'O' by Cirque du Soleil

I had the chance to visit las Vegas last weekend. A quite different kind of trip when you go with your family instead of going with friends, as I did the last time. A different pace, a different perspective, different timing and different priorities. No that is better, it's simply different. Walking Las Vegas Blvd with a dry suffocating heat makes it difficult to appreciate daytime dynamics. So, the challenging weather was an open invitation to go inside the hotels, visit the shops and of course the casinos. If you are not used to, suddenly you are immersed in a surreal condition where you confuse the sense of time between blinding lights and repetitive noises. Random voices, isolated screams, the weird smell of alcohol and ashtrays combined with the fresh smell of shampoo of someone who just started the day, or the night, or whatever. It was my mother's birthday so we had some plans to celebrate her. We booked a show, months ago. 'O' by Cirque du Soleil. The Bellagio, fancy ceilings, pretentious people, and tourists walking hiding their cameras to picture the casino. Curious introduction. All around the 'O Theatre' you can see the impecable marketing design for Cirque du Soleil that seduces you in a fascinating and weird way. This time in Vegas, a famous sculptor beautifully shaped some of the acrobat artists in complicated positions, what makes them look even more beautiful. A mini gallery was placed in the lobby of the theatre. After that, half an hour wait till the start. People are never on time. It makes no sense that I try to recall exactly what happened that day. It's the kind of thing that you have to experience yourself in order to understand its complexity. This is my fourth Cirque du Soleil. I've been there as a different spectator. First an eager, naive, hungry, fool spectator. It suprises you. You feel so ridiculous. Secondly, I've been there as an informed spectator. I researched, read about the story, the symbolism, the translations, the characters, the sequence. I felt ridiculous too. It still surprised me. It's incredible. It's like a weird and complex nightmare, or the sweetest and most magical dream. I can't believe human minds can conceive this genial idea. Everything is flawless. Nothing makes sense, but it doesn't matter. Doesn't have to. It's timeless, it's beyond any reasonable explanation. You have to see it, feel it, be part of it. Let them surprise you. Laugh and reflect on life, death, childhood, innocence and the beauty of being alive. The geniality of human minds. How we can build and destroy at the same time. Think about it. It's amazing.