Partly for a Valentines night out and also because it was an Oxfam Benefit Performance we recently headed out to see Quidam at the Royal Albert Hall.
As you would expect from anything that Cirque du Soleil produce, it was an absolutely amazing night and nearly the best show I have ever seen (De La Guarda still ranks as the best – although it was a serendipitous event!).
What was quite interesting afterwards was walking back to the Tube and overhearing all the conversations, particularly those who were singularly unimpressed, who were commenting that “they could do that with a bit of practice”
Yes it was skipping, juggling, trapezes, etc and if you watch TV I’m sure you would have seen similar (but not quite as good performances along the same lines) but it would certainly take a long, long time before I was anywhere near half as good as those guys.
The show expands this to "a nameless passer-by, a solitary figure lingering on a street corner, a person rushing past. One who cries out, sings and dreams within us all."
An interesting theme that I would explore in more detail if I had the time.
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