do you have a favorite cirque act? the contortion from nouvelle experience remains my #1 even after all these years
Oh man, I have like twenty. Varekai triple trapeze. O aerial hoops. Alegria IANL swinging trapeze. Amaluna uneven bars. La Nouba powertrack. Ka batons.
But the one that outshines them all is Quidam’s cloud swing. Music: perfect. Every single background detail, from the women hanging themselves to the incredibly thoughtful and creative highlighting of the bassist: perfect. Boum Boum trapped under the net: perfect. Rare, dangerous, pristinely executed aerial act: perfect. That kind of intensity, careful blocking, and energy is a gold standard all acts should aspire to imo. To this day I can’t fathom why it was cut.
Would it harm my reputation to admit I know next to nothing about Nouvelle Experience? I watched it once but honestly should have paid much better attention. I’m going to check the contortion act out now, thanks for the tip!
