Cirque du Soleil

**raijin1** · January 24th, 2007, 02:59 PM

Well this weekend I went to see my third Cirque here in Atlanta, this one was the most recent touring show, called Corteo. As usual, it absolutey made my jaw drop to the floor - I am constantly amazed at not only the physical prowess of the performers, but the sheer creativity of the performances.

I think as a personal trainer by profession, I have a greater appreciation for these than the average person has... I have set in my mind a box, or boundary if you will, of what I think the human body, under the proper training, is physically capable of doing. Some of the acts I have seen don't just push those boundries, they completely shatter them...

I started this thread to get feedback from all of you on the shows you have seen, what you liked and didn't like etc...

Anyways, I have seen Varekai, Alegria, and now Corteo. I think Alegria was probably my favorite overall... I would love to travel to Vegas to see the resident shows there like O (the water show), Ka (the fire show), and Zumanity (an adult oriented cirque?!?)...

If you are not familiar with Cirque du Soleil, find more information at www.cirquedusoleil.com

Weiser_Cain · January 24th, 2007, 07:16 PM

Saw it on tv, was too slow for my taste. Oddly while I do want to see them naked it still bugs me that I can somehow, probably the last throes of my puritanical upbringing.

**pliny_2001** · January 24th, 2007, 07:55 PM

I'm always amazed by Cirque - on tv it's clinically interesting, but not that involving; the travelling shows (Varekai) are staggering; and the Vegas ones literally rewrite your mind. 'O' remains one of the most amazing things I've seen.

There was a great segment on Cirque on '60 minutes' a year or so ago - it may be on youtube now. They talked about how many Olympic gymnasts were involved, etc. And you have to go to a Vegas show - the specially designed theatre magnifies everything so much, it's unbelievable.

**swss** · January 24th, 2007, 08:13 PM

I love the Cirque shows..... I've seen a couple on television but nothing really compares to seeing them up close. Live I've seen really only seen the ones in Vegas. I've seen Mystere and Ka.....loved them both. Now I want to see the other two Zumanity and "O"..It's amazing what they can do, I recomend seeing them if you can...

**Doughboy** · January 24th, 2007, 11:03 PM

You mean Cirque Du Sogay dont you lmao

j/k never been to one but looks interesting they coming here but id have to pay for it, Ill wait till I go to Vegas again that way I can get it comped

**raijin1** · January 24th, 2007, 11:28 PM

Yah Doughie, I thought that about them too several years back before I saw one... Then on kind of a fluke situation, I saw one live and said to myself 'I am never going to miss one of these again...'

They are damn expensive, I paid $80 for mine... I ordered it as soon as the tour was announced (and got a front row seat!)... For something you are only going to see once every 2 years or so, I don't mind paying that...

And weiser you should really check out a live show if you get the opportunity... The TV/DVDs just don't give the same experience...

**Justsomedude** · January 25th, 2007, 07:54 AM

I've seen a couple of shows on TV, but I can't remember what they were called. They were old ones though. Interestingly enough, my friend's roomate is a performer in Cirque. I'll have to ask him which show that he's been in. As far as I know, he hasn't done Vegas yet, but works mostly on the eastern seaboard and Canada.