Excellent premiere of "IRIS, A Journey Through the World of Cinema by Cirque du Soleil”
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos cortesy: Cirque du Soleil
This incredible show was presented in Los Angeles on September 25th, at the Kodak Theater, the home of the Academy Awards. This is full of lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, the show takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through the history of cinema and its genres, taking them into the heart of the movie-making process. From illustration to animation, black and white to color, silent films to talkies, fixed shots to swooping camera movements, spectators witness the poetic construction/deconstruction of this art as an object and as a way of transcending reality.
Featuring 72 performers, 200 costumes, 8,300 square feet of floor surface, 174 loudspeakers, 603 lighting features, 20 video projectors, and 166,000 watts of sound, IRIS joins the other Cirque du Soleil resident productions in scale, scope and size. This production is absolutely worth the money. It is a more cohesive story, easily understood, the acts are tight and the transitions are smoother. The dancers have incredible technique and flexibility. The performers/stunts are dynamic and spot on. And the most important thing, this show does not forget the comedy and parody. However, seats under the balcony cannot see the finale at all; performers are too high, the balcony totally blocks the view but this is not an issue, the audience will enjoy a weird, good and strange show. You have to go see it because is highly recommended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LBajou7a_g
