circus

so today i went to the circus du solei or however you spell it. and wow, it was just amazing! i never heard of this type of circus until i saw the movie knocked up. and i'm sure the shows that they have in vegas and new york are so much more incredible than ones they show in virginia...but seriously, i was very veryy impressed. so pretty much, i got there not really knowing what to expect. as we drove into the parking lot, i saw huge tents that were blue and yellow. i felt like a little kid...i had butterflies in my stomach. the last time i went to the circus was the 5th grade or so.

anyways, my roomie and i walked inside the tents and right there were stands full of circus du solei merchandise. they had various masks, sweatshirts, mugs, umbrellas...anything you can think of. most of the stuff was pretty tacky, and wayyyy overpriced. on top of that, there were food stands, selling legitamite plates. the paninis looked delcious, and my mouth watered when i looked at the salmon salad. next to the food stand was an open bar, selling nice wine which was poured into a cheap plastic cup. i never realized how fancy these types of shows can be. as i looked around, all i saw were older white couples, who looked as if they were well off. i should have figured this circus would be full of these types of people, considering that the ticket was $125. (i dont think i would ever pay that much for a ticket...but hey, it was an invitation, so i got it for free :)

now for the circus part. the theme had to do with some sort of asian territory. the acts did not have much speaking...they mostly consisted of incredible acrobatic stunts. one of the acts that amazed me the most were these three girls who were all double jointed. they could bend their bodies in ways that aren't right. everytime i saw them hunch over and do certain stands or flips and stuff, i would get a tingly feeling in my stomach. it looked like they were going to break in half!

another stunt which amazed me was one in which this man balanced on an extremely high stack of chairs. he was so muscular...it was kind of gross.

there were other stunts that were pretty ridiculous as well, but i cant really describe them. you had to be there

anyways, all in all, those performers make it seem so easy. i can't imagine how much practice they had...