Zarkana is my first Cirque show and will certainly not be my last. From the vast stage of New York's beautiful Radio City you enter the world of Zarkana with its gossamer ghosts floating around you in the lobby and flitting near enough to feel the air stir near you, you have just entered the beginning of a fantastic ride for the eveni...ng. Not to give to much away in this but suffice to say that if you are also a romantic then you will be drawn in by many aspects of this production. The concept that love conquers all and can survive the greatest of temptations lends itself to this suspended reality of sorts in a night of magical theatre. To be enchanted you must first leave your common sense at the door and be prepared to be drawn into artists that defy gravity throughout the evening, clowns true to any circus who will pull smiles from both young and old. Being as Zarkana is only a step from all of the Broadway houses in the rich theatre district it sports as brilliant and alluring a story and music to help tell the story as any Broadway theatre production would offer. The Zarkana ensemble more than delivers each night with death defying acrobats, it's fair share of high wire, jugglers, leaps and bounds, brilliant singers to tell bring the audience into the story and the Pièce de résistance in my opinion is the wheel of death. I look forward to a CD in the hopes of being able to relive the story of Zark and his hearts journey for his lady love the beautiful Leaha as it is woven among the many amazing artists. The story and artists take you through this brilliant bizarre world that Zarkana and Cirque present to the audience each night flawlessly. Zarkana delights and most certainly delivers. Merci to Guy Laliberte for persevering in presenting NY with a lavish show that I hope will be here for summer's to come. A blessed and successful run to the ensemble of Zarkana. See you all at the stage door.
Real life happens all the time. Magic happens when you least expect it. If I can say nothing else about Zarkana I can say this, you enter a world for a few hours where you can suspend the ordinary, the every day that is life and feel magic. What more of a gift can the soul ask for than to feeling your inner child again while an amazing ensemble of all walks of life take you on a journey through music, magic and the wisdom of innocence. You get to become enthralled for a few hours by sheer beautiful mystical feelings that only art can provide. If you have not seen Zarkana yet it will leave a magical heart print on you. Go see this amazing show and be enchanted. I know I can always use some magic in my heart to make the lesser moments feel like they are not as bad as you think they are. Allow Zarkana to take you on an amazing journey...
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