Yesterday was Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, a.k.a., the National Holiday of Quebec (La Fête nationale du Québec). So it was only fitting that I went to "OVO", the latest production of Cirque du Soleil. Founded in Québec and based in Montréal, Cirque du Soleil is markedly Québécois.
My first encounter with Cirque du Soleil was made possible by generous Microsoft Research, where I had an internship for three months. The "Corteo" show was touring in Seattle in summer 2008. I wasn't quite sure about what to expect but was generally pleased by how it organized many usual circus acts into a coherent story and fascinated by their costumes. After I settled in Montréal, I wasted no time to exercise my privilege and bought the ticket of the "OVO" show, which premiered here in May. Being so close to the site, I was able to take the metro 45 minutes before the curtain and walked leisurely to the Grand Chapiteau.
The show was up to its name. Absolutely amazing costumes immediately created a world of insects. This time the story was deliberately simple and light-hearted to attract family and kids but high quality circus acts kept everybody's attention. The pace of the show was well controlled by interweaving comedy and drama, just like a good Jackie Chan movie. Two hours quickly passed by before you even knew it.
2009 is the 25-th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil and their slogan is "Le Rêve Continue" ("The Dream Continues"). Indeed, I walked out of the show like walking out of a nice dream.
My first encounter with Cirque du Soleil was made possible by generous Microsoft Research, where I had an internship for three months. The "Corteo" show was touring in Seattle in summer 2008. I wasn't quite sure about what to expect but was generally pleased by how it organized many usual circus acts into a coherent story and fascinated by their costumes. After I settled in Montréal, I wasted no time to exercise my privilege and bought the ticket of the "OVO" show, which premiered here in May. Being so close to the site, I was able to take the metro 45 minutes before the curtain and walked leisurely to the Grand Chapiteau.
The show was up to its name. Absolutely amazing costumes immediately created a world of insects. This time the story was deliberately simple and light-hearted to attract family and kids but high quality circus acts kept everybody's attention. The pace of the show was well controlled by interweaving comedy and drama, just like a good Jackie Chan movie. Two hours quickly passed by before you even knew it.
2009 is the 25-th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil and their slogan is "Le Rêve Continue" ("The Dream Continues"). Indeed, I walked out of the show like walking out of a nice dream.
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