From Mercury News:
“It’s a (Franco) Dragone show, the old-school Cirque, the real deal,” says hand-balancer Olga Pikhienko. “It’s an intricate world, where the more you watch it, the more you see.”
Now the critical darling is back, but it’s not at all as you may remember it. This time around, Cirque has ditched its trademark blue and yellow big top in favor of playing the arena circuit, from HP Pavilion to the Cow Palace. It’s a milestone in the life of the troupe, which started out as a ragtag band of street performers in 1984 and is now one of the most powerful global entertainment brands around.
In addition to cutting the tent, they have also toned down the troubling subtext about anonymity in modern society. It’s a Cirque classic being reinvented: “Quidam” light, if you will.
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{ SOURCE: Mercury News }
