Over and under done, Zarkana is my least favorite Cirque show. The simplicity of the circus acts against the elaborate staging, lighting, video wall and props way heavy against each other instead of providing the balance that is so present in other shows. I appreciate the enigmatic nature of Cirque, but the theme of Rock Opera is opaque and the score is forgettable, especially a female vocal lead that sounded like Yoko Ono on a good day. The transitioning between acts is more distracting then entertaining and the visual feast turns from beautiful to frenetic without the time to adjust.
This is not to say that there were not some of the acts were spectacular and the theater beautiful and comfortable. Two women dressed exactly the same performed on a ring as a human kaleidoscope, a troupe of aerialists synchronized to perfection and the iconic poster of the acrobats in the silver rings twirling across the stage.