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| - I was quite impressed with this show, another lesson learned that you shouldn't always pre-judge the quality of a show in Las Vegas by the casino it's playing in. "Ice" plays at the Riviera, which is one of the lower-end casinos on the Strip. But despite it's location, this show was definitely worth the time.
As the name suggests, "Ice" is based on figure skating. But that's not the extent of it, there are many facets to this production. There's about 8-9 individual scenes ranging from comedy to acrobatics to good-ol' artistic figure skating. And each one ranges from entertaining to breathtaking. The show starts off with some figure skaters doing balancing acts on top of poles, moves on to a beautiful artistic pairs routine, then on to some acrobatics and juggling, some more pairs skating, a woman who does a hoola-hoop routine on skates (possibly the highlight of show), some unicycling on skates, some ice dancing to funk and disco music, and some see-saw jumping (with the climax being a skater being catapulted backwards onto a chair 25 or so feet in the air). In between, there are elements of comedy performed by the three guys who I gathered are the main characters of the show (admittedly, the comedy routines weren't always hilarous and sometimes went too long, but there were probably 30 kids in the audience and they laughed continuously during these portions, so they're doing something right).
If there's one thing I've learned to respect about Russian performers from watching shows like this one and the Greg Popovich show at Planet Hollywood, it's their ability to be world-class in more than one discipline. For example, the three guys that were the main characters, in additional to being exceptional figure skaters, were also top-notch performers in another discipline. One was an excellent juggler, he would have impressed me with his juggling skills if he was on feet, let alone doing it while skating backwards. Another was an amazing fiddle player, and the third had his own individual routine where he rolled around and did tricks in a large metal "wonder wheel" type apparatus. This is one of the things that make this show so amazing- it's hard enough to become a world-class performer in one discipline let alone also become a world-class figure skater to boot!
All-in-all, I would definitely recommend this show. It might lack the "holy crap" moments that the Cirque de Soleil shows have, but they're also doing their stuff on figure skates instead of their feet, so that's to be expected. Ignore the fact that it's at the Riviera, I have a feeling it will be somewhere better in the future.
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