Cirque du Soleil

On April 11. 2012, I went to see my first Cirque du Soleil show. It was the Michael Jackson The Immortal Tour, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. They did not disappoint. The show was amazing. Cirque du Soleil did a great job blending together Michael Jackson songs with audio clips from his interviews. It had many styles of entertainment including: a mime, dancers, acrobatics, and gymnastics. It also had great visuals as well such as, videos, props, and costumes.

Cirque du Soleil is known for its’ over the top productions. They are the masters of transporting the audience into the world that they have created. Cirque prides itself on the eight key characteristics that define who they are. These eight characteristics are: acrobatics, acting, art forms from around the world, imaginary worlds, dance, daring, dexterity, and grace.

For the Immortal World Tour they defiantly showcased these talents. For example, there was a performer who portrayed a monkey so well that in the beginning of the show I thought he really was a monkey. The way he moved, and swung his arms was just like a monkey. There was also a performer with one leg. That was not a disadvantage for this performer. He was amazing. The way that he can breakdance, and use his crutches like hand stilts made him by far my favorite performer.

Cirque du Soleil first formed in the early 1980’s in Quebec, Canada. “In 1984, during Quebec’s 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier’s discover of Canada, the province sought an event which would bring the festivities to all Quebecers.” That invent was the first Cirque du Soleil tour. Today Quebec is still the headquarters where performers go to rehearse for months to prepare for a show.

Cirque du Soleil has many shows to choose from. The Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour will be touring the US until August and then going over seas. I highly recommend everyone to go and see this great show.