This morning I am still in awe of the incredible show we saw last night in the big tent (called the Grand Chapiteau) at Marymoor Park featuring Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA! The entire production was fun and riveting and just a little scary.
To share just a bit, we saw clowns who were actually very funny, tightrope walkers who brought a pit in the stomach to watch, a beautiful, 17 year old trapeze artist, unbelievable contortionists (how did they put their bodies into those shapes!?), amazing acrobats being flung into the air by a giant Teeterboard with double and single metal stilts strapped to their legs and two thrilling “devils” who did a death-defying act in the “Wheel of Death”, which has never before been presented by Cirque du Soleil under the big top. The Wheel of Death act was my personal favorite!
The 175 costumes and 160 hats were another feast for the eyes attraction. In the literature, it boasts that “each coat takes 60 hours to make and each hat involves 30 hours of painstaking work.” One of the most realistic was a coat of 150 fake fur rats with crystal eyes that caught the light. The rats were fitted with little wheels that made them seem even more alive when they disassembled themselves from the coat and ran across the stage towards the audience. Eek!
Our family group included Michael & Alicia Hatch and their 3-year-old son Jackson, Justin & Amy Badger and their 7 and 8-year-old daughter and son, Catarina and Stephen, and Katie & Kevin Laramore. We were all in agreement that it was a spectacular and memorable experience. See photo above of part of our happy group on the way into the performance.
If you are interested in attending (which I think you should be!), ZINO Society has a 15% discount available for members and friends if you will click on the following link: https://tickets.cirquedusoleil.com/zope/webshop/walkin?channel=12&seriesCode=KOOSEA&language=en&lfMix=CDSGP&promoCode=LOCAL15&cid=hadley/kooza/seattle/15/zinosociety
Please let me know if you enjoy it as much as we did!
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