A little later than planned
Because I have a head somewhat akin to a sieve, I didnt post the exploits of last Sunday. Not that it matters, I'm not the most avid blogger, and it still fits chronologically, but nevertheless. Odd word, that, but there'll be no tangent on that just now. Maybe later :)
Back on target... I travelled up to our marvellous, exciting, stinking capital city to the Albert Hall to see Cirque Du Soleil, in particular AlegrÃa. Now, I've not been to any form of circus since about 1979/1980, which was the sort of circus that let you hold lion cubs, which had a tendency to let their bladder go when sat on a small childs lap. Didn't happen to me, and I'm quite pleased that some arrogant family pushed in front of mine when we were there. Instant karma, with a twist of urine. What what I talking about? Ah, yes. The costumes worn in CDS are spectacular. They were of a form of comedy humanoid for some of the tumblers... exaggerated stomachs, butts you could park a fairly large bike in, and the sort of visage a gargoyle would have, if it found a particularly dirty joke to its liking. I'll see if I can trawl up some images, there must be a few lying about.
The pair of vocalists were amazing. A pair, one in a white, somewhat victorian style dress, white wings, the other the same, but in black. The white was the current underrunning the show. She performed twice solo, but also behind almost every other act. She had the most powerful voice I've heard in a long time. I'm possibly not expressing myself clearly here, but she held me captivated when singing solo, not something anyone's been able to do to me for a very long time. She was also somewhat ageless. At first glance I'd have placed her at late teens, maybe early twenties. Not so, it appears, I think I was nearly a decade out.
The clowns... heh. Somewhat traditional, but not overdone. They wore makeup, but it was not the core of their being, the comedy was. Now, I'm from the camp that generally hates clowns. Well, apart from maybe Krusty. Let's all thank Stephen King, for IT. But any two people that can get ten minutes of comedy mileage out of a paper aeroplane, and not have it get old quickly... excellent. Particularly the last aeroplane you see, somewhat later in the show.
Contortionists. I can't bend my spine that far forward, never mind backwards. The sense of balance was perfect, the movement slow enough to be really difficult to maintain, but not a quiver as they changed stance. Highly impressive.
There were a number of other acts, the acrobats/tumblers were amazing, everything perfectly executed, and perfectly timed. One of them didnt perfectly land a triple somersault with at least a single twist in, but turned what would have been an embarassing backward stumble into a somersault. He looked pissed. I felt sorry for the guy, but when someone's obvious mistake is fairly majestic, you cant help but appreciate the rest of the set.
Long story short... go see it. I'm going to go and see it again, any chance I can get.
Back on target... I travelled up to our marvellous, exciting, stinking capital city to the Albert Hall to see Cirque Du Soleil, in particular AlegrÃa. Now, I've not been to any form of circus since about 1979/1980, which was the sort of circus that let you hold lion cubs, which had a tendency to let their bladder go when sat on a small childs lap. Didn't happen to me, and I'm quite pleased that some arrogant family pushed in front of mine when we were there. Instant karma, with a twist of urine. What what I talking about? Ah, yes. The costumes worn in CDS are spectacular. They were of a form of comedy humanoid for some of the tumblers... exaggerated stomachs, butts you could park a fairly large bike in, and the sort of visage a gargoyle would have, if it found a particularly dirty joke to its liking. I'll see if I can trawl up some images, there must be a few lying about.
The pair of vocalists were amazing. A pair, one in a white, somewhat victorian style dress, white wings, the other the same, but in black. The white was the current underrunning the show. She performed twice solo, but also behind almost every other act. She had the most powerful voice I've heard in a long time. I'm possibly not expressing myself clearly here, but she held me captivated when singing solo, not something anyone's been able to do to me for a very long time. She was also somewhat ageless. At first glance I'd have placed her at late teens, maybe early twenties. Not so, it appears, I think I was nearly a decade out.
The clowns... heh. Somewhat traditional, but not overdone. They wore makeup, but it was not the core of their being, the comedy was. Now, I'm from the camp that generally hates clowns. Well, apart from maybe Krusty. Let's all thank Stephen King, for IT. But any two people that can get ten minutes of comedy mileage out of a paper aeroplane, and not have it get old quickly... excellent. Particularly the last aeroplane you see, somewhat later in the show.
Contortionists. I can't bend my spine that far forward, never mind backwards. The sense of balance was perfect, the movement slow enough to be really difficult to maintain, but not a quiver as they changed stance. Highly impressive.
There were a number of other acts, the acrobats/tumblers were amazing, everything perfectly executed, and perfectly timed. One of them didnt perfectly land a triple somersault with at least a single twist in, but turned what would have been an embarassing backward stumble into a somersault. He looked pissed. I felt sorry for the guy, but when someone's obvious mistake is fairly majestic, you cant help but appreciate the rest of the set.
Long story short... go see it. I'm going to go and see it again, any chance I can get.
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