Anyone catch that on Leno just now? Looks like it combined wushu, capeora, Chinese opera and some other stuff into a really beautiful performance “fight scene”… Anyway, just thought I’d say that it was pretty cool 
I saw it last night. All wushu with some capoeira and some other mish-mash. Good stuff, but it makes me think the Cirque people are running out of material, so they decided to throw some MA into it. Nice to see it in mainstream media, though.
Cirque is becoming the mcdonalds of stage shows.
Each show is starting to look like the last. lol
All new show, with same guy in tights in the wheel of motion and bungee tarts flitting about.
But this time…there’s midgets with battle axes! Only 100$
snore.
KA
I was at the Gala Premeire of KA last week. I mentioned it on a thread on our Shaolin forum. KA stars several wushu champions, the Haight sisters, two members of the Beijing Wushu Team, and a few others. We got a call from the Haights about their Leno appearance, but I was sick yesterday with a 24 hour bug, so I missed it. It’s great to see CMA somewhere else other than the tournaments and movies.
Cirque is becoming the mcdonalds of stage shows.
Each show is starting to look like the last. lol
Well, I’ve never seen one of their performances, so it was new to me
you’ll have to excuse him Brad, he’s the mcdonalds of KFM, all his comments are looking alot like the last ones.
The choreography was lacking I thought. It looked pretty sloppy at over done at points, maybe that’s all part of thier special cheesy fromage queso fondue dip.
and red is our resident schlemiel.
my point is this, if you’ve seen one cirque, you’ve basically seen em all. The addition of martial arts is a temporary twist and they are performance or theatre type martial arts, which is as old and varied a show as any.
so forgive my tainted and jaded view. I prefer comedy.
see what I mean?
yes red it is hard not to notice you. seeing as you’re the guy in the corner screaming and drooling.
I think it’s funny how quickly even a harmless Cirque du Soleil thread can start to derail into a flame war complete with personal attacks
Isn’t the internet great? 
I have to agree with KL, I’ve seen three cirques now (not including the bit from last night), and they are all pretty much the same thing, which makes me wonder, are we the only ones who realize this? Or are there really that many people who have never seen or heard anything like it?
Sheesh. Lemmings. (to quote ZIM <I think> )
Originally posted by Brad
[B]I think it’s funny how quickly even a harmless Cirque du Soleil thread can start to derail into a flame war complete with personal attacks
Isn’t the internet great? [/B]
well its great for the free porn. not because of the flame and derailment of threads :o
NP where are you ? come out and defend your girls.:o
i didn’t see it last night. fell asleep waiting for it to come on. i know that they have been looking for martial arts people for a while now. anybody see drallion? if i remember correctly that one was kinda cool. some lion dance stuff.
If you think all Cirque shows are the same…
…you haven’t seen the VEGAS shows. Mystere, O, Zumanity and Ka are each very unique. Mystere is the most like a standard Cirque show, in that it began as a touring show, done in a travelling tent. But O, Zumanity and Ka were designed for their theaters - O and Ka have these amazing stages. And Zumanity is, well, adult.
Although I havent really seen any new performances by cirque. I’d like to rise to it’s defense based on what I have seen. Maybe the standard has or has not dropped. However it’s a performance showcase… Just like perhaps the martial arts tournament scene.. or maybe even a football game…All of these things are essentially the same things being repeated again in different ways. Don’t be too jaded about it. It’s just a show. And I too am happy that Chinese martial arts is geting exposure elsewhere, it can only be a good thing.
peace.
Originally posted by Waxwood rod
The choreography was lacking I thought. It looked pretty sloppy at over done at points, maybe that’s all part of thier special cheesy fromage queso fondue dip.
and the next tiome you will be on jay leno let me know. okay? :o i wish i saw it. but it will probably be online soon enough. good to see cma in the mainstream once again.
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as for the quality of the performerers, i have a friend who did top of the line circus shows for years, and he said the circque are the people who couldn’t make it on the top. master hu said why dont you try out for it and he kindly declined but was having a good laugh when he told me about it. so dunno about that.
and he said the circque are the people who couldn’t make it on the top
Why? Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but I would think the opposite.
Originally posted by tug
Why? Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but I would think the opposite.
i’m not too sure. basically what i was getting, its all the washups, because all the good people are on top of their game doing something better more respectable. i guess if your in a top class show CDC is a step down.