Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Corteo - Cirque du Soleil

After having a quick bite of 80 dumplings between 6 people for dinner, we proceeded to the main event of the night... a Cirque du Soleil show!

So this one was called Corteo, and was about a clown on his deathbed dreaming about all the people he had put on a show with. Tons of acrobatics, but one thing I noticed though is that the acts were not executed as perfectly as Ka. There looked to be quite a few slips throughout the show... the actors at the see-saw act did not land on the same spot all the time. I crinched each time they landed back on the board, because the recoil that shot up through their legs looked so painful! Some small parts were also not completely synchronized. But it was still an awesome show nevertheless.

The show was in some ways better than Ka. There was a lot of audience interaction. During the beginning of the show, some actor stole our popcorn and threw it around. (We did get a fresh bag afterwards). The other cool part was that during the show, this lady was strapped on a bunch of balloons and so she was floating and jumping around the audience. It was pretty funny and cool!

All in all, it was an awesome show. Best part is that I didn't even have to travel to Vegas for it!

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