Padd Solutions

We decided to take public transportation. Friday night, traffic: who wants to deal with that? It's only a 10 minute walk from the Chinatown Gold Line station. Upon approaching the tent we could see the crowds moving in and every now and then the flame thrower doing its thing against the sunset sky. It was like a ritual was about to take place and we were invited. Closer in we could see food, music, and all sorts of demented characters roaming the park grounds. The marquee burns in the distance inviting more guests in. Five minutes until show time and we headed on into an old fashion circus stage with a bit of creepiness to it.

The show started.

I gotta say, even though I've seen most of the acts performed in a Cirque du Soleil show, they were still amazingly done. But there's something about the show that I just love that even Cirque du Soleil has yet to achieve. There's a more old-fashioness to the whole production as if this was all put together by an actual circus family. Even during the intermission the cast hangs out with the audience as they get some food and drinks and listen to the live band. There's a sense of family, community, and a whole lot of fun to the show.

The story was great. Awesome music, even though they could approve on the acoustics of the tent and the sound system. The lyrics were difficult to understand. The food was also surprisingly good. I fell in love with the underworld feel of the whole experience. Same reason why I'm so in love with Halloween Horror Nights. It's definitely more of an adult circus, however mature kids could still enjoy it as long as sexy underwear dances and guy-on-guy kissing are not a problem. There were a few families there that night that I'm sure enjoyed their experience. And it's great that it's more than a show. Before, intermission, and after the show there's music, food, and drinks to create this whole party atmosphere that happens at this quiet park every weekend night just outside downtown LA. It's like another world.

Go see it before it ends August 9th.

☺ Brian