We’ve seen many Cirque Du Soleil shows, from Mystere that we saw on our first Vegas trip back in the 1990s, through O, Dralion, La Nouba, Love, Corteo, Quidam, and today’s show KA (that we’ve now seen three times):
This afternoon before the show, we paid for an “Insiders Access” back stage tour – which was unexpectedly much more entertaining because there was a variety of on-stage practice performances (not in costume). Photo opportunities were limited, but at least more chance than in the show!
Here’s the theater; the many climbing platforms and towers are used at various times as the rival tribes fight against each other; and a view of the stage area; the green lit platform weighs 35 tons and can raise and lower, spin, and tilt up to almost 90 degrees – it’s used extensively in the show with performers on it in all it’s orientations!
During the back stage tour, we had this view out to the theater looking across three different levels of stage; in the foreground the gold platform has the “Wheel Of Death” standing on it; during the show performers make this double wheel structure spin while they leap and jump within and outside(!) the wheels – this stage can move forward to the front of the stage when the other platform is moved away:
In front of the gold platform you can just spot the yellow platform, this is the one that can raise/lower/spin/tilt and it’s currently lowering, with performers fighting on it. In front of that, nearest the seating, is a narrow platform which can only raise and lower.
The show is incredible and unbelievable and obviously these few photos don’t describe it; you have to see it for yourself! To give you a tiny grain of an idea, here’s a very short clip “borrowed” during their practice:
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