From the mind of innerSpaceman:
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Originally Posted by zapppop
The storyline lacked direction,the visuals should have been much grander, and there should have been more variety in the acrobatics.
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I'd have to agree with most of these critcisms. I despise the trend in Cirque du Soleil for theater in the round. It severely limits the level of grandeur that can be presented. This is the third such show of theirs I've seen in short order, after
Delerium and
Corteo, and I'm sick of this limitation.
Love did fantastic things with lighting and nifty effects, but I was aware of the limits of basically looking at the audience on the other side as the main backdrop of the show.
And yeah, the acrobatics were less varied and the circus elements were generally weaker than usual. I knew this going in. Franklyl, it's been true of every Las Vegas show after
Mystere. The impressive acrobatic and circus acts are found in the traveling shows (
Corteo, for instance, was full of 'em), but the Vegas shows are far more concentrated on choreography, style and gimmick. Compared to the traveling shows, I find "
O", Ka and even
Zumanity lacking in the death defying, thrilling acrobatics that Cirque became famous for. That
Love followed this trend to a weaker acrobatic level was no surprise to me.
It was pretty and entertaining and interesting to experience. But after the opening number, I don't think I was particularly impressed with any "circus" act performed.
Eh, I still liked it. It didn't have an original score either, which is a big draw to me of the Cirque shows, too. I liked it for what it was ... which was admittedly a lesser animal than many of its fellow Cirque productions.
That's not to say it was bad. Less than the best of Cirque du Soleil is hardly "bad."
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