Never loved Elvis? … neither did I.
But would we love Cirque doing Elvis?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
My summary:
• band = AWESOME
• vocalists = very, very good
• lighting = excellent, but nothing new
The highlight for me was the video editing. I cannot imagine the amount of time and genius it took to put that together. Who thought of using slow motion while Elvis straps on the guitar?
The 2,000-seat custom built theatre at the new Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter in Las Vegas is stunning. Yet the show looks somehow too spare in that huge space.
It’s intended, I assume, to provide clean, traditional visuals, taking us back to a simpler era. That didn’t work for me.
There’s no such thing as a bad Cirque show, … but for me, and most acrobatic coaches, I feel, Elvis has too much dance, not enough acrobatics. For any gymnastics coach coming to Vegas first time, I’d recommend these shows over Elvis:
Many Vegas shows have great song and dance, Jersey Boys, for example. But nobody can do acrobatics better than Cirque.
Like any new show, ELVIS is still evolving. No doubt it will be improving over the coming months. (The “Army Gymnastics” act in this show is perfect. Don’t change a thing.)
Viva ELVIS home page.
=== UPDATE:
Click PLAY or watch some additional video clips from ELVIS on YouTube. Look for “aerial parkour” on the giant guitar and a new wall tramp set piece.
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Is that the order you would recommend shows to gym coaches? Not me!
Hi Rick,
There are a few Canadian Gymnasts involved in Elvis…
Grant Golding (Former Canadian Team Member) is in the “Army Gymnastics” act you liked…
Ben Potvin (Former Canadian Team Member) is the Head Coach of the show…
I haven’t seen it yet, but I have a trip to Vegas soon. I’m looking forward to Viva Elvis!!!
Cheers.
My fave and least fave Cirque shows so far have both been in Vegas. KA was AMAZING- loved every second of it. Zumanity wasn’t great, too weird- should have been alerted to the fact when it was 18 plus..
I’ve seen all of the Vegas Cirques (except Criss Angel, but that doesn’t count) and KA is still my favourite. I’ll hold off on seeing Elvis in a few weeks then. Thanks for this post Rick!
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