An Evening at the Circus

Friday evening we had a great date night. We try to make time just for us at least once a month. Last year we went to Cirque du Soleil, Corteo. It's about a clown that is having a vision of his own funeral. We enjoyed the stunning acrobatics and acting.

Some how, this year we had an even greater time when we went to watch Cirque du Soleil, KOOZA. We couldn't have had better seats. We managed to get front row, FRONT ROW, seats. The trapeze performer was swinging and flipping above our heads. Throughout the performance the artists were closer than arms length to us.

KOOZA tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy loner in search of his place in the world.

The Innocent's journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, the Pickpocket, and the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.

Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA explores themes of fear, identity, recognition and power. The show is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, chills, audacity and total involvement.

The most electrifying point of the show was when two of the actors were running on the Wheel of Death. If you've never seen it in action before, you must. Before they began, plastic was draped on either side of the Wheel. It wasn't netting for a fall, but plastic, I assume for the splattering of blood, should one of the men fall. There was a heart-stopping second when one of the actors tripped while jumping rope on the outside top of the spinning Wheel of Death.

We look forward to next months date at the Buell Theatre. We are planning on seeing the Broadway musical Wicked. It is our hope to join a few friends this time. Of course, we'll still keep most of the night to ourselves, have dinner together and enjoy a slow walk to the Theatre in the brisk October evening.

We haven't bought tickets yet, so if anyone would like to contribute to our evening, or join us, please feel free to. We never object to early Hanukka/Christmas/birthday gifts.

Date Night

Ryan and I had such a wonderful date night. Back in January we bought tickets to Rent on Broadway. Two of the original cast members, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal, were on tour. What an honor it was to have the chance to watch tonight's production. Thirteen years after it was first performed on Broadway in New York we watched Rent on Broadway in Denver! We had such a wonderful time. The audience was ecstatic from beginning to end. On the news this afternoon, before leaving the house, we saw an interview our local channel had with Rapp and Pascal. The news caster was talking about how loud the crowd was at Tuesday nights opening production. There was the expected range of emotions, from joy to appreciation, love, and sadness and tears.

I failed to put the SD card in the camera, so unfortunately we only have a couple of pictures from the internal memory. We did take a picture on my phone. It turned out, but is a bit grainy. I do wish we had been able to take more.

Before Rent I made reservations at Osteria Marco. It was a chance for me to surprise Ryan and show him how much I love him and appreciate how hard he is working toward getting a job. He knew we were going to dinner, but didn't know where. I was introduced to Osteria Marco a few months ago by some friends, during the campaign. It's an elegant Italian restaurant in Larimer Square, a mere four blocks from the Buell Theatre. If you haven't been there yet, I highly recommend it.

Enjoy the attached pictures and know you're all in our thoughts. We excited and expect an equally impressive production of Wicked in the fall.