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| - I have seen many Cirque Du Soleil shows, all of which kept me on the edge of my seat and always blew my mind. That is, until I saw Kà.
Several things made Kà inconsistent with the usual standards of Cirque Du Soleil. For one, the storyline was a total cliché. I think I have seen ABC Family do better. Seriously, similar storylines can be found in any daytime cartoon. Furthermore, the ending was unusually underwhelming. When the entire cast came out for the curtain call, the audience's collective reaction was something like "that was it?" Kà's short program time didn't help either.
Then there was the entire fight scene that consisted only of a pre-recorded video of their actors comically "fighting". The video was overcompensated with a plethora of needlessly loud sword-clashing soundtrack. Actually, the video really felt like watching a cut scene from an old video game, like from Nintendo Street Fighters or something. The video was not only blurry, it was also yawn-inducing. It dragged on for a painful amount of time. If you have a small bladder, this is the perfect time to go for a bathroom trip since there is no intermission. The decision to play the video perplexed me thoroughly until I learned later that the original/live fight scene was removed from the show due to a death of an actor last year.
Oh yeah, there was also an entire act that was just shadow puppets. Maybe I should have brought children to this show...?
Overall, I still enjoyed the show despite its obvious shortcomings. (Having been drunk the whole time might have contributed to this.) Both the stage and the theater itself is impressive, and I loved it that I could feel the warmth of their pyrotechnics from my seat. Although, admittedly I sat only 4 rows from the front. As always, the energy and effort put forth by everyone involved with the production is inspiring.
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