Cirque Du Soleil

I attended Cirque Du Soleil at Atlantic Station on November 9. Mixing acrobatics, dance, and live music with such things as gymnastics uneven bars and giant bowls of water yielded fascinating yet nerve-wracking results.

Not recommended with those who have a fear of seeing people in precarious situations involving fire, water, and heights.

For the rest of you GO! The music, performed by an all-female rock band (and a badass cellist) provided an exotic and mystical environment inside the circus tent as the unfailing acrobats somersaulted through swinging hoops and performed back walkovers in midair. The story is loosely based upon The Tempest by our dear old friend Willy Shakes. It's a win-win.

Here, dancers spin other dancers on their feet while simultaneously spinning flaming nun-chucks.