Went to see Cirque du Soleil today, to watch their performance of Amaluna. Excellent, excellent show. One of their best, in my opinion. Most of the time when I see the Cirque, there's one or two acts that are kind of... meh, at least compared to the rest. (None of them, not even the "mediocre" acts, are things I could ever do, so this is a comparative judgment.) But this time, that's not the case. All of them were great. The least impressive was probably the unicyclists, and since they were the very first act they served nicely to bring people into the show. They weren't a letdown after another, more spectacular, act, but rather a fantastic introduction to everything else.
One of the best acts was also the slowest. It's a balancing act that had the entire tent utterly silent. Totally, absolutely still as everyone held their collective breath.
The show was made even better by our seats. (By "our" I mean Fox and myself, plus one of Fox's friends.) We bought fairly cheap seats, near one end of the C that makes up the seating arrangement at the Cirque. But directly in front of our seats was a slot for a wheelchair, and it was actually going to be in use this time. No extra legroom. In fact, when the wheelchair slot is used, the seats behind it need to be empty, so the chair can go all the way into the slot and not stick out into the aisle. Which meant our seats were invalid. So we had to get moved.
We wound up being seated in the VIP area. 5, 6, and 7 seats from the center aisle, second row from the stage. $260 seats. WIN!!
Of course, we didn't get all the other VIP extras — the special food, the souvenirs, the backstage pass, and so forth. Even so, WIN!!
After the show — which, I emphasize, was awesome; see it if it comes to your town! — we all went to Claim Jumper for foodage. Mmmm, steak. Oh, and I picked up an expansion for one of the board games I own, as well as a growler of Mac & Jack's, before the show. Snuck a beer into the Cirque, too, putting a sippy cup of it on my coat pocket.
Very good day.
One of the best acts was also the slowest. It's a balancing act that had the entire tent utterly silent. Totally, absolutely still as everyone held their collective breath.
The show was made even better by our seats. (By "our" I mean Fox and myself, plus one of Fox's friends.) We bought fairly cheap seats, near one end of the C that makes up the seating arrangement at the Cirque. But directly in front of our seats was a slot for a wheelchair, and it was actually going to be in use this time. No extra legroom. In fact, when the wheelchair slot is used, the seats behind it need to be empty, so the chair can go all the way into the slot and not stick out into the aisle. Which meant our seats were invalid. So we had to get moved.
We wound up being seated in the VIP area. 5, 6, and 7 seats from the center aisle, second row from the stage. $260 seats. WIN!!
Of course, we didn't get all the other VIP extras — the special food, the souvenirs, the backstage pass, and so forth. Even so, WIN!!
After the show — which, I emphasize, was awesome; see it if it comes to your town! — we all went to Claim Jumper for foodage. Mmmm, steak. Oh, and I picked up an expansion for one of the board games I own, as well as a growler of Mac & Jack's, before the show. Snuck a beer into the Cirque, too, putting a sippy cup of it on my coat pocket.
Very good day.