Zumanity is weak on comedy and mediocre as a Cirque acrobatic performance. Advertised as an "adult-oriented" Cirque du Soleil show, it too often sputters and misfires.
Highlights: The 'schoolgirl' who spins multiple hula hoops and flies through the air was graceful and skilled. The African dancers were electric and artistic. Finally the topless girls swimming in the giant martini glass were elegant and sensual. These exceptions were few and far between.
The low-lights were the other 80% of the show. Countless unfunny jokes and forced attempts at being 'risque'. The master of ceremonies spoke with an accent so I guess we were supposed to accept his unfunny dick jokes as 'European sensibility'. I found the MC's dumb-blonde girlfriend character simply a depressing caricature.
We were four rows back and thankfully not close enough to be part of the show. The MC grabbing the hand of an audience member and pressing it against his thrust-out crotch was 'over the line' for me. Or holding a banana like an erect dick and yelling at a sitting (male) audience member to bite it (until he finally did) was a bit much. The audience would nervously laugh out of thankfulness that it was not them being humiliated.
All would have been acceptable if well-executed and funny.
There were a lot of boobs which was fine. The theater was amazing. Lots of beautiful bodies. So what was wrong? I think the producers just tried too hard to 'push social convention' and focused too little attention on basics, like presenting like-able characters.
My wife and I had great seats that cost us nothing. Would not go again, even for free.
Went straight home and showered.