All You Need Is "LOVE"
By Kelly Vohnn
Picture yourself in a seat at the Mirage, with curtains around looking like marmalade skies. Somebody calls you, you answer quite cheerful, the clowns mime their way and soar incredibly high.
I know, I know, I'm a little corny. You can't tell me you've never heard of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds... The Beatles timeless music has lasted through the decades and acquired many new fans young and old alike. If you weren't a huge fan of the Beatles before seeing Love, afterwards you will walk away with a whole new appreciation for everything that they have contributed to the music industry. The band that took America by storm introduced a whole new look and era which opened the doors for a refreshing change in the music industry. Their ever changing music grew more popular every generation.
Cirque du Soleil went out on a stretch and coupled popular music to their world renowned human circus shows. Love is my second favorite Cirque show. You'll eventually find out my first. Cirque has uniquely interpreted each hit the Beatles ever made making you sit on the edge of your seat during the whole production. They really tried to appeal to a younger audience with astonishing aerial performances, the remarkable extreme sports and incredible urban freestyle dance.
I was escorted to my seat by a heavy set girl with a British accent wearing psychedelic British police clothes. All the ushers had British accents. One of Cirques signature trade marks is that they will search the world for the right cast and encourage foreigners to enhance their productions. They use 60 international artists in Love. I find their use of music very lulling and entrancing in most Cirque shows. Where as Love brought back childhood memories and I was singing along to some of the tunes. They mesh in a tribute to the Fab Four using panoramic visual and surround sound in the Mirages custom built theatre. The end leaves a delightful longing to learn more about The Beatles and to appreciate them.
Of course you have your Cirque du Soleil die hards who believe that using words AND pop songs with a Cirque show is unacceptable. I say things change and when they do we should embrace them. It was very different from all of the other Cirque shows I've seen and I really enjoyed it.