Last night I was treated to a showing of Cirque’s Ovo, courtesy of a great friend who thought of me when a certain company decided to be nice to its employees by buying-out the entire show. Guests were invited.
Cirque is ridiculous. It’s the 2nd show I’ve seen (the other was ‘O’ in Vegas and that one made me cry it was so good) and this too left me feeling in awe. Here are a few life lessons learned from Cirque du Soleil:
- Impossible is just a word. I stole this sentence from a promo video playing in the refreshments area, but it’s true! When you see a guy loose-rope hand-walking 30 feet above the stage, you realize that impossible is just a limitation that you give yourself. I didn’t even think you could tight-rope walk with your feet! RI.DIC.UL.OUS.
- Love your body. Cirque is so sensual. It’s all about the body and movement and dance. We don’t pay enough attention to our physical well-being. Bodies, too, can be creative, pushed, taught, challenged. We take it for granted that we have them. Once in a while, we should don gorgeous costumes, put on beautiful make-up, blast fun music and just dance damnit! Just dance!
- Practice makes perfect. Have you ever seen a 10-person hip hop dance group perform off beat? Well Cirque is the opposite. Everyone is on-time and perfectly coordinated, which makes a world of difference in the perception of quality and expertise.
- Get a trampoline.
