Cirque's official description of Dralion: Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. The show’s name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West.
In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative colour: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved.
My review: Cirque's Dralion was, as all of the Cirque shows I have seen, spectacular; something I call Cirquetastic. There will never be a Cirque show I attend that I will say is bad. They all have some amazing acrobatics, innovative tricks and fun characters. I had two favorite parts of this show. One was the amazing singing done by a very talented duo. The man's falsetto was incredible. And, the way the pair sang together was almost magical. I absolutely love that Cirque always has live music performers.
My second favorite part of the show had to have been the aerial ribbons performance. I loved the romantic love story that played out between the two characters both in the air and on the stage. I love watching the strength of the performers. Aerial acts are always my favorite and I absolutely love a good aerial ribbon performance.
This is the fifth cirque show that Ryan and I have seen. Their rankings for me are:
1. Love
2. Ovo
3. O
4. Dralion
5. La Nouba
Now even though I would place Dralion close to the end of my Cirque shows list, it is really hard to compare perfection to perfection. Love was the best simply because of the Beatles music and the story the show told. Ovo was excellent for much the same reason; the story of bug love was irresistible. O was spectacular because of the high diving and water aspects of the show. Dralion was great because of the acrobatic feats. And La Nouba? Well, my mom always said if you didn't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all. There was a small troupe of five Chinese acrobats in the La Nouba show that was amazing. Other than that, not a La Nouba fan.
I can't wait for the next Cirque show to roll into town or to head to Las Vegas to see one again soon!
