thanks to the generosity of my cousins Kevin & Brenda, the hubby and i got 50% tickets to see a cirque du soleil show- CORTEO- last night. though, like all cirque shows that i've seen, the premise is a little fuzzy and really just a vague idea from which all sorts of flights of fancy spring, what i got out of it was that it was supposed to be a clown's (Mauro) dream of his own funeral. I included a little montage clip i found on youtube (seeing as one is not allowed to film/take pictures under the big top)........ i highly recommend this, or ANY, cirque show...
the first act was something out of a naughty clown's boudoir fantasy (just a touch risque)- young lissome girls dressed in silk undergarments, twirling, posing, and contorting while hanging from large chandeliers. the acts progressed in rapid succession- acrobats, jugglers, musicians... truly a feast for the senses: the cloying sweet smell of incense, gorgeous sets and costumes, excellent musicianship (including flamenco guitar?!). my favorite things: gymnasts in full skirts of multi-layered tulle, flashing brilliant jewel-toned colors with every flip; a little person- we're talking TINY, about the size of a 3 year old child- with a giant bouquet of balloons strapped to her belt, bounding lightly above the heads of her captive audience, borne aloft by well-timed boosts from friendly palms to her tiny, tiny feet; the final act of what i can only describe as gymnast-mania, the olympics on crack- people leaping from bar to bar in perfect synchronization.
2 comments:
you have to see KA !! it actually has a story line. :)
oooh! that looks really cool! i want to go.... where was it at?
anyway... so sad i missed you guys while you were in LA. hope you guys had a good time! when are you guys coming down again?
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