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

KSUViolet06 · #1 08-26-2009, 06:18 PM

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 Ka).

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

epchick · #2 08-26-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I saw Love in June 2008.

I cried.

So question, what about it made you cry?

I saw Love this past July when I was with my friends, and I was the only one in the group who didn't cry (even my friend's boyfriend cried). I thought it was a good show, haven't seen any other of the Cirque's to compare it to, but to say it made me cry? Definitely not.

So glad we sat at the top though, I didn't know why our seats were more expensive than the seats closer to the stage, until we got to the bed section. Then I felt sorry for the people sitting down by the stage. lol.

I will say I was most definitely confused with the Pee-Wee Herman looking guy and who he was and what he was doing. Of course crying friend thought she new it all, but at the end I flat out told her she didn't know what she was saying (and she didn't, she made no sense).

I sooo wanted to see:
Zumanity--sorority sisters saw it and loved it
KA
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)

KSUViolet06 · #3 08-26-2009, 07:05 PM

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So question, what about it made you cry?

Well, I generally love The Beatles. Seeing the songs sort of "acted out" just made me cry, partcularly "Hey Jude" and "Lonely People."

The sheer amazingness of it all made me cry (well, that and our seats were amazing).

Like, so amazing that one of the guys from the "All You Need is Love" scene came down and sat on my lap.

But really, the way it's set up, I find that there really are no BAD seats.

epchick · #4 08-26-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Well, I generally love The Beatles. Seeing the songs sort of "acted out" just made me cry, partcularly "Hey Jude" and "Lonely People."

The sheer amazingness of it all made me cry (well, that and our seats were amazing).

Like, so amazing that one of the guys from the "All You Need is Love" scene came down and sat on my lap.

But really, the way it's set up, I find that there really are no BAD seats.

I can understand that, "Hey Jude" was my favorite part of the show. I can see that someone who generally loves the Beatles would cry, I definitely think my mom would bawl. I just didn't believe the sincerity in my friend's tears....especially since 2 seconds after saying how beautiful it was she started bitching about how they didn't play "let it be."

So i'm guessing you sat close to the bottom right? Were you able to see through the sheet and see what was happening above it?

Cause I was really bummed that I paid soo much for my ticket and wasn't close to the bottom, and then I saw them pull out the sheet, and I felt bad for the people at the bottom.

KSUViolet06 · #5 08-26-2009, 07:21 PM

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I can understand that, "Hey Jude" was my favorite part of the show. I can see that someone who generally loves the Beatles would cry, I definitely think my mom would bawl. I just didn't believe the sincerity in my friend's tears....especially since 2 seconds after saying how beautiful it was she started bitching about how they didn't play "let it be."

So i'm guessing you sat close to the bottom right? Were you able to see through the sheet and see what was happening above it?

I PMed you, didn't want to spoil it for peeps who haven't seen it.

CutiePie2000 · #6 08-26-2009, 10:34 PM

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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.

epchick · #7 08-27-2009, 07:34 PM

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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 · #8 08-27-2009, 09:56 PM

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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 · #9 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 · #10 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.

Munchkin03 · #11 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 · #12 08-27-2009, 03:10 PM

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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!"