VOLTA (Cirque du Soleil) by Carol Kaufman Segal

           

I have thrilled over every Cirque Du Soleil production that I have seen over the years.   Their latest show, Volta, is its 15^th Big Top performance to visit Los Angeles, and its 22^nd show presented here.  I happen to especially enjoy Volta for its theme, music, acts and performers.

           

Written and directed by Bastien Alexandre with Jean Guibert as the director of creation, Volta presents outstanding acrobatics accompanied by thrilling music composed and directed by Anthony Gonzales (from electronic group M83).  You can see this extravaganza under the Big Top at Dodger Stadium.

            

The performances are inspired by street-sports; feats performed by aerialists, acrobat and trampoline artists who perform unbelievable achievements with jumping ropes, on roller skates, with bicycles, or simply their own human bodies, sometimes seemingly flying through the air,.  The breathtaking accomplishments, throughout the show, are astounding.  Bicyclists fly from a high structure as they spin their bicycles in the air.  A lovely woman performs a ballet suspended at the top of the tent by her hair. There are unique accomplishments by all of the performers that will take your breath away. 

A story ties all of the performances together while accompanied by the outstanding music, dazzling costumes by Zaldy Goco, and a cast of forty-six men and women from fourteen countries that include  the United States, Canada, Finland, United Kingdom, Brazil, Uruguay, Japan, Russia, China, South Africa, Switzerland, Australia, Slovakia, and Poland.

            

Volta will perform under the Big Top at Dodger Stadium in Los Angles through March 8, 2020 and at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa beginning March 18 through April 19, 2020.  Tickets are available online at cirquedusoleil.com/volta, or by calling (877) 924-7783.

            

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