Cirque du Soleils two newest shows – Banana Shpeel and VIVA Elvis – have seen their fair share of negative press. So, over the weekend, the Globe and Mail asked the following question: will 2010 shape up to be the world’s most famous circus’s annus horribilis?
- Laliberté’s team does have a long and storied history of saving the day, so don’t call either show a flop just yet. Then again, Cirque du Soleil has never had to fight such a two-front war before. And in an era when bloggers and social-networking sites such as Twitter don’t wait for official opening nights to pass judgment, the early negative perceptions could have long-lasting effects. The cliché has never been truer: You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.
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{ SOURCE: Globe and Mail }
