Hello Cirque!

 If you’re like me, you’re eagerly awaiting the latest Cirque du Soleil show. And now, in just a matter of weeks, we’ll get to see Robert Lepage and his creative team work their magic to delight us with another original, awe-inspiring show. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 21 years since my very first Cirque experience; “Nouvelle Expérience.” As with every Cirque performance I’ve seen since then, I’m anticipating dramatic eye-catching visuals with jaw-dropping displays of athleticism against a backdrop of exotic chants and multi-culti music.  As a matter of fact, I did find the collection of TOTEM’s soundtracks, online, and was delighted with a good listen (see site listed below). I’m told that TOTEM is not quite an apparent, linear examination of human evolution but rather a series of vignettes that seamlessly shifts from comedy to drama, with eclectically ordered time lines, places and possibilities to illustrate a conceptual walk through the ties that binds all life.  I plan to take my first-grader to see the show. This will be her second Cirque experience and I can’t wait to hear her take on the show – she still raves about OVO and shares my anticipation to see TOTEM.

Cirque du Soleil has this enticing offer for 15% off select performances! Fun for the whole family! Please follow this link to enjoy this offer:  https://tickets.cirquedusoleil.com/zope/webshop/walkin?channel=8&seriesCode=TOTSFO&language=en&lfMix=CDSGP&promoCode=HAD15&utm_medium=email&utm_source=none&utm_campaign=082411^had^_sanfran-golden-gate-mothers-group&utm_content=email-cds-external_partners&utm_term=enewsletter1&type=email&cid=tot_edm_non_ec9_tks_had_082411_sanfran-golden-gate-mothers-group_enewsletter1

And to sample or purchase TOTEM’s soundtrack, visit this page: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,8464796,00.html

“TOTEM will perform for a limited engagement, starting Friday, October 28th, 2011, under the trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at AT&T Park.

TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.”