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| - I felt that this is a decent show. I absolutely loved the atmosphere in the room. It seemed reminiscent of a steampunk vibe. The ushers were friendly and entertaining. The music is fantastic and really pulls you in to the story. The costumes and sets are incredible. The moving stages are the most insane thing I've ever seen. On occasion, you can see the mechanics behind the stages, and you are left in awe of how they came up with such an immense project such as this.
I like that there is a storyline that you can really follow with this performance. When I saw Mystere, I couldn't really tell you what the story was, but I felt that Mystere had more of the "Cirque" appeal. This performance was more of a dance in martial arts movements. There is a scene where they do shadow puppets and that was really impressive. I didn't realize you could create things that intricate with it. The brother finding the girl he liked wasn't out of place, but the sister falling in love with the Tarzan-y thing seemed off. All I could think was that he looked too old for her. She looked 14 and he looked 20. It was almost creepy that he was falling for a child. I know they say it's a coming of age story, but you never know what age that would actually be in that time period.
I was left with a bit of a lackluster feeling where I just wasn't blown away with it. The final scene is supposed to be an epic battle done while the main stage is vertical. Because of the death last year, they have changed it to a CGI version projected onto the stage. It was blurred because it was trying to move fast, so I couldn't really tell who these characters were supposed to be. They should invest in a better version of it, or have the platform be less elevated so that the performers can safely perform the scene. It leaves you feeling let down. When the scene is over, they bring out the actors so you can link the characters on the projection with their physical counterpart, but that left me even more let down. This performance didn't have some of the aspects of the show that you would come to expect from a "Cirque" performance, so I think that's what left me with the most disappointment.
This is still a good performance, but for about $100 per seat (almost $200 for closer to the front) I felt that it could have been a bit more of an impressive finale.
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