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| - I agree exactly with what Philip T had to say. I'm conflicted about this show as well, and it's funny that my friend and I said the same thing that he mentioned - are we really so jaded having seen so many other shows in this town? Compared to the kind of acrobatics you see in other Cirque (or Cirque type) shows, nothing they did in Panda was all that impressive. Can I balance on one hand in a panda suit? Hells no, but there are 2 chinese guys that perform for free on a blanket in front of the Bellagio fountains - it was around the same level as that.
I love pandas, but honestly it was probably the pandas that ruined this show - making it seem silly and juvenile. Yes the pandas were adorable, but they could've put a little more effort into the costumes. They were all pretty raggedy, and it felt like I was looking at those guys who beg for "donations" to take pics downtown. I also wonder if the main guy could've done more impressive things if he wasn't forced to wear a stupid panda costume. I'm assuming the pandas were thrown in because pandas are cute and will sell merchandise - it really served no purpose. But I guess you could look at Panda as a beautiful story of interracial (interspecies?) love.
Besides the panda suits, the costumes were great, and the LED backgrounds were impressive, but only if you were looking at the stage from the middle. Looking at the LED panels even slightly from the side didn't have the same effect.
I don't know anyone yet who has paid to see this show, but even those who said they liked it, also said they wouldn't have paid to see it. Probably more importantly, I don't know anyone who would recommend other people paying for their tickets. I would recommend this show only to someone with kids below 10, but since the adults would have to sit through it too, I dunno... The entire show moved really slowly, and the first 30 min literally felt like an hour. Normally shows are more fun after a couple drinks, but not this one.
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