Cirque du So-WOW

Kyle and I saw Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco last night at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (thank you Mick and Michele, it was a wonderful birthday present!!!) This is the third show I've seen, but it was Kyle's first. As always, I was amazed the entire time and Kyle agreed that it didn't suck. (a ringing endorsement since he was convinced I was taking him to some circus show that he was going to hate) There were so many things to watch that our brains were on sensory overload. Most of their shows aren't done in English, so it takes a minute for your brain to tune out the gibberish they are speaking and focus in on the action.

Here's how the Cirque website describes Saltimbanco: "Saltimbanco -from the Italian "saltare in banco", which literally means "to jump on a bench"-explores the urban experience in all its myriad forms: the people who live there, their idiosyncrasies and likenesses, families and groups, the hustle and bustle of the street and the towering heights of skyscrapers. Between whirlwind and lull, prowess and poetry, Saltimbanco takes spectators on an allegorical and acrobatic journey into the heart of the city."

Our favorite parts were:
-a man doing acrobatic tricks on a bicycle
-a juggler who had up to 7 tiny balls in rotation at once
-people horizontally (stretched out straight like a board) climbing up poles using only their arms***can you even imagine how much upper body strength that requires!?!?! insane!!!***
-2 female trapeze artists that did amazing stunts flying through the air without any safety tethers attached to them. They hung only connected by their feet at one point. How is that even possible?

So, to sum it all up, if you haven't seen a Cirque du Soleil show (or even if you have) and you get the chance to go, DO IT! Here is a clip showcasing the craziness of things you see at a show.
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/Videos/SimpleVideo.htm?guid=E0E6E1A1F3E64DA98BBA0866EF396DBB