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I guess I am missing some part of my brain (emotion? imagination?) because, unlike the majority of reviewers here, I really did not like this show.
Yes, the rotating flying stage is amazing. The stunts are pretty good too. But I need a bit more to keep my attention during a 90 minute show. There is no dialogue and the story is super hard to follow. There are stuffed animals (large ones, but still), there's martial arts, there's fire. It's kinda a man's show in that there's a lot of stunts and stuff. Again, though, for 90 minutes I need something more to keep me going. After a while all the special effects get kind of old and you're left with nothing. It's like a delicious looking cake but once you bite into it you realize it's just flour and sugar. Total let down.
I have to say this is only my 2nd Cirue du Soleil show (the first being Ulalena in Maui), and while Ulalena was better in terms of plot and story, it still wasn't great. So I guess the take-away point is, Circque shows are for people who (1) want to spend a lot of money, (2) be entertained with pyrotechnics, stunts, and moving objects. That's just not me, sorry.
I'm glad we got our tickets through Tix4Tonight (discounted seats) because otherwise this would be a 1-star review instead of 2.
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