Luzia

 

Today we were back under the Grand Chapiteau to visit with Cirque du Soleil yet again.  This is their newest touring show we were there to see, and it's always a joy to see that big tent, and get to wander in and experience all the wonders that unfold. 

We got to Atlantic Station early enough to walk about do some exploring before seeing the production, and meandered through an outdoor market area that reminded us of Nassau somewhat, but there was a big tree in the center of the area.

But soon it was time to head to see Cirque du Soleil's latest production, "Luzia."  We were there pretty early, so we could look around - and I'm glad we had the time to do that!  I got a new water bottle as a souvenir, but a practical one because we were pretty thirsty.  Also, they have CDs again!  I got the soundtrack to this latest production, something we listened to on the way home.  

We posed for some photos in front of the logo, and in front of the photo wall - but also there was a cactus photo op that was pretty funny, one where you could look as if you were wearing one of the cactus costumes from the production.

The photo ops were a great touch, and we really enjoyed walking around looking at all the merchandise as always.  But there was something new here that we really liked, and that was a group of displays showing various costumes used in "Luzia."  These displays showed the story behind each costume, as well as the labor it took to create each one.  This was fascinating, and yes, Mom was super interested in this.  It really set the stage for later on when we actually watched the performers come out in their costumes.

That was pretty cool.  We had a few conversations about Cirque today, one with a couple that saw the hat I was wearing - my Cirque du Soleil hat!  They recognized the hat and were appreciating it.  It's from "Quidam," and I got it in 1998, the first show I saw with Mom.  We were talking about that tonight, how I got an extra ticket for the show before I even knew Mom, and eventually invited her to go see "Quidam" with me.  She was actually really wanting to go see this show, so it was a pretty neat thing.  The first Cirque show I ever saw was "Allegria" in 1995, which was thirty years ago.  What?  Anyway, I like getting there a bit early so we could walk around, and then make our way to our seats.

We sat towards the back this time, and it was a bit tight in the seating but we still enjoyed where we were.  The actual production of "Luzia" was just magical.  Cirque always is magical, of course, and there's always something new and amazing to see.  Water falling down from the top of the tent in falling shapes that created images - more large scale puppetry - insanely talented acrobats - awesome music - we just love coming to see this show.  I don't take pictures during the production, because I know I can grab some later on - here are a few of the acts from "Luzia," all of them so remarkable.

Soon enough though, the show did come to an end.  It was time get home.  We said goodbye to the Grand Chapiteau one more time.

And then we were on our way home.  We ate a little at home, and did a few minor things - but we were tired.  We said our prayers and got some sleep right away!

But of course, that's not the whole day.  It's Sunday, of course!  We had a great service this morning at KidPak, one where we were talking about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego - but using a Pilgrim, a turkey, and a Native America to play those roles.  I was the King Nebuchadnezzar version of the story, a strange king called "King Cornelius Cobb."  You can see my corn minions in the pictures below - it was a really fun skit, and the kids loved it!  There was one kid who came to KidPak for the first time, just to see the skit because he saw us out in the foyer greeting between services.  We saw a social media post about a student remembering the whole Bible story because of our service this morning, and that's pretty awesome.  Mom got these costumes together and they were a lot of fun.  That was really great.  Maddie took a good number of pictures, and I'll share some of them here below:

It was a good day!  I forgot to say where we had lunch:  Wang's!  We went out to eat Chinese food, and that was nice.  Mom and I always steal from each other's plates, and today was no different.  That was a nice time, and it made for a really great day.  

Outside, the wind is howling.  The temperature is plummeting.  It's supposed to be super cold tomorrow.  Yikes!  Time to tuck in and get warm!