Review & Pictures: Cirque du Soleil "Kooza" in Portland | Opens Tonight!
April 9, 2010 — PDXPIPELINEBy Stacy Day
The Cirque du Soleil big top of wonder and whimsy is back in town tonight with Kooza. And you don't want to miss it.
A visual paradox of a melancholy tale about The Innocent searching for his place in the world, the dazzling display of human acrobatics — stretching like taffy and twisting like pretzels — is only matched by the wit and comedy of the clowns and strong support of tight musical talent, detailed costumery + minimally effective set design.
Because you should see it for yourself, we will only share a few highlights (and iPhotos snapped before we were busted) and leave the comments section for you to compare notes:
* A Bill Murray look-alike clown.
* Dare devils that will make you squirm on a spinning wheel of death. (Yeah, we had to cover our eyes…a few times.)
* A live, diverse musical score including a harder, heavy metal-influenced song.
* Tango on a unicycle!?! Look out Portland tall bikes… This guy's got game! (And a flower for a nipple.)
* Free cocktail shrimp, goat cheese roasted tomato brushetta, popcorn and drinks. Oh wait, that's only when PDXpipeline is in the house.
* Clowns walking the tight rope of adult-only humor. With humping. And hip gyrations.
* Stilts + Catapult = ! ! ! ! !
So get lost in not taking yourself so seriously. For the cost of a night out at the bar plus dinner, you can feel out of shape, laugh your ass off and leave with your jaw ajar. And if you end up on stage, keep one eye on the clown and the other on your pockets.
Kooza | Cirque du Soleil
SW Moody Avenue | South of the Marquam Bridge
April 9 thru May 16, 2010
Tickets from $35 to $125 (discounts for children, seniors & students)
Some blurryish iPhotos here on Flickr.
————————————————————–Stacy Day
Stacy Day is amused by a spinning mobile of design, arts + food. DIY-devising her way through life in Portland, her latest motley of muses include homemade ice cream, hosting a weekly happy hour group, photography + her vintage sewing machine. When she's not building her new business material*girl, her shadow can be spotted on the streets + in the shops of this fine city. You can hear her occasional tweet on these things @itsastacyday.
April 15, 2010 at 1:47 pm
can’t wait, always inspiring and entertaining. Glad this has become a PDX tradition.
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May 2, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Great show, but how in God’s name can they justify a $32 fee on 3 tickets that you print yourself!
May 9, 2010 at 7:28 am
As long time fans of Cirque, we were excited to see another show. While the acrobatics were outstanding, the adult-only clown dialogue was woefully inappropriate for something billed as family entertainment. There is nothing in the show’s description that even hinted at the base humor employed. We would have reconsidered taking our 2 children had we known there would be multiple episodes of “humping” and various sexual innuendo/viagra references. Totally un-necessary and added not a thing to the show. Too bad as the acts were the best I’ve ever seen at a Cirque show.