure that they don’t miss out on experiencing the magic of Cirque du Soleil.
Robert Lee, Managing Director, Investment Projects, Nakheel said:
“We are delighted to be launching tickets for Cirque du Soleil’s return to Dubai. Alegría is an incredible show packed with the most breathtaking acrobatic performances and accompanied by fabulous live music.
“We are confident that the show is going to be hugely popular, following on from the success of Quidam, and we recommend people buy early to ensure they see one of the biggest events of the year. For anyone who has seen a Cirque du Soleil show before they will know that it is an awe-inspiring and life-changing experience and we can recommend it to people of all ages.”
Brett Judd, Head of Entertainment and Leisure, Nakheel Retail, added:
“We have taken into consideration that people are looking to cut their expenditure in 2009 so we are offering a 20 per cent discount on bookings of four or more people for certain performances. In addition, we have a designated family only seating area to encourage families to come and enjoy the show together. The ticketing solution that Nakheel has implemented for booking tickets is a very reliable and user-friendly system with credit card security a key priority for us.”
Alegría’s international cast of 55 acrobats, musicians, singers, clowns and characters from 17 countries will perform their talents over two hours in the Grand Chapiteau which caters for 2,500 spectators. Beginning in Montreal, Canada, in 1994, Alegría has visited 65 cities across 17 countries and has awed over 10 million spectators around the globe.
The return of Cirque du Soleil follows a partnership struck last year between Nakheel and Cirque du Soleil to develop a permanent show on Palm Jumeirah beginning in 2011 and is expected to run over a 15-year period. This was followed by an announcement that saw Istithmar World, the investment arm of Dubai World, and Nakheel acquire a 20 per cent stake in Cirque du Soleil earlier this year.
