Corteo
Can the Cirque du Soleil ever go wrong on a show? Not yet, at least! Their latest show Corteo is evidence of their continuing success and beauty. Today I had the privelege of attending a performance of Corteo during it's one month stay here in D.C. and it filled me with such inspiration and motivation for the art of theatre. I want to go out and do great art like the Cirque now. Such great artistry and beauty from this troupe, and they always accomplish it!!!
So today I went to the four o'clock showing of Corteo. Cirque has set up their fortress in the convention center parking lot on H street. It's really an amazing complex that they set up and to think that they travel all around the world with it seems like such a huge accomplishment in itself. Entering in by the Billetarie, or Box Office in English, the audience is then ushered into a large merchandising tent where they sell there coupious amounts of merchandise and refreshments. Once outside again, the audience enters le Grand Chapiteau which is the main show tent. It's a huge circus tent on the outside but the inside rivals Broadway theatres. The technicality of le Chapiteau is so incredible that I can't even begin to describe it. One has to just see a Cirque show to understand its possibility.
The show itself is based on the premise that the audience is attending the funeral of Corteo, a recently deceased clown. The show is then the funeral procession by a group of Corteo's close friends - all clowns or angels of course. The overall feel of the show was semi gothic mixed with classical clown techniques. The acts within the show were, of course, amazing in their physical feats. However, many rip off shows include the same things. The thing that makes Cirque different is its artistry in telling the story and interweaving everything within it. It was perfect. But that's all I can truly say on it, that it was amazing and reinviggorated an artistic sense within me that's been lacking recently. Everyone should see this show! GO NOW!
So today I went to the four o'clock showing of Corteo. Cirque has set up their fortress in the convention center parking lot on H street. It's really an amazing complex that they set up and to think that they travel all around the world with it seems like such a huge accomplishment in itself. Entering in by the Billetarie, or Box Office in English, the audience is then ushered into a large merchandising tent where they sell there coupious amounts of merchandise and refreshments. Once outside again, the audience enters le Grand Chapiteau which is the main show tent. It's a huge circus tent on the outside but the inside rivals Broadway theatres. The technicality of le Chapiteau is so incredible that I can't even begin to describe it. One has to just see a Cirque show to understand its possibility.
The show itself is based on the premise that the audience is attending the funeral of Corteo, a recently deceased clown. The show is then the funeral procession by a group of Corteo's close friends - all clowns or angels of course. The overall feel of the show was semi gothic mixed with classical clown techniques. The acts within the show were, of course, amazing in their physical feats. However, many rip off shows include the same things. The thing that makes Cirque different is its artistry in telling the story and interweaving everything within it. It was perfect. But that's all I can truly say on it, that it was amazing and reinviggorated an artistic sense within me that's been lacking recently. Everyone should see this show! GO NOW!
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