Cirque du Soleil is one of those things I’ve just never really “got”. People rave about this thing, like it is some magical experience blinding to all shows that went before and even those yet to be. It has been placed on a pedestal so high that not even my expectations could reach it. To go along with that, the prices for the shows are ridiculous, adding to my complete lack of enthusiasm to see what all the fuss is about. I can’t move fast enough to the remote when ever I see another Cirque Du Soleil special on TV, scrambling like a soldier diving for cover from a nearby grenade.
When I found out that during the summer festival in Quebec Cirque Du Soleil would be performing for free beneath the underpass in downtown I figured: what the hell, I’ll check it out. And you know what? Colour me impressed, but in muted tones… maybe even with water based paint so I can clean up quickly once the novelty has worn off.
Basically I found the show to be street performers with a massive costume budget. The acrobatics and juggling and dancing was impressive, but nothing I really hadn’t seen a million times around the world, done by crazy hippies or poor travellers to earn a little cash by entertaining tourists. This is over simplifying a little. There were moments I thought: wow, but I think they were massively outweighed by the times I thought: meh.
I loved the costumes, and the music was phenomenal. I am just glad it cost me zero dollars. The show was well worth that price. More than worth it. Sorry to all you Cirque Du Soleil fans out there if you’re offended by my stance. All I know is I’ve finally seen it so you can all stop telling me how I should really see Cirque Du Soleil, but I probably wont see it again.
By: simv
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