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| - I should start by saying that I'm an avid Cirque fan, and I've seen all the Vegas Cirque shows 3 times each (except for the Chris Angel one which I will only see if I'm threatened by people with guns). I love them all. I even love most of the traveling cirque shows. But Zarkana was very disappointing (see below).
Many of the acts were recycled. I've already seen the contraption with the two spinning wheels (picture rat wheels for humans). I've seen the trapeze acts, and I've seen the annoying clowns for comic relief. I'm SO OVER the clown antics. But Zarkana did have something that the other Cirque shows don't have. MANY MAJOR MISTAKES in the performances. Literally, the night I went, every single act had an accident where someone fell. One was so bad that the show basically stopped for 10 minutes and we didn't get to see the high wire act at all. It got to the point where it was uncomfortable to watch b/c I was nervous for the next performers to also fall on their faces. I had no confidence or faith in their skills after a while. They need more training or something. I understand occasional mistakes occur, but this was ridiculous. If we had to miss full acts, there should be some kind of discount or something.
Oh, and I didn't even know there was a plot until I read these reviews. It's definitely not clear. But I never care about the plot anyway.
Having said the negatives, the theater is nice, the seats were comfortable, and the sets look expensive. The sand art was cool, but it dragged on way too long.
This is the 1st cirque show that I've walked out of. If you're new to Cirque shows, please go see Ka, Love, or O before seeing this. Or even Le Reve or Absinthe. I'm a Vegas show junkie, so those are my recommendations.
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