Monday, November 03, 2008
Magic missing in Criss Angel Cirque show
TheStar.com: "Despite the fact that both partners have great appeal on their own, the partnership of a Long Island Goth and a Montreal sophisticate that was unveiled at the Luxor Hotel on Halloween night is going to need a lot of work if it's to emerge as the successful union that everyone hoped for."
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So after reading the article, I could see how melding the two performance styles could meld together. It would need to meld the proper aspects of the two styles which I think was missed. As the critic said "
Part of the trouble is that Angel loves to talk to his fans; it's part of his charm. But Cirque shows are usually wordless. This causes a curious disconnect off the very top that we never really recover from."
I think the writer was very adept at figuring out why the show isn't working. I feel like most critics have stock-phrases they use to justify why a show is bad, but this guy really talked about the styles of performance and artistic intent and why it just wasn't working. The comments below the article were also really interesting. No one really seemed to like the show, and most people said the reviewer was too nice. From what I've heard, Angel is starting to get a little careless, and that's not good at all.
I never would have thought of Criss Angel as someone who would fit in the mold of Cirque. His magic acts often try to scare people, or at least freak people out, rather than simply mystify them. With Cirque, I often feel it is less about figuring out how they did a particular act, but rather being astounded at how visually stunning the act ended up being. Criss Angel's acts usually are not as visually "beautiful" as this.
This show look absolutely stunning! Tho i do feel that the match up of Angel and Cirque is kinda a hit or miss thing. They both have certain similarities but together they just don't seem to mix. I hope they tweak it a bit and pull it together because i believe that the show has potential.
I will be really interested to see how this show comes together. It sounds like a really interesting combination, but like the article said, sometimes these combinations don't always work. It sounds like the show is on its way, and with a little more work, I could be amazing. I am, and have always been, a big fan of Cirque and hope that they succeed.
The pictures that the website showed and the way they described the show sounds very cool and innovative and I would be very interested to see the visual impact of the show.
is Cirque attempting to make this one of it's 15-year runs? Somehow I dont see this working. a 5 year run, maybe.
either way, i like how they're keeping some of the performance in control while letting criss 'speak his mind' as the critic stated. however, it's going to need to evolve as it progresses - no performer can do the same act for longer than a few months without losing interest
It seems like I saw an article on here a while back about this show having some serious initial performance flaws, and I still feel the same. I don't get why CIRQUE and Criss Angel would do a show together--much less for one of it's long running productions. The whimsical, fantasy settings and motifs in CIRQUE's shows just don't seem to add up to something Chriss would fit the mold of. I'm also interested to see how Criss' "magic" translates from the TV to the theatre, as most of his magic seems to rely on television magic as well--not to say his tricks are fakes or anything...
Maybe it will run for a short run and be decent. Break a leg to the cast and crew.
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