This will be the fourth time Cirque du Soleil has ascended its grand summit in Alicante. first in 2008 seniority and the fourth, but not the last, this summer, from July 14 to August 21, will be the time I will present. LuziaAfter the agreement signed with the City Council, a construction that will only be seen in Barcelona and Madrid in Spain and where the city was put into service as the temporary headquarters of this company, it gave 19,000 square meters of space on the beach. San Juan for your setup.
it will be 120 people, 46 of whom are artists and the rest are technicians and the staff, who brought this production to Alicante. Assembly will begin on June 30 and disassembly will last until September, so this batch will take more than two months. 25 different nationalities, He will live in Alicante. Also, Cirque du Soleil, 150 local recruits during their stay. And to this it is added that 60% of tickets They’ve been sold out of town for the shows so far.
With this data provided by Montse ManDirector of Marketing and International Markets at Cirque du Soleil, expected to result in the company’s comeback. great cultural and economic impact for the city. “As well as enriching and strengthening our entertainment, culture and entertainment offering at the height of the high season, it is also a boost for the local economy,” said mayor Luis Barcala during the presentation of this show. seen in the city, the three previous councils of this company brought together 95,000 viewers.
“Spain is a very important country for Cirque du Soleil, this year is our 24th year and we brought 14 different shows to 19 cities with millions of participants and Alicante has always been very special,” said Montse Adam, underlining. Meeting with the Cultural Council Member, Anthony Manresa Alicante becomes the temporary headquarters of the company.
Four-year renewable agreement
This agreement has a duration of four years with two extensions of two years each.. The City Council gives 19,000 square feet of space on the land where the caravan parking lot was up to six months ago, where you can pitch your tent to bring in a show every two years, according to Barcala. In contrast, Cirque du Soleil will charge a fee of 10,998 euros each time it is used; this is a very low amount that the company has added the Alicante name to its ads and website during the tour.
“We invested in Turkey” adaptation of the site does not reach 500,000 euros According to the mayor, the reimbursement for accommodation, maintenance and rentals will far exceed this amount”.
In this sense, Manresa underlined that “the fact that the name of the city will be on everyone’s lips at the national level is a very positive thing for the Alicante brand”.
Two other temporary headquarters of the company in Spain, Madrid and Hospitalet de Llobregat. “We had a similar deal in Madrid and we’ve been returning to the same space for 18 years and extended it again with Hospitalet,” Adams said.
The problem to be faced is the problem of parking spaces in an area that fills up during the summer months and has constant traffic jams and parking problems. This is not a problem for Barcala because the rest of the plot that will not be occupied by Cirque du Soleil is “fenced for use as a parking lot and will be used for this when this company does not occupy this purpose in integrity”.
In this sense, Manresa will be on the site. about 6,000 square meters for the park and also, a report from the Local Police states that one of the two lanes of the street ahead can be activated in either direction.
Tent for 2,500 spectators
Cirque du Soleil’s grand summit will host 2,500 spectators at each performance, with double passes Wednesday through Sunday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, tickets are already on sale.
It is a production created and directed by Luzia. Daniele Finzi Pasca, transporting you to the heart of an imaginary Mexico. A place out of dreams, where the light calms the soul. With impressive acrobatics and great visual surprises, this show invites the public to immerse themselves in an adventure. a dreamy journey through a vibrant and majestic world suspended somewhere between the real and the unreal.
An old movie set glides through the vast ocean, a smoky ballroom, or arid desert, bringing to life the many sights, faces, and sounds of Mexico. mixing tradition and modernity. Additionally, the show incorporates rain into artistic proposal for the first time in a traveling production of Cirque du Soleil.
Source: Informacion
