Monday, March 26, 2012
Review: Cirque du Soleil's Latest Touring Show, TOTEM
I saw TOTEM under the big top in San Jose a couple of weeks ago, and reviewed it here.
Spoiler Alert: OMFG, I LOVED IT.
Seriously, best one since 1990's Nouvelle Experience. Let's face it, you can never outshine your first!)
Read the review, or just head online to get your tickets with a 25% discount! Here's the info from the horse's mouth:
Cirque du Soleil’s latest touring production TOTEM has hit San Jose, and friends of The SF Bay Area Theatre Blog can now receive 25% off select performances in seating categories 1-3!
Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that it has returned to San Jose with its latest big top touring production, TOTEM. TOTEM will perform for a limited engagement under the trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at Taylor Street Bridge.
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.
Fun for the whole family!
http://tinyurl.com/BayAreaTheat25
Labels: cirque du soleil, discounts
Thursday, October 06, 2011
More on Cirque du Soleil's tour to the Bay Area
As I wrote back in June, a new Cirque du Soleil is coming to town.
Back then I only had ticket/discount info for the San Francisco leg of the tour, but now I have a discount code for San Jose too. So here are the deets:
WHAT: Cirque du Soleil’s latest touring production is called TOTEM
WHEN: TOTEM starts in San Francisco Friday, October 28th, 2011 and then opens on March 2, 2012 in San Jose.
WHERE: TOTEM will perform at AT&T Park in SF and at the Taylor Street Bridge in San Jose.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?: Well, straight from the horse's mouth: "TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential."
So, all I want to know is: Will there be shirtless flying men. Because that's been a much -loved staple of prior Cirque shows!!
And here is the discount info:
San Francisco Discount Link (20%)
San Jose Discount Link (15%)
Who's excited?
Disclosure: Cirque provided these discounts for me, and I may be able to go see the SF premier at no charge...but probably not because I will likely be traveling :( Maybe they'll let me go to San Jose instead.
Back then I only had ticket/discount info for the San Francisco leg of the tour, but now I have a discount code for San Jose too. So here are the deets:
WHAT: Cirque du Soleil’s latest touring production is called TOTEM
WHEN: TOTEM starts in San Francisco Friday, October 28th, 2011 and then opens on March 2, 2012 in San Jose.
WHERE: TOTEM will perform at AT&T Park in SF and at the Taylor Street Bridge in San Jose.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?: Well, straight from the horse's mouth: "TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential."
So, all I want to know is: Will there be shirtless flying men. Because that's been a much -loved staple of prior Cirque shows!!
And here is the discount info:
San Francisco Discount Link (20%)
San Jose Discount Link (15%)
Who's excited?
Disclosure: Cirque provided these discounts for me, and I may be able to go see the SF premier at no charge...but probably not because I will likely be traveling :( Maybe they'll let me go to San Jose instead.
Labels: cirque du soleil, discounts, san Francisco, san jose
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
New Cirque du Soleil show coming to the Bay Area, and I have discounts
I have a lot of strong opinions, and I'm not shy to share them. (Hence the seven blogs, I guess.) One thing I don't opine about regularly, but feel very strongly about is Cirque du Soleil. When I saw Nouvelle Experience in San Jose way back in 1990, it was indeed a new experience, and I haven't missed a Bay Area tour since then. I've also seen Mystere, O and Love in Vegas.
Let's just say I'm a fan.
So, I'm pretty excited to learn that a new show is coming to the Bay Area this Fall. I'm going to get to go to a press preview and review it, and I'll share a couple of discounts for you here, as I hear about them.
WHAT: TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil
WHEN: Opens in San Francisco October 28, 2011, Opens in San Jose on March 2, 2012
WHERE: At AT&T Park in San Francisco and at the Taylor Street Bridge in San Jose
HOW TO GET TICKETS NOW:
San Francisco: Until June 25, ONLY Cirque Club members can purchase advance presale tickets for the San Francisco opening. You can join and take advantage of that here.
San Jose: You have a more time for early access (until September 17th), also by being a Cirque Club member and by using this link.
I've been a Circque Club member for some time now (it's free) and while there are a variety of offers and products available by being a member, the one thing I've always used it for is to get early access to tickets to impending shows.
IN addition to the pre-sale access, members will get $10 off Level 1, 2 or 3 tickets by using the above links.
WHAT WILL THE SHOW BE ABOUT?: I think it's generally pretty hard to describe what Cirque shows are about, so here's the official description from Cirque:
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.
So, I'm kind of hoping for a Julie Taymor's Lion King-ish Cirque du Soleil mash-up...wouldn't that be cool?
OK, there you go. You can look for a review from me of the show in October, so if you're in San Jose and are waiting for my "expert" opinion before investing, look for it then :)
Let's just say I'm a fan.
So, I'm pretty excited to learn that a new show is coming to the Bay Area this Fall. I'm going to get to go to a press preview and review it, and I'll share a couple of discounts for you here, as I hear about them.
WHAT: TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil
WHEN: Opens in San Francisco October 28, 2011, Opens in San Jose on March 2, 2012
WHERE: At AT&T Park in San Francisco and at the Taylor Street Bridge in San Jose
HOW TO GET TICKETS NOW:
San Francisco: Until June 25, ONLY Cirque Club members can purchase advance presale tickets for the San Francisco opening. You can join and take advantage of that here.
San Jose: You have a more time for early access (until September 17th), also by being a Cirque Club member and by using this link.
I've been a Circque Club member for some time now (it's free) and while there are a variety of offers and products available by being a member, the one thing I've always used it for is to get early access to tickets to impending shows.
IN addition to the pre-sale access, members will get $10 off Level 1, 2 or 3 tickets by using the above links.
WHAT WILL THE SHOW BE ABOUT?: I think it's generally pretty hard to describe what Cirque shows are about, so here's the official description from Cirque:
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.
So, I'm kind of hoping for a Julie Taymor's Lion King-ish Cirque du Soleil mash-up...wouldn't that be cool?
OK, there you go. You can look for a review from me of the show in October, so if you're in San Jose and are waiting for my "expert" opinion before investing, look for it then :)
Labels: cirque du soleil
