Its
time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap
(Stephen
Schwartz)
I
have grown to love the unexpected, for in it is the miraculous, here is where
we are shown, events that create our lives to be more enjoyable, more loving,
more adventurous than anything we ever could have planned. When we let go and
trust, the mundane of life becomes the profound. Leave your concepts at the
door of fate, open your arms. Today is [going to be] a good day.
(Marlise
Karlin)
I
have always wanted to watch a live Cirque
de Soleil. Ariél decided that for our 30th Wedding Anniversary
she would give us tickets to see a live Cirque de Soleil show at the Royal Albert Hall in London. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/totem/default.aspx
This show was
called Totem. It “traces the
fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to
its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant
turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.
Inspired
by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic
language, the evolutionary progress of species.
Somewhere
between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other
species, his dreams and his infinite potential”.
It was an
experience that appealed to the senses. The location: the Royal Albert Hall is
very majestic, but seemed quite happy to welcome and cradle this show in its
bosom. The lights and set design blended effortlessly into the Victorian décor
as there is an underlying Darwinian feel to the theme.
The costumes
reflected the seasons, with bright colours on the summer beach, a sense of autumn
harvest in the unicycle jugglers’ costumes and a wintery feel to the roller
skaters’ white fur Apache-Indian costumes at the end.
There was a
wonderful sense of continuity between acts as characters from one act blended into the
next.
What struck me
most about the acts was the sense of trust between each performer. In order to
let go and know that your partner is going to catch you before you fall you
must trust them absolutely. Absolute trust equals going to new and higher
heights together. I really liked that. I also enjoyed the coloured thread of
humour that ran through the show.
What a treat!
Thank you, Ariél!
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