In this thread, we discuss the Cirque du Soleil shows that we've seen (or wanna see) - Page 3

CutiePie2000 · #31 08-26-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by epchick

I sooo wanted to see:
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don't know what it's called but it's the one where they are surrounded by water or something ( i think it's at the Rio)

That would be "O" which is playing at The Bellagio.

There is also "Le Reve" which is NOT a Cirque show, but is playing at The Wynn and was produced by Franco Dragone (who directed Cirque's Allegria, Saltimbanco, Mystère, Quidam, La Nouba and O, and then [presumably] left Cirque to do his own thing).

"Le Reve" is not a Cirque show, but given that it's a Dragone production, it sure looks like a Cirque show. It's very "O"-like and have water in it, etc.

Munchkin03 · #32 08-27-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I saw Love in June 2008.

I cried.

It was quite possibly the best show I've seen in Vegas and I've seen quite a few (Zumanity, Mystere, and O).

So good that I plan on seeing it again when I visit for Christmas.

We saw "Mystere" last month in Vegas. My mother and I were open to seeing "Love," but my sister, Miss Hip-Hop America didn't understand why there'd be a show about the Beatles.

I think I converted my mom to Cirque now!

KSUViolet06 · #33 08-27-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

We saw "Mystere" last month in Vegas. My mother and I were open to seeing "Love," but my sister, Miss Hip-Hop America didn't understand why there'd be a show about the Beatles.

I think I converted my mom to Cirque now!

It's funny because I'd consider my brother to be Mr. Hip-Hop, and he wasn't initially excited to see it (the tix were a gift so he really had no choice). Even HE walked out of the theatre saying "Wow, that was so good!"

epchick · #34 08-27-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

That would be "O" which is playing at The Bellagio.

There is also "Le Reve" which is NOT a Cirque show, but is playing at The Wynn and was produced by Franco Dragone (who directed Cirque's Allegria, Saltimbanco, Mystère, Quidam, La Nouba and O, and then [presumably] left Cirque to do his own thing).

"Le Reve" is not a Cirque show, but given that it's a Dragone production, it sure looks like a Cirque show. It's very "O"-like and have water in it, etc.

Ahhhh I see. I think the one i'm thinking of is "Le Reve" all I know is that I could have gotten tickets for $20 each. lol.

The new City Center they are building is gonna house a Cirque show all about Elvis. I'm kinda interested to see how that would be, even though i'm not a big Elvis fan.

Munchkin03 · #35 08-27-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by epchick

Ahhhh I see. I think the one i'm thinking of is "Le Reve" all I know is that I could have gotten tickets for $20 each. lol.

The new City Center they are building is gonna house a Cirque show all about Elvis. I'm kinda interested to see how that would be, even though i'm not a big Elvis fan.

I swear hotel concierges are getting kickbacks for trying to get people to see Reve instead of a Cirque show. Our guy was all, "you should see Reve! It's just like the Cirque!" I'm sure it's great, but I wanted to see a Cirque show.

DreamfulSpirit · #36 08-27-2009, 10:27 PM

I have seen "Corteo" and "Ka" and both were AMAZING!!! I loved the stage for "Ka" and how it interacted with the story.

My b/f and I got student discount tickets at the MGM to see "Ka" and saved like $70 between the two of us.

CutiePie2000 · #37 08-27-2009, 10:50 PM

I saw the first 45 minutes of 'Le Reve' and then they have a mechanical problem with some of the apparatus and had to cancel that night's performance. I did get a full refund but it was still a big disappointment. That was back in 2006.

'Le Reve' is extremely Cirque-like and right up until the snafu, I thought the performance was excellent.

navane · #38 08-29-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

My tally so far:
Allegria
Quidam
Varekai
"O"
Corteo
Zumanity
OVO

I'm hoping to catch Mystere or Believe on the next LV trip.

What? You still haven't seen Dralion? You're killing me over here!

I worked for Cirque for the Southern California runs of the Dralion and Varekai shows; so, of course I'm a little partial.

I'm kicking myself for not seeing Corteo when I had the chance back in 2008. Because I don't work in event management anymore, I didn't apply to work that run when it came through. My roommate really wanted to see it with me but we both dropped the ball when it came to finding a time to go and buying tickets.

The two that I'd really like to see are O and Ka, in that order!

.....Kelly

CutiePie2000 · #39 08-30-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by navane

What? You still haven't seen Dralion? You're killing me over here!

To my knowledge, Dralion has not come through Canada, hence why I have not seen it. All others, I saw in either Calgary or Vancouver (save for the two Las Vegas shows that I saw). I would make the trek to Seattle to see a show if it did not come through Vancouver.

I saw OVO, because I happened to be in Montreal at the time (May 2009).

AOII_LB93 · #40 08-30-2009, 05:08 PM

I've seen Alegria, Dralion, Mystere, Varekai, Zumanity. Alegria was my first and is still the one I was most impressed by thus far. I want to see O, but I have no desire to see Believe mainly because I think Criss Angel is an idiot.

AlphaXi4983 · #41 08-30-2009, 06:26 PM

I saw Ka in 2006 and loved it so much that when my boyfriend and I went to Vegas this summer, we saw Ka again, and also Zumanity. They're both very impressive shows in their own right. I also saw Zaia when I was in Macau - it's much more like the original Cirque shows than Ka or Zumanity, but it still had a more modern/funky twist on it.

Munchkin03 · #42 09-07-2009, 03:52 PM

Has anyone seen Wintuk? It's playing MSG this year and I'm thinking I want to get tickets .

Boodleboy322 · #43 09-10-2009, 11:03 PM

About 2 years ago I took the Ms. to go see Corteo. Music, stunts and light show where awesome.

CutiePie2000 · #44 10-06-2009, 12:45 AM

I just saw BELIEVE on Wednesday at the Luxor. It was okay, but not my favorite. I think it's trying to be all things to all people. The rabbits "fressing" on his make believe charbroiled electocuted corpse was a little ugh and over the top, but whatever. I'm also not big into the "interpretive" dance.

My tally so far:
Allegria
Quidam
Varekai
"O"
Corteo
Zumanity
OVO
Believe

eta: I just saw that Kooza is coming to my city in the months ahead. YAY!

KSUViolet06 · #45 01-15-2010, 02:06 PM

Had to bump this!

I'm seeing O tonight!

I'll post more about it once I'm back in OH!