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| - In a nutshell: a Japanese Cirque Du Soleil without too much of the drama that no one understands.
I went to Vegas for a quick weekend getaway, and wanted to find some show to watch. Being an avid fan of Cirque Du Soleil, I've seen almost all their productions on the Strip (except for Viva Elvis, which I have no interest in.) Then I came across Matsuri. Tickets were reasonably priced, so I thought I would give it a try.
This was truly a pleasant surprise. Think Cirque Du Soleil, scale it down, but add HOT japanese gals (and guys, but that's not really my thing). The music was upbeat, and doesn't seem like a Cirque Du Soleil ripoff. Very nice Asian flare to everything. The Oiran girl was super cute! Basically all the girls were cute. And I'm not even biased towards Japanese girls.
The tempo was fast, and there were no boring moments. The clown acts were interesting and timed just right. The parts that required human muscle performance doesn't seem to lack behind Cirque Du Soleil. And since they don't have over-done makeup like CDS, it's easy to see how excited and energetic the performers were. Also, since there were relatively few performers (I think about 8 guys and 8 girls), they constantly change costume and do back-to-back acts. it's amazing how much physical endurance they all have.
If you like acrobatic and a great experience, I strongly recommend Matsuri. kid-friendly. The ONLY bad things I can think of are that 1) It's short, only about 70 min. long (I want more!), and 2) It's at ghetto Imperial Palace. The parking lot stinks. I also had Hash-House AGoGo afterwards there, and the service sucked.
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