Cirque Du Soleil Amaluna

I’ve been to Amaluna and Kurios, both are AMAZING shows! However, Amaluna took my breath away, literally! Beautiful love story with astonishing characters, excellent setting with perfect lighting, and incredibly talented performers in perfectly fit costumes will make the experience worthwhile. I had goosebumps all over just listening to the music. Can’t wait to see Amaluna again
Je t’aime, Amaluna!

Amaluna is probably my favorite Cirque Du Soleil show. We were completely mesmerized by the magical, captivating storyline. The dancers were breath-​taking & beautiful, the choreography was brilliant, the music was soul-​moving and the entire performance was golden. I cannot wait to see this show again in the future.

Some time ago, in The Naïve, in the throes of some extraordinarily happy Halloween surrounded by smiles and interested creative humans I wondered briefly what it might be like if every day was Halloween. If every day we could go about our business turned out like Clifford or a recreational drug or a something interesting and thoughtful would we not be happier and take ourselves less seriously and by virtue of this would the world not almost automatically become a better place. In my musing I took this to a conclusion by thinking about the United Nations and people in costume at their places in the General Assembly and then I envisioned a country that came as a Stormtrooper smashing its neighbor dressed as a sunflower and I realized, no, this wouldn’t change anything at all. It would just make a more creative opportunity for us to behave miserably.
But every once in a while I forget what seems to be an existential law, every now and again I happen into a space filled with smiles and freedom and things that make a person forget themselves and just open their mouths and make a quiet sound.
Cirque du Soleil is one of these places for me and yesterday afternoon Kurios was no exception.
It only opened Friday but all was already flawless. I daresay this show rivaled some that I remember as being particularly breathtaking. You can’t be perfect all the time; sometimes (for me) the story is slow or difficult to follow or the acts themselves didn’t quite trip a trigger even though the performers were magnificent and put their hearts into their work and you appreciated it but still something was missing.
I’d say that last night nothing was missing at all. Last night fired on all cylinders. The contraptions, the set, the performers, their craft, the music the scene combined to make me happy and wondering (yet again) why it can’t always be like this.
I know why. And one of my antidotes to the why are experiences such as the Cirque.
Here’s the Useful part:
1. I find that the Sunday matinée is the easiest to navigate, for as parking options abound and you don’t have to even think about laying out 25 more clams for the paid lot.
2. If you’re a baller and think you want front row you’ll pay for it both in your pocket and your neck. Five rows back is better, for as you aren’t below the lip of the stage and won’t have to get an adjustment the next day from the craning upwards.
3. Have a before party and arrive neither hungry nor thirsty. Trust.
They’re here for the next many weeks. Do go if you can. Enjoy your brief liberation, give thanks that you’re able to partake in such things, make a mental note that maybe you should think about what you can do for the world to make the smiles a little more enduring. Maybe it’s time to dust off that Clifford costume …

It was horrible. The 70’s girl rock band/​music was terrible. They reminded me of GEM (the cartoon band). The sound was absolutely too loud. Some of the acrobatics were really nice. But of the 7 Cirque Du Soleil shows that I’ve been to, this was well below par. I still think O is the best (I’ve seen it multiple times). Ka is decent. Several of the ones that have visited SF were good. But this just wasn’t as good as the others. Sorry. I know others like it. But I have to give it two thumbs down.

Enjoyed it immensely! Having been to many touring Cirque shows — I’ve started to feel like the same acts are recycled over and over. Don’t get me wrong — they’re still amazing acts — but either I was getting burnt out on Cirque (Is it possible?) or Cirque had begun to mass produce so many shows, that the creativity was starting to be hurt.
This show gripped me more — I felt that the acts were presented in a more unique/​creative factor and the story and characters moved more smoothly.

Cirque does it again with an awesome performance that enlightened and delighted. The human feats are unbelievable, and completely engaging.
Come early, and be prepared for tight seating. I’m not a huge guy, but I felt like a sardine.

Very disappointing. Oh there were some good things that hinted at what I remember of previous Cirque shows but mainly it was blah. To begin with, the clowns were awful. Lots of shrieking and nothing funny. I did not even hear a titter. The rest was a mixed bag with a couple of routines having me wonder how they could do that but others that just seemed amateur. The clincher came when they brought out bars like those used in women’s gymnastics. The routines looked to me like what my daughter, by no means an elite gymnast, used to do for warm up. Judit and I felt taken.

Performances are wonderful, some are incredible. BUT, you must bring ear plugs. The sound amplification is much much too loud. The sound level is such that it may cause permanent damage to your hearing. I have a app on my iPhone that measures sound level and it showed levels well above 105 decibels during many of the acts. Why? There should be warnings posted. As it is, it is a public health hazard.

This is my third Cirque Du Soleil show, like the other two, it was fantastic. I’m not a fan of the «circus» but these spectaculars are nothing like that at all. Beautiful music, great acrobatics & awesome displays of athleticism, this is performed under a big tent, but was done just as nicely as the shows in Las Vegas with the more permanent venues. Highly enjoyable, highly recommend. Oh, I almost forgot to add, the sets & costumes are otherworldly, there’s really no other way to describe it. And last but not least, the comic relief, is hilarious.

Amaluna is about a girl coming to age. It’s an incredible performance. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite (compared to OVO & Ka), but definitely worth the family trip! Love Cirque du Soliel!
Also, you can bring food and drinks in. I didn’t encounter any bag checks, so if you don’t feel like paying $ 5 for water & $ 7 for a large popcorn. bring food! Just nothing loud and crunchy though. Be respectful!
We parked inside since we needed handicap parking, but parking is $ 25. However, I’m sure you can find cheap street parking in San Francisco to walk.

Great performances by the cast. Lots of aerialist and acrobats in a whimsical world. Parking is $ 25 but that’s what it would cost for a taxi each way so expected.