| Cirque’s Kooza is freak meets phenomenal |
A Kooza ticket is the hot ticket in town right now. I went, I saw, I was blown away by how insanely hard the show works for your money—and how the whole night is an amazing escapist act from our 2010 realities.
Friday I was invited to the premiere of Kooza in Irvine at OC Great Park. I didn’t quite know what to expect, as I’d never been to a Cirque show. Everyone gushed, “Oh, Debbie, you’re going to lo-lo-lo-lo-love Cirque!” “Alright already,” I thought. I’ll see about that with my slightly cynical “gimme your best shot” silent Cirque dare.
And? By the second half, I was speechless.
Seriously, my jaw dropped, my eyes bugged out, my head was shaking back and forth and my palms were a little sweaty thinking “dang, somebody might die here.” And when I wasn’t mute, I was LMAO at the audience schmucks who got pulled up on stage. Very funny.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone work that hard to entertain me. It was Big Top contortion circus freak meets Evil Knievel crazy meets gorgeous, artistic expressions of movement and to-die-for music. All jammed into a two-hour show.
Yea, my mind flipped when the girl walked her body backwards around her folded self, but what really put me over the edge was the Wheel of Death devil guys who came out and rocked it like something out of Mad Max. Everyone around me gasped, and it felt like time stood still. The crowd energy was crazy. I looked around and realized at that moment that somehow we’d all forgotten the economy, the war on terror, the daily grind and were just being ridiculously entertained. What a treat. What an escape. The Kooza crew brought it! Intense, captivating entertainment.
I know many pass on the show because of the ticket prices, but it really is insanely worth it, worth saving up for, worth a special splurge/birthday/anniversary.
So there you have it. My two cents on a night worth every penny.
Show info/tickets on the Kooza site or by calling 1 800 450-1480. 18 additional performances added by the way under the blue-and-yellow big top at Orange County Great Park in Irvine. Show leaves February 14, 2010.
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