We went to see Cirque Du Soleil. They are a fabulous circus company that is based in Canada but tour all over the world. Their over-all concept is that we are all born equal and deserve respect. They carry this through to not including animals in the acts as animals can only be trained and made to perform through cruelty. I could never take the children to see a circus with animals in. Each show has a theme or a story that every act ties into somehow, so that the show becomes more than just a series of dare-devil acts and clowning sequences and becomes a whole, beautiful story.
What they do have are world class performers from all around the world. The lighting, costumes and scenery are absolutely breath-taking. We we not allowed to take photos of the performance we saw so I have pulled some publicity photos off the internet.
The children absolutely loved it. We are incredibly lucky that my parents-in-law buy four seats at the Albert Hall every season - this means that we do not have to buy tickets. Because we can go every year this was the second time the children had seen this show, which can be more of a delight than the first time because it is possible to take more in.
2 comments:
Oh, that sounds lovely! I have seen a performance with some former cirque dancers, but never had the pleasure of actually seeing the cirque du soleil. So cool!
Oooh, what fun! I once saw Cirque in Toronto (I think it was the Dralion year, dragon/lion) and was blown away by how amazing it was.
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