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| - It makes me very sad to write this review. I had given this show five stars and said it was my favorite Cirque du Soleil and Las Vegas show.
This is the second time I have seen the show. My wife and I loved it so much we took our kids to see the show and paid $165 per ticket for the most expensive tickets available - ~$720 for four with fees.
So why the one star? They took out the most exciting and unique scene from the entire show - the final battle scene on the vertical wall - and replaced it with a low resolution video of the final battle scene on the vertical wall. I am not making this up.
That's like:
1) Going to an opera and watching the final climactic scene on 1970's era video with mono audio.
2) Going to a concert and realizing the singers were all lip-syncing and the guitars and other instruments were not even plugged in.
3) Paying $40K a year for college and finding out that the courses are all online.
After the scene was finished, there was *zero* applause from the audience - there was a collective "WTF did I just witness?!" silence. Keep in mind: That scene is the finale, the climax, the coup de grace, and they showed a low resolution *video*. Are you f'ing kidding me?! You cannot be serious.
I know the story behind this - there was a fatality on that scene in June 2013. Very sad, but there are an average 58 deaths of commercial fishermen per year in the US, and people are somehow still eating fish. The Ka Theatre seats 950 and the average ticket price is ~$125, so that's ~$120,000 in revenue per show, or a quarter of a million dollars per night. The show plays 5 nights a week, so that's $65 million a year in revenue. Discount that to $50 million a year for some time off, unsold tickets, discounted, tickets, etc.
If the equipment needs upgrading, upgrade it. If the performers need more training, train them. But replacing the grand finale with a video 9 months after the incident? Absolutely shocking. Guy Laliberte should be ashamed.
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Edit: Below is the response from Cirque du Soleil. Translation: "Watch the low-res video of the climactic scene and shove it up your &*$&"
Bonjour ,
We received your letter and would like to thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We appreciate your comments as our shows are constantly evolving and input from our fans is very important to us.
Cirque du Soleil's creators have always wanted to explore new creative platforms. KÀ was born of our philosophy of always pushing the limits of creativity for all aspects of a show including artistic and technical concepts. As with all forms of art, it is a very personal experience and everyone reacts differently to every show.
In order to complete the storyline of KÀ, we are using a special projection of The Battle Scene until the full act returns to the show.
The Battle scene will return to the show when we believe that our artists are completely comfortable performing it again. We have not begun rehearsing the act in any capacity at this time.
Nevertheless, we respect your opinions, and will share your comments with our creative department.
Once again, we thank you for your constructive remarks and sincerely hope that the next production will better meet your expectations.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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