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| - This is a touring cirque show, so I guess the reviews for this particular one are all going here. Anyways, this was the 23rd cirque show that I have seen... and I can tell you that it is not the best...
I saw this show with my boyfriend at the Citizen Bank Arena in Ontario, CA on November 4, 2016. I was very happy about the free parking at this arena. Let me start off by saying that based on previous experience, generally speaking, the touring cirque shows performed in a tent are much better than the touring ones that perform in different arenas. Other touring ones I've seen performed in an arena were Corteo and Drallion... which did not impress much either, but much better still.
This show was different from typical cirque shows. I already knew that it was based on Avatar, so I was very excited... however, I was not expecting to see a "live-action" version of the film to sum it up. This cirque show had very few of the typical acrobatics and stunts that are done. It was more of a play almost with minimal "cirque" acts incorporated into the show. The typical "wow" factor was not there. However, I must say that the stage overall, looked pretty neat and the stage effects were cool. I liked how the effects created different scenes... but that's about as impressive as the show became. It was mostly the 3 main characters running around trying to obtain 5 artifacts, and frankly, boring at times. I really wanted to like this show as I was estasic when I found out they would be doing an Avatar cirque show, so trust me when I've seen 23 different cirque du soleil shows. I do not want to talk in details about what happens during the show as they are still touring, and if you are like me, you would want to see the show for yourself. I would list this in the top 3 worse cirque shows that I have seen and included in that list would be Wintuk and the touring Michael Jackson Immortal one. This show encouraged phone use, unlike other cirque shows. Unfortunately, the incorporation of phones was just mare different color lights that flashed on your phone. Apparently, with the app, the phone is supposed to sync and contribute to the effects during the show. I found it more annoying. No flash photography, but there were many people taking pictures and some that even took pictures with flash. Therefore, it was not enforced well. Also, I think since they had an app and encouraged people to use it to add to the effects made it harder to enforce rules.
I glad I saw this show because I'm an avid cirque du soleil fan and this show has been my 23rd to date... so regardless good or bad, I want to see them all for myself. This show is not a typical cirque show, it's more of a play and a cirque show, but see it for yourself if you must. Don't splurge on the tickets because it is not worth it. The only thing cool about the show was the special effects. The show was overall boring, and even me who loves the cirque du soleil was getting bored. Watch the movie instead and save yourself the money, otherwise if you really must see it, skip the expensive tickets and know that you are seeing a play rather than a cirque show! There is also an intermission in between.
**** I do not know why there are several Varekai cirque du soleil reviews on this page. That is an entirely different show, which I did see already and thought was great!!
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