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I am thrilled.

The reviews of KOOZA are starting to come in and it looks like it's across the board RAVES!  it's not everyday that the opening paragraph of a theatre review gives you chills:

Cirque du Soleil's breathtaking and heart-stopping 'Kooza'
Robert Hurwitt, Chronicle Theater Critic

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After two failed Toronto trips, owed respectively to a case of chickenpox and an expired passport , I finally saw KOOZA last night, during its final dress rehearsal.


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I spent my whole childhood waiting for it. It never came.

By the time I reached adulthood, I had waited so long I thought it would never come.

Then, a while back, I actually thought about taking steps to prevent it from ever happeneing, but then I thought 'why rush? if it hasn't happened yet, it probably never will. I mean, what are the chances?'  So ( Read more... )

We announced the dates for the new Cirque du Soleil show, KOOZA, today. Opens November 16 in SF and January 31 in San Jose. And SF will mark its American premiere!  Very exciting.

I saw the b-roll of the show last week and i must say, I think i love it already. The music is very Brazilian and rhythmic and brassy.

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My trip to Toronto was a whirlwind one. I was in and out in approximately 16 hours. In those 16 hours, I accomplished three things:

1. Shopped at ROOTS! My hotel was right downtown near the Eaton Centre, so as soon as I checked in, I ran over there with less than an hour to spare before my evening plans. I tried on nearly everything in the store ( Read more... )