People dream every night, right? Many dreams consist of goals, made up stories, and even what a person is going to do the next day. I know for me, dreams are colorful, wonderful, even fantasy like experiences. I always thought bringing a dream to reality would be the most captivating experiences of a lifetime. When I was a sixth grader, we went to San Antonio. My family went to a Cirque Du Soleil performance, and it was the most exciting experience of a lifetime. I felt as if I really got to make one of my dreams reality.The performance including tight rope walkers, contortionist, muscle men, trapeze artists, and the wheel of death. The storyline, props, and costumes were straight out of a creative genius's head. I had never seen anything like it. Unlike a normal circus, the whole act consisted of a story. This story was based around a poor loner who was searching around for his place in the world. He traveled along, coming across all the different performers. I really enjoyed that aspect of the show. Not only did the acts entertain me, but now it was almost like a live movie that kept me on my feet, making me try and guess what happened next. There were many different characters, and they all had a special quality about them. There was a bad dog, a trickster, a pickpocketer, an innocent man, and even a king! I couldn't imagine the amount of work they all have to put in to make this performance a real life experience. They even had audience participation, which made me laugh a lot because no one ever knew who would get chosen! I really had hoped my father would be picked from the audience to go out in the ring and do something totally jaw dropping!
If I could go back and watch it again, I would! We bought the dvd of the performance, and I actually have watched it from time to time! Although it is not as satisfying as being there in person, the video does a beautiful job of portraying what it would be like to be there. After watching this, I really wished I had some type of odd talent that could land me an awesome job like that! I honestly think they all have some of the coolest jobs around.
This was one of the best performances I've ever been to. It entertained me for hours, and I would watch it all again in a heartbeat. I recommend this show to everyone.
I really enjoyed reading this! You described this so well and I really felt that I was watching the performance with you! You made me really want to go watch this! I'm going to San Antonio this summer and I really wish I was able to see this! Keep up the good work Rachel! Good job!
ReplyDeleteWow! The video was so stunning. I wish I could touch my butt to my head. When the one girl walked around her head I was some where between amazement and puking. I liked how your introduction was feeling instead of telling. In your closing you used a few of those undefinable things that we weren't suppose to use. However, I felt that they still got the point across very well.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you used many descriptive and i think after talking about it you finally get to the video and you dont want to stop watching it because you want to find out the end. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the introduction about how your dreams came true at this performance. The description of the show makes it sound very exciting. I'm not a very big fan of contortionists (they make me cringe), but the video was a great addition.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you set it aside from a normal circus. Many people have negative connotations with the circus so it was good to explain that it's not a normal circus.
ReplyDeleteStrong beginning with description of the performance. I didn't know that before. Thanks for sharing and explaining.
ReplyDeleteThe end of your blog does get more abstract and less specific. The video clip is a nice addition to enhance your explanation
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