A dream of flying

[dreaminghope]

On Thursday, Russ and I went to see our first Cirque du Soleil show, Corteo. A clown dreams of his funeral: processions, a full orchestra, beautiful singing in French and Italian, and slap-stick comedy alternating with moments of intense beauty. I thought I knew what to expect, from seeing videos of Cirque's shows, but seeing it live is a completely different experience. On TV, the impossible is just part of an evening's entertainment; live, the barely possible is awe-inspiring.

I'm not going to try to describe the acts in the show. There are basic descriptions on the Corteo website, and I can't do better than those simple outlines. The acrobats soared and surprised, and I can't make words do that. Not yet, in any case. English feels very heavy right now.

C'est comme les artistes de cirque peux voler, ou peut-être échapper sur un vent qu'on ne peux pas sentir. Sûrement, c'est impossible qu'ils sont comme tout le monde; ils doivent avoir les os des oiseaux.



That night, I dreamt that I was made of air instead of flesh, and that my words were musical notes.

Comments

[ramblin-robin.livejournal.com]

I so love Cirque!!! I'm lucky to live in an area where they bring new shows about every two years. I haven't been disappointed in one yet. It's really cool how they can make you think and yet still be entertaining.

If you get a chance to see Dralion, please try to go. It's really awesome!

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

It looks like my city has gotten itself on to the regular tour route too. This is, I think, the third show to come to Vancouver, and they do seem to bring a new one each time, with about two years in between.

I plan to go to all future ones that come here - I'll cross my fingers that Dralion is one of them.

[artcarheather.livejournal.com]

OOOOHHHHHH!!!!!! Did you see the tiny woman in the balloon?

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

We did! It was so fun to watch her bounce off audience members.

Hey, long time no see 'round LJ! I hope you've been busy with good things. Did you get my LJ comment and email? I've got craft stuff for you, but I need your mailing address!

[boxerpixie.livejournal.com]

Corteo was one of my favorite Cirque shows!

[cinnamonsqueak.livejournal.com]

it was awesome. :) everyone asks which one I've seen is my fave but.. i don't know if I can pick one. each show has its own flavor.