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flexagonI saw Cirque du Soleil's Totem last night -- and saw it very clearly too. When ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
heisenbug bought tickets for my birthday, I didn't realize they were FRONT ROW tickets until a minute after we sat down. (Wow.)
I wasn't bothered by the various Indian acts. Many people seemed to be, but I don't get it. How can you go to a show called Totem and not expect some Native American imagery and costuming? The trapeze act was much more grating for me, with a "yes, no, yes" gender dynamic that someone on my friends list described as "go away closer". That's about right. There were definite moments portraying nonconsensual sexual situations that made me pretty uncomfortable. It's more annoying that it would normally have been, because technically speaking, it was by far my favorite act. Basing is so different when the base is above the flyer and everyone's hanging from something, rather than defying gravity through balance! It almost makes me want to learn trapeze. It almost makes me want to learn freaking choreography, so that I can choreograph acts with stories that don't suck and that still allow an alternation of fast and slow moves.
Also, I'd like to swap out my body for the body of the girl in that act, please. Mine's been decent to me so far, but yeah, I would do that if I could. Assuming it's not a bundle of stress fractures and old injuries under the short, strong, flexible surface... hmmm.
(This post brought to you from the Virgin America's in-flight wifi service as I fly to California. Next post is likely to be about work.)
heisenbug bought tickets for my birthday, I didn't realize they were FRONT ROW tickets until a minute after we sat down. (Wow.)I wasn't bothered by the various Indian acts. Many people seemed to be, but I don't get it. How can you go to a show called Totem and not expect some Native American imagery and costuming? The trapeze act was much more grating for me, with a "yes, no, yes" gender dynamic that someone on my friends list described as "go away closer". That's about right. There were definite moments portraying nonconsensual sexual situations that made me pretty uncomfortable. It's more annoying that it would normally have been, because technically speaking, it was by far my favorite act. Basing is so different when the base is above the flyer and everyone's hanging from something, rather than defying gravity through balance! It almost makes me want to learn trapeze. It almost makes me want to learn freaking choreography, so that I can choreograph acts with stories that don't suck and that still allow an alternation of fast and slow moves.
Also, I'd like to swap out my body for the body of the girl in that act, please. Mine's been decent to me so far, but yeah, I would do that if I could. Assuming it's not a bundle of stress fractures and old injuries under the short, strong, flexible surface... hmmm.
(This post brought to you from the Virgin America's in-flight wifi service as I fly to California. Next post is likely to be about work.)
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Date: 2012-07-17 03:54 pm (UTC)the hoop-dance i rolled my eyes about but it didn't really bother me, but the other act did (as you saw).
and yeah, i'm glad someone else was as bothered by the sexual/political/gender dynamics of the dual trap act, because WOW was that problematic and i don't even have personal history about this issue. it's impressive that it was still probably my favorite act, given that, ebcause i have never seen as flawless a combination of acting, choreography, and raw circus skill