What do you get when you combine a 35,000-gallon water tank with acrobats and aerialist? You get two hours of artistic entertainment; limited only by your imagination as you watch the water show, jugglers, laser light show, acrobats, clowns, and aerialist. During the intermission, you may even sit on the oyster shell with the mermaid or stand next to the lifelike dinosaur to have your picture taken. The 40 entertainers and support crew travel in a caravan of trucks, trailers and campers to each site where it takes two days to set up; that in itself is probably a site worth seeing, and then they perform for three or four days. There are no animals used in a “cirque” production, which is based on a European environment, unlike US circuses that have dogs, lions, elephants, and tigers.
Concession and souvenir stands are in the “lobby” of the tent and hawkers circulate throughout the auditorium selling food, refreshments, and souvenir items. You are not only well entertained, but you did not have to leave hungry. We had a near sell-out performance, the room temperature was pleasant, my seat was comfortable and I had plenty of leg room.
The tickets were $10-$50 and most seats offered good visibility. The performances may not have been the most spectacular I have seen, but they were colorful, skilled, and well choreographed. You see a lot of entertainment in the two-hour production and judging by gasps, sighs, laughs, and applauses I would say it was enjoyed by all. For me, the laser light show was fantastic. I had a difficult time hearing the audio throughout the program, but it was not a distraction.
When you get a chance, you really do not want to miss seeing Cirque Italia.
https://cirqueitalia.com/
