Cirque du Soleil: Delirium came to Raleigh this week, and we went to see it on Wednesday night.
It was very much different than the other two Cirque du soleil shows that we’ve seen. Delirium is the first show designed for an arena performance (basically in the “round”, so it can be viewed from both sides). They had two HUGE screens on either side of the stage, that sometimes showed the characters superimposed on other images, or different parts of the stage on one screen. It was pretty impressive.
On top of that, a huge scrim came down on either side of the stage that projected images that basically looked like they were “floating” over the people on the stage.
I sort of missed the extensive acrobatics (though there were some, this one was based more on music and dance) and the bright clown costumes and masks. The technology used though, was pretty darn impressive.
Have you noticed how hot the Cirque du soleil merchandise is? A little pricey but worth it for a souvenir shirt that is so unique and interesting!
April 14th, 2006 at 11:01 am
hotness. I also prefer the more gymnastic intense cirque performances. Though in the shows that are more like real circuses I find the humor enjoyable. Remember Las Vegas??