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| - This is a beautiful show. The lighting is spectacular and the acrobatics is amazing. There is someone doing something every minute of the show. The story is about a girl who wants to accept the love of her beloved, but her inner demons prevents her from doing so. Throughout the entire show, you are inside her dreams while she deals with her inner turmoil in fantastical ways. Or at least, that was my interpretation of it, my boyfriend thought she was fighting the demons of her beloved instead, so yeah, it was slightly confusing.
The theater is set up in an intimate atmosphere, where everyone is close to the stage and near the water. We were 1 row up from the "Splash Zone" and we could still feel little droplets of water and feel the humidity in the room. Throughout the performance, there were performers coming in from various entrances of the theater and onto the stage. It was amazing watching the main performer walk on the wet platform with high heels, to watch the many acrobats dive into the water from a height of 2-3 stories as well as see all the performers kick their legs up from underwater for minutes on end. What was most inspiring was how they set up the mechanics of the stage. It changes from solid ground to complete water, to a mixture of both and then even becomes a fountain.
The only reason that I would give this 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the fact that 4 scenes of the show lacked a focal point and didn't really add to the story. There were many people on stage doing many different things simultaneously. It looked great, but my eyes didn't know where to focus. At the same time, there were other performers coming onto the stage from the theater area. It was during these moments, in the dim lighting, that I almost nodded off. If they can simplify these scenes and somehow create a stronger connection in the story line, this would be an even more amazing show.
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