Last night sutragirl and I went up to Baltimore with Becca and Khoa to have dinner and see the Cirque du Soleil live music concert called Delirium. Traffic was bad on I-95 because of an accident at MD-198, so we diverted to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, which was very busy and moving slowly. We ended up grabbing a quick bite at an Afghan Kabob place on the corner of Charles & Lombard Streets. Man it was hot and humid outside.
Baltimore Arena is now called 1st Mariner Arena (sigh), and I suspect it is normally a basketball and ice hockey arena. Not really set up for concert, but Cirque applied their usual amazing engineering team and came up with a very wide (as you face it) stage that had no depth (only about 18′ from front to back) because they had audience on both sides. All the numbers were set up to show well from both sides and they did amazing holographic tricks with thin curtains and projected images.
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A singer called Nitza opened for Delirium, and performed with them later in the show. Her music and her band are stunning, especially a bouzouki player. I was not stunned by her voice, but the music is awesome. We can’t wait for her first CD. |
The show was music concert with a light sampling of Cirque signature acts throughout. Particularly impressive were the strongman/acrobats (team of four), the hoola-hoop juggling act with at least 7 hoops, and at least one fantastic popper (dancer). Some of the music was familiar from other Cirque shows, other pieces seemed new to me. The thin veils of curtains were used with video projectors to create a holographic dream-like of multiple layers. Really amazing show, do see it in your town if it comes near.
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