The small circular stage
at the end of a short runway is miles away from the grand productions the famed
Canadian troupe puts up. Still, the staging is actually used to full effect.
Le Noir delivers solid
energetic performances and plenty of thrills and breath-taking moments to make
for a great evening out, though the pacing could be stepped up a little at
times.
Show opener Thomas
Worrell, who performs with great flexibility inside and around a suspended
hoop set the tone for the quality of this cabaret show.
Highlights include
“Rolla Bolla” by the hunky Gediminas Pavlovicius, an award winning
act that features Pavlovicius perched precariously atop seven cylinders moving
independently, and “Duo Trapeze,” by identical twin sister Ruslana and Taisiia
Bazalii suspended three meters above the stage. On opening night one
of the sisters fell and though she was unharmed and recovered immediately, it
was a reminder of the real dangers associated with the performance pushed to
the limits.
The show is loosely
themed around three colors, while the pure angelic white and the fiery red
themes match the performances well, the black theme was less clear, and the
very sensual Pas de Deux by acrobats Anne-Marie Godin and Diego
Rodarte Amor would have fitted better under the passionate red theme.
Producers promised an
intimate experience and they did deliver, especially for those lucky enough to
sit on the stage or close to it. Punters sitting close by and who do not like
the limelight will never rest easy though as there are several
audience-participation spots. On the opening night, the clownish
ringmaster Salvador Salangsang successfully sought out fresh
victims who could join him to humorous effect in the links between acts that
continue throughout the show.
As published on sea.artinfo.com