Since I was in Vegas for the Pubcon conference, I thought it would be a crime to leave without seeing at least on Cirque du Soleil show. The only problem was in the choosing. I have heard a lot about the “O” show and “LOVE” has gotten some rave reviews. But Mystere was showing in my hotel (Treasure Island) and when I decided to look into buying tickets, I was lucky to find that lovely single seat on the second row, center stage, right on the aisle. I couldn’t pass that up and it was a fantastic decision.
For starters, the comedy relief act was really clever and funny. Comedy shows and Circus acts are famous for picking on the people up front. Luckily a woman a few seats down from me got the brunt of the jokes so I didn’t get splashed, pulled on stage, put in a cage or taped up by a clown.
The costumes were very creative, the music was powerful and the artists were incredible. There was a constant texture of percussion throughout the show. At one point the stage was filled with drummers and the center point was occupied by an enormous drum with a head at least 5 feet across.
The most stunning act was of the “strong men” who leveraged their strength and weight in ways that defied physics and seemed humanly impossible. At one point, one of the performers was doing a one-handed hand stand on top of the other performer’s head. At another point in the show, artists climbed up poles…except that they held their bodies out horizontal from the vertical pole, arms extended, and moved up and down the poles with amazing synchronicity.
The see-saw act was also amazing. In rapid-fire fashion, one artist after another jumped on their see-saw end to send the other side flying in the air and ultimately stacking up to 4 people in a vertical pile. The trapeze artists were perfectly synchronized and flipped and flew threw the air and landed with the ease and softness of human cats.
I can’t imagine the stage show would travel well. That would be a huge undertaking. Platforms disappeared and gave way to different stages with different props every few minutes. It was a constant barrage of amazement.
If you’re ever in Vegas, see one of these shows. You won’t forget it.
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