I have heard about Cirque du Soleil for years but admit that I really know very little about it. I looked on the internet but that really didn’t give me much of an insight into what goes on. I suppose I really expected some sort of high-brow, arty-farty event with performers in silly costumes leaping around the stage doing silly things.
I was wrong!
We decided to take a cab to the event as it was on the other side of Seattle to where we were staying. The Circus was held in a huge park to the east of Seattle. As the cab pulled into the park we spied the blue and yellow, conical shape big top. A stream of people headed for the entrance.
There was an air of excitement as people thronged the outer extremities of the big top waiting to take their seats. A buzzer rang and a rush of people headed deeper into the huge tent to find and take their seats.
Though the area was compact it was amazing how much room there was inside. We had great seats near to the stage with an unimpeded view. Whilst waiting for the show to begin the audience was entertained by a variety of acts that took place in and around the audience. Everyone who sat there was on notice that they could be used as a prop for entertainment and derision. Most people shrunk back into their seats hoping to become unnoticeable to the wandering performers.
The thought struck me that perhaps this wasn’t going to be the performance I expected.
Basically Kooza is some sort of androgynous character who is given a special baton. Actually let’s not concentrate on Kooza as he/she is really only a backdrop to the show that links the acts. The star of Cirque du Soleil is the performing acrobats, daredevils and comedians who keep the audience both entertained and gasping in amazement.
Cirque du Soleil presents two beautiful girls who twist themselves into amazing body-bending shapes, trapeze artists, acrobats, high-wire acts. Well the list goes on and on. All of this is accompanied by a core group of comedians, clowns if you will who keep the audience in stitches of laughter with their antics. This crew also loves to involve the audience and many of those sitting in the audience were left red faced and slightly embarrassed, but none the less laughing.
The costumes were amazing and the set decoration was fantastic. The music was live and the two singers who accompanied the acts were superb.
I often looked across at Gregory and Sean to see if they were enjoying the show and every time I did they had huge grins on their faces. When asked what has been their favourite moment of their two week trip to Canada and the USA they answer without hesitation, Cirque du Soleil. Enough said!
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/kooza/default.aspx
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