[DID NOT ATTEND: April 13, 2023] Diavolo [rescheduled from April 28, 2020, April 29, 2021 and March 25, 2022]
After all of these postponements, I wondered if we would actually get to see it this year.
It turned out that this date was on my kids’ Spring Break and we decided to go to the beach during the day. By the time of the show we were in no condition to go anywhere–exhaustion from the heat and the sun kept us at home. Sorry Diavolo.
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And now, the resurgence had made a third postponement.
By 2023, I wonder if any of the same people will still be in the troupe?
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One might have thought postponing this show an entire year would have been sufficient. But now they have postponed again for nearly another entire year. I think I’ll be very ready to see a Cirque by then.
I love going to see Cirques–all kinds of fun acrobatics and stunts on display. When my kids were younger, we went to a lot of them. Then we stopped for a while and I felt it was time to do it again.
Diavolo is in fact a dance company, but they perform amazing acrobatics and physically demanding pieces (as you can see from the reviews like: “Diavolo’s performers are fearless, elegant and strong with a sense of timing by which a Swiss watch could be set, and the way the troupe interacts with the moving sets, makes for a truly spectacular and awe inspiring show”).
I found out about this show after it was cancelled, but when I saw that it was rescheduled for April of 2021, I was really interested in going to see it with the family.
VOYAGE is Diavolo’s newest adventure, inspired by travels in space and the 50th Anniversary of the first Moon Landing. A young woman dreams of traveling distances only astronauts can, escaping from the ordinary world into a surreal landscape of infinite possibilities. Gravity-defying bodies join her on a large wheel structure that rolls along the stage and on the journey in a universe that is alive with kinetic energy, fantastical whimsy, and surprising transformation.
TRAJECTOIRE is a signature Diavolo work that takes the audience on a visceral and emotional journey through the ebb and flow of the human experience. Watch as performers jump on and off a “Trajectoire” which is a 3,000 pound boat made of wood, aluminum, and steel that continuously rocks back and forth. Watch the performers struggle to find their balance on a voyage of destiny and destination in a daring display that shows the transcendence of the human soul against all odds.
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