• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to secondary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Before Header

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Christmas_Mourning

Christmas Mourning

Crush and Covet: Mascara, Salt Blocks & Air Chairs

6 Easy Steps to Better Breathing

Making your own moisturizer

Make Your Own Coconut Oil and Shea Butter Moisturizer

More Posts from this Category

Life In Pleasantville

Food, Travel, Life

  • Home
  • Travel
    • Canada
      • Ontario
      • Quebec
    • Caribbean
      • Jamaica
    • Europe
      • France
      • Holland
      • Italy
    • Mexico
    • RVing
    • Tahiti
    • United States
      • California
      • The Florida Keys
      • New York City
  • Food & Drink
  • Life
    • Divorce
    • Humour
    • Parenting
  • TV & Radio
  • Disclosure
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Travel
    • Canada
      • Ontario
      • Quebec
    • Caribbean
      • Jamaica
    • Europe
      • France
      • Holland
      • Italy
    • Mexico
    • RVing
    • Tahiti
    • United States
      • California
      • The Florida Keys
      • New York City
  • Food & Drink
  • Life
    • Divorce
    • Humour
    • Parenting
  • TV & Radio

Totem by Cirque Du Soleil

totem by cirque du soleil

By //  by Candace Sampson

0 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

I figured that if I stood up last night at Totem by Cirque Du Soleil and shouted “That’s enough, stop this madness before someone gets hurt!”, the crowd might have turned against me. Still, I wanted to, at least ten times during the gasp-inducing two hour show.

Cirque Du Soleil routinely takes what is considered to be amazing physical feats anyway, and then jacks them up into actions that defy the laws of physics. Consider this, the average person is generally impressed with anyone who can do back flips on a balance beam. Now take the balance beam off its stable floor, make it flexible, throw it between the shoulders of two men, do that three times, then toss three acrobats on aforementioned beams and have them do backflips simultaneously without hitting one another mid-air and still landing with ease on the beam. Oh and just for giggles, let’s move the beams around. The brain simply hurts trying to figure out the logistics of it and so eventually there is nothing you can do but surrender to the magic of it all.

totem by cirque du soliel

Cirque Du Soleil began in 1984 as a contemporary circus, devoid of animals, and combining eight key elements to make the show — dance, acrobatics, acting, arts forms from around the world, imaginary worlds, daring, and dexterity — what it is today. With one show initially in Quebec it has now expanded to 19 shows featured in 271 countries. Next to maple syrup, it’s our proudest Canadian export.

totem by cirque du soleil

The problem with reviewing Totem by Cirque Du Soleil is that is utterly impossible for me to put into words what I saw without coming up short. Words like amazing, awesome, astounding, spectacular and wondrous, are lacking in imagination. They fail to convey the emotion you have when there. A biting-your-nails-nervous-excited-thrilled-edge-of-your-seat-laughing emotion. Do we have a word for that feeling? We do actually. Totem.

Totem by Cirque Du Soleil is currently playing in Ottawa until August 11. From there it moves to Columbus, Ohio and then California for engagements in Los Angeles, Irvine and Santa Monica. You can get tickets here.

Share this:

  • Email
  • Tweet

Related

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: circus, Cirque Du Soleil, family entertainment, Ottawa, Quebec

About Candace Sampson

Candace is founder and editor-in-chief of Life in Pleasantville which isn't half as fancy as it sounds. You can find her sharing travel stories on What She Said Radio and on CTV Ottawa Morning Live.

Previous Post: « Outdoor Activities Massachusetts
Next Post: Get To Know the Kawarthas get to know the kawarthas»

Primary Sidebar

Connect With Us Online

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Categories

Connect with Me on Facebook

Connect with Me on Facebook

La Dolce Vita

Fruit and Vanilla-Almond Cream

Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream

More Posts from this Category

Footer

Now You Know

If Life Hands You Lemons, USE THEM – Beyond Lemonade, Easy Ways to Use Lemons

I've always been amused by the expression "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Mostly because lemons are awesome no matter what you do with them. There are so many uses for lemons the reality is that when life …

digital health

How Technology is Transforming Healthcare

November 23rd of this year will mark two years since my husband had his heart attack. On that day and in the time since, he has received excellent care and we have a renewed appreciation for our Canadian health care …

Seven Easy Ways to Save Water #EveryDropCounts #WorldWaterDay

Growing up Canadian, water was a something I took for granted for a long time. If I wanted a glass of water, a tap would produce it. On hot summer days, running through a sprinkler for hours with myfriends would cool us …

3 simple organization apps

The Three Top Organization Apps You Need!

I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as a super organized person, but the fact of the matter is I have four active kids, a husband, and at least half a dozen of my own projects or activities going on at all times and …

6 Ways to Keep Your Kids Reading This Summer

No more pencils, No more books, No more teachers’ dirty looks, When the teacher rings the bell, Drop your books and run like hell. Do you remember that rhyme? While it's a fun way for kids to blow off steam at …

Disaster – Are you Ready for The Worse Case?

I've been awake since 4am, when it felt like someone dropped my house on it's foundation and then the house seemed to shake back into place for another minute or so afterwards. At first, I thought I was dreaming, but …

More Posts from this Category

  • Disclosure
  • Privacy
  • Contact
0 shares
 

Loading Comments...