Cerceaux Live in New York 2004: a Tribute to Elena Lev Legacy | Alegría by Cirque du Soleil

I hope Elena could see this. (Actually, the audio is from 2004, my bad) To me, Elena Lev is one of the greatest artists I ever know. I have admired her since I was 9 years old. I had wished so bad when Alegria: In a new light would have come to Mexico, I would have screamed her name at the finale, I would have cheered until my hands bleed. But our Queen of Hoops must say goodbye after 27 years of being a circus performer. This is for you Elena, thanks for everything. Hoops was not originally part of the Alegría line-up when the show premiered on April 21, 1994. Elena's father was invited to tour with his "Flying Lev" act (High Bar) and Elena and her mother tagged along. A few months into the tour, Elena would audition for Cirque and the company asked her to join the tour at 12 years of age... the rest it's history. Song: Cerceaux, live in New York, Premiere 2004. Singers: Isabelle Corradi as the White Singer, Eve Montpetit as the Black Singer Video of 3 decades: 1997 live in Berlin, 2001 live in Sydney, 2019 live in Montreal.