Originally Posted By kennect Is there any word on what is going on in terms of the contract between Cirque and Disney regarding the future of La Nouba? Apparently it is time for the initial contract to be ending...So what is going to happen down the road?
Originally Posted By fkurucz Have the shows been seling out or at least are close to sold out? If so it would make sense to continue. If not, then maybe its time for the circus to leave town.
Originally Posted By kennect I have no clue so I was hoping that maybe someone around here might be in the know about it....I can't imagine the show vanishing based on the initial investment that both Disney and Cirque made...Whether your a Cirque fan or not it is still pretty amazing that Eisner got this deal to happen...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I love Cirque. I do not think they will go (I hope not), especially now Zed has opened at TDL. However, I would not be surprised if a new show emerged.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer I would love to see a new Cirque show go in DTD. I've seen this one several times and need a change. I can't imagine it going away completely but with all the cutbacks going on elsewhere anything is possible. I don't think it sells out but it does seem, at least when I was there last summer, to be 2/3's full.
Originally Posted By kennect OK, why would they do a new show when all of the original Cirque shows are still running short of Nouvelle Experience...Come on, they retooled Saltimbanco for arena performances...I agree La Nouba needs some major redoing but I would hate to see it vanish from WDW...I was under the impression after a certain length of time the show would be updated with new offerings...If that has happened I am not aware of it...
Originally Posted By jkayjs >>...I agree La Nouba needs some major redoing but I would hate to see it vanish from WDW...<< Why? What exactly would require "major redoing"? I'm just curious about specifics. I found it to be amazing. And with everything happening on stage almost impossible to take it all in @ one sitting. Now it has been a couple of years since I've seen it but we are planning on going in Dec. Just curious about it's decline.
Originally Posted By kennect I don't mean the show has declined in terms of quality...Everytime I have seen it the whole cast and crew have been top notch...I am just mentioning the fact that after seeing it umpteen times you would like to see something that is new or different...While Cirque is so creative they also have the ability to run a product into the ground by not updating it, etc. from time to time...Once again this coming spring another new Cirque touring show will open...Well we haven't gotten current one here yet...It is coming at the end of the year though...With all of the exposure there is to Cirque today they have sort of ruined the product for me...What use to be special and unique simply isn't any more...
Originally Posted By bayrr326 <<With all of the exposure there is to Cirque today they have sort of ruined the product for me...What use to be special and unique simply isn't any more...>> Unfortunately, I agree with you. I really love CDS but nothing has really touched me, in that emotional way, CDS shows used to since "O". And Quidam was the last touring production that really blew me away. I really think CDS has spread itself too thin. The new "Believe" show is getting horrid reviews and people walking out and demanding their money back. But what do you expect when you team up with a joke of an illusionist like Criss Angel.
Originally Posted By mousermerf I have an aerialist friend who is trying out for Believe. Hope it doesn't close right away..
Originally Posted By bayrr326 Believe is in previews right now and based on the negative feedback they really should have pushed it back. Cirque will fix a show until it is right. This is the first time they are doing a show based around a headliner. So far this year hasn't been to good to Criss Angel. His Hotel implosion stunt was a complete joke on the live broadcast and now this. But they will tweak the show until it is right. I would never pay money to go to preview performances of any Cirque show because it takes time for their shows to evolve. I saw La Nouba 3 times the first year and it was an amazing show but then I saw it again a few years later and it was even better. The resident shows have a lower turnover than the touring ones so many time the acts get better over the years as the performers learn new tricks. The trampoline and speed track finale was amazing when the show began but now it is simply jaw dropping as they have upped the ante in tricks.
Originally Posted By kennect Bay, The ending act of La Nouba is one I could sit and watch for hours...One of the best acts in my opinion Cirque has done...
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer I never meant to imply that I felt the quality of the show has gone down, sorry if it came across that way. I've seen it several times and will probably see it several more but I wouldn't mind seeing a new show since I don't get to travel as much as I used to and can't get to the other shows.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I really like CdS shows. I've seen at least 6 of them, but I'd have to say that La Nouba is perhaps my least favorite.
