Luck was smiling on Sis & me when a Vegas buddy let us know Elvis was leaving the building, at the end of August...... & if we ever wanted to see this Cirque, we would need to TCB, bebbay
So last min Vegas jaunt scheduled & tix snagged for Cirque du Soleil - Viva ELVIS
Guess we had always put this show off since we thought Elvis would *always* be in Vegas so we'd chosen all the other Cirques to see & were saving this 1 for last....overall impression: it was a nice, fitting tribute to The King
Lots of dancing & tumbling to Elvis' music; video of Elvis' time in the army & his life w/ Priscilla were featured along w/ various movie clips while the acrobats would dance around stage.....and PS - I TOTALLY want one of those big-fringed Elvis jumpsuits!!!
We liked how they let Elvis videos take feature stage for those bits & then the performers doing the main acrobatics would come on when there was no video so all attention could be paid to them - it was a nice shift of focus & there wasn't so much going on that made the mind reel - like we've encountered in some shows
Most memorable acrobatics involved the Vertical Trampolines - fast, frantic & fun. I SO wanted to bounce along w/ them!
There was also a bit w/ 2 on a rope that was impressive - their inner core strength was phenomenal to be able to hold themselves AND their partner on that little string!
Ginormous stage props for numbers like Blue Suede Shoes, Jailhouse Rock, -the songs / dancing were fun & even though the final curtains are coming down, you'd never know it - those performers gave it their all!
Only downer was that the Elvis gift shop was COMPLETELY SOLD OUT of all their Elvis mementos & we were told this was a good while before the end of the run. We were there 1 week before final curtains but couldn't believe that there was NOTHING for the Elvis fan. Cirque - I think you missed out on a HUGE revenue potential for all us fans who were looking for those last min reminders of The King, your show & a nice remembrance of an evening in Vegas
So Elvis may be leaving the building.....but not our hearts! Viva ELVIS!!
Thank yeh.....thank yeh very muuuch