Nothing like a free Cirque du Soleil show
to make us happy!!
The show was AMAZING. Even if it made me
feel weak, unfit and extremely uncoordinated haha. They have the most
incredible strength and were able to flip themselves and each other around like
crazy!!
We stood in a huge mass of people for what
seemed like ages as we waited to be let into the area – then we became cattle,
trying to force our way through a small area into a small area. People get so
pushy in that kind of situation – glad I didn’t fall and get stampeded!
We waited for a while and then suddenly
lights started going on and flashing and a spotlight followed a crazy looking
man around the crowd. He made his way through, peering at people and taking
notes. He started right at Will, who managed to get a good picture! Someone
gave him an iPhone which he looked at and seemed impressed and then he put it
in his pocket and kept going! It was pretty funny. He had flying goggles on his
head and big glasses and was dressed in mad professor type clothing crossed
with aviator from the 1920s!!! (The guy got his phone back too btw)
I especially liked the two girls who were
on the high swings – they were great! I must admit, I was worried every time
they flung themselves or each other out into the air – but they were always caught,
even if it was just by the other girl’s calves!!
It was standing room for most of the
audience, except for the VIPS who probably paid for their seats (why, when you
get the same show for free??), and as we were on a slight hill, I was actually
able to see most of what was going on!
The rough story of the performance was it’s
about a boy who was learning the piano and not really wanting to, and then all
kinds of crazy stuff happened around him. Lots of dancing and music and people
running around, climbing up poles, jumping on a very bouncy trampoline, tap
dancing and other cool stuff!
P.S. This post took ages to put together because we took so many pictures and it was hard to discard some!!
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| What is this strange creature? - he thinks looking at Will... |
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| An I what? |
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| Continuing with the crazy light show, this was on the walk back to the van! |
