More than just "it rains onstage," although that's a lot
This 2005 review of Cirque Eloize's Rain (March 13-18, Cutler Majestic Theatre) from Angela Jones for DanceInsider.com caught my eye today:
"I hate everything... generally. I'm a typical ex-modern-dancer-turned-downtown cynic who starts by looking for the predictable in every show. But Cirque Eloize's "Rain,"...blew me out of the water (quite literally). It somehow managed to pull me in and hold my attention from start to finish by being charming, utterly surprising, engaging, evocative, humorous, playful, poignant, and aesthetically pleasing to boot."
The review is a rave (natch), but what struck me about it as a relative circus neophyte is this bit and the buildup to it:
"If you read the circus trade journals, you will notice a lot of discussion about questions like: What is circus? What is the new circus? When is it theater, and when is it circus? Eloize not only captures the essence of really good circus with its amazing acts, but more importantly it manages to capture the heart of circus, the memories and pictures of joy which come from each of our own pasts."
First of all, "circus trade journals"? And in the plural? And second, who knew there was so much to know about the circus beyond, "how do they do that?"
Oh, and there's a bit of video available on this page, which coincidentally also has a link to buy tickets...
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