Cirque du Soleil Corteo

Bought tickets for my sweetie and I to go see Corteo for Valentine’s Day. I’ve seen several performances of theirs on television, but never live. The set up is great, you go into the entrance on your ticket, and are immediately in the shopping/​food tent. Obviously, they are trying to sell their merchandise, it’s everywhere and kinda pricey, even for souvenir stuff. But, of course we bought stuff.
Getting to our seats, we have like the best seats ever. Center of the circle, and about half way back with no one in front of us. The way the stage is set up, everyone has a chance for a great seat, the stage is two sided and rotates in a circle. The anticipation of the show starting was great as well, with performers running through the aisles keeping us all entertained.
The show itself is two and a half hours with a thirty minute break in the middle. (For merchandising, of course.) I love the show and everything about it, especially since I had no expectations. Parts of the show transported me to my childhood, especially anything that involved effortless flying. A jumbo grin and eyes wide open waiting for what was coming next. The performers are incredible, and the mere thought of producing this monster blows my mind.
The tent is split up into sections, so even though the venue holds over 2500 people, it didn’t feel or look like there were that many. Separate concessions, merchandise tents, and restrooms keep the experience a little more managed, and not the chaos of normal events of that size.
We had a fantastic time, and would not have changed the evening for the world.

I’m a closet Cirque fan. I go whenever I get the chance. Vegas or when they’re in Portland.
I have to say I was disappointed with this showing. It had some potential but the costumes were not as great as other shows I’ve seen. And the acts were just not as good. When the guy with a ladder, the people with large hula hoops, and the 4 women hanging from chandeliers are the best acts… they could’ve lost a bunch of acts as they were not impressive at all.
For reference I’ve seen Ka, O, and Varekai live. I’ve also seen Alegria and Dralion on TV.