While in London, my friends and I decided to see one of the famous Cirque Du Soleil shows called Quidam. As described by their website :
"Quidam: a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person rushing past. It could be anyone, anybody. Someone coming, going, living in our anonymous society. A member of the crowd, one of the silent majority. The one who cries out, sings and dreams within us all. This is the "quidam" that Cirque du Soleil is celebrating.
A young girl fumes; she has already seen everything there is to see, and her world has lost all meaning. Her anger shatters her little world, and she finds herself in the universe of Quidam. She is joined by a joyful companion as well as another character, more mysterious, who will attempt to seduce her with the marvelous, the unsettling, and the terrifying."
The show itself was absolutely unbelievable. I couldn't believe some of the things those performers were able to do with their bodies. The show had everything from contortionists to acrobatics. What I thought was especially interesting is the age range of performers. The cast ranged from young children to fairly old adults. One of the best acts was a group of four girls who could not have been older than ten years old. They did this really engaging act involving jump ropes and wooden blocks. I can't even begin to explain some of the things those little girls were able to do with such common objects. Another great act was the body throwers. At one point there were about six or seven people standing on one persons' shoulders and then they would jump onto a different tower of people. It was unreal. Although I really enjoyed the show, I found it difficult to follow the story line...it was a little odd, to say the least. All in all though it was a great show and I am glad we were able to see it, especially since we went to the premier showing!
the stage from our seats
-Steve Alibrandi (Braintree, MA)
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