Cirque du Soleil – Quidam in Detroit
Review by Anthony Lambert
Cirque du Soleil is currently running its’ ever popular show Quidam at the Joe Louis Arena through Sunday.
What’s transforming on the stage this weekend is monumental. Sure, Cirque shows always seem to be on tap in Las Vegas, but this is Detroit, and we are being treated to the world’s most exciting form of entertainment for two more days!
The Quebec-based organization has created a reputation of taking audiences to places even imaginations have yet to discover, and their performances have a common theme: invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world.
Quidam, it seems, was written and produced to execute on the sole idea of invoking the imagination.
A masterpiece is based on one thing…the overall impression it leaves on our memory. Things that stick with us don’t come in different compartments. For example, when we think of movies that win awards, we usually think of the acting or the storyline. It’s almost inevitable that one compliments the other. Well in this production, there are two absolutely non-related motives: the plot and the talent.
The storyline is a feature, something that every family in any era can relate to.
As a young, average girl, Zoé feels invisible to her parents. Her father, although responsible and providing, cannot see his daughter through the newspaper he embodies himself in daily. Her mother, although appearing content, is running low on her love account. Luckily for the family, little Zoé decides that she will discover a new type of fun and excitement, that of which all children fantasize.
Her fantasy becomes our eye candy.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to translate the body language and acrobatic stuns from this show, let alone make it universal so that everyone can relate and understand. Words can be nouns, verbs, etc. Quidam has released a new form of language. It is the form of language that there can be no translations for because only you will know the correct meaning.
Allow Quidam into your subconscious. It will leave an impression.
15 million people will see a Cirque du Soleil show in 2012. Your time is now.
The remaining showtimes are Saturday at 3:30 and 7:30 PM, and Sunday at 1:00 and 5:00 PM. For tickets visit ticketmaster.com or cirquedusoleil.com and begin your translation of Quidam.
