It features an aerial hoop and a suspended pas de deux, juggling, a trampoline and rope skipping. There are bold, colorful costumes and makeup and Chinese acrobatics that originated 3, years ago. The vocalist planned to be with the company for a week, learning the role to serve as a potential backup.
Every single part, every single person is important. He was a backup performer on a run that closed in Australia. But she's an easily-embarrassed kid who has a hard time getting into the spirit of things on a perceptual rather than a conceptual level. She was adamant that the clowns were so different from the rest of the wonderful acrobatics that it detracted from the show. Her sister, though, loves the Marx brothers and the Three Stoogles and wasn't at all worried about "what it all means," and so she appreciated the clowns and thought that they provided fun interludes between acts.
I can take or leave clowns in general, but they are so much a part of the typical Cirque du Soleil experience that I'd never advocate taking them out. I just have to not think too hard when they're on stage. In my opinion, kids under age 8 wouldn't really understand Dralion, or Cirque du Soleil in general.
That's partly because younger kids would probably not understand the clown skits that divide the acrobatic acts--though it's possible they'd appreciate the physical comedy--but also because the show is designed for those with much longer attention spans.
The first half is one hour, then there is a minute intermission, and then the second half is 45 minutes. We did see several 3-toyear-olds who were enraptured, but I still say this is mostly for 8-year-olds and older, and it's probably best for those who like dance or gymnastics.
When I asked my daughters which of their friends would most like the show, the answer was emphatic and unanimous: their year-old friend Chloe who is a gymnast would like it best. I had heard strange rumors that the show was only 20 minutes each half and was therefore a poor value for the money.
But that couldn't be further from the truth: Our show started at pm, and was done at pm. The first half was a bit over an hour, the second was 45 minutes, and there was a minute intermission.
It was a bit late for kids to be out, especially on a school night, but fortunately there are afternoon performances on Saturday, and Sunday. Dralion's acts are, in fact, amazing. The only time I've seen anything to equal it was the last time I saw Cirque du Soleil.
The amount of control displayed by some of the performers, particularly the contortionists and the hand balancing artist, was astonishing. As I said above, this is the real deal; no tricks, no illusions The mother in me had to try to forget about the lack of safety nets for some of the acts so that I could enjoy the experience fully.
The most fun act for me was the trampoline act. The "Hoop Diving" act, in which acrobats jump through a tower of hoops that sometimes spin, sounds the most mundane. And the performers make it look nearly effortless.
Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative color: air is blue, water is green, fire is red, and earth is ochre.
In the world of Dralion , cultures blend, man and nature are one, and balance is achieved. A mammoth structure creates the huge backdrop that dominates the stage. This metallic set piece is 60 feet wide and 26 feet tall, and is suggestive of a futuristic Chinese temple or a giant plate of medieval armor. The most imposing feature is the wall which spans the full length of the stage. Covered with perforated aluminum tiles, the wall is strong and resilient while giving the impression of being light and flexible.
The six giant claws attached to the structure allow artists to climb and suspend themselves from the wall. Three concentric aluminum rings are suspended high above the stage. The first serves as a catwalk for performers and technicians. The second is used to support technical and acrobatic equipment, including the enormous lantern that descends at the end of the first half of the show.
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