Post by indabe on Jul 14, 2024 7:38:22 GMT
What a disappointment!
We saw the first show in 2006, for the re-opening of the Roundhouse, my jaw was literally on the floor. It was Cirque de Soleil on Steroids! From the Running man set, to the swimming pool above your head, it was just so full of raw energy.
We were there again in 2014, though not as fresh as the 2006 show, it was still an exhilarating experience.
2024 -AVEN is a major disappointment, no heart, no soul. Nothing original, no narrative to hold the set pieces together! Maybe times have moved on, it just felt unoriginal, seen better in other shows, the drumming somewhat passé I thought the show was badly thought out. I’m tall but so much was not visible to me. I had a momentarily glimpse of a screen at one end of the room. There seemed to be performers, who looked like they were sitting on bicycle seats, that was all I saw, as vision was obscured by a group of tall men.
The acrobats who wizzed around the walls in previous incarnations, were replaced by a single woman, who circled around, suspended by a crane!
The suspended swimming pool was much reduced in size and was so far away from us, we couldn’t see what was going on.
A giant inflatable whale came on, reminiscent of a 90’s rock show. It didn’t do much and it just went on for too long, as did much of the set pieces. It all seemed very Ibiza nightclub, especially when water was sprayed from a hose, over the audience, couldn’t understand why! I booked ages ago and paid £49 per ticket, for a show that lasted 60 minutes, tickets have now been on offer for £15, which is basically what it’s worth! If you haven’t seen it before you would probably enjoy it but not in the mind blowing way of the previous shows.
We saw the first show in 2006, for the re-opening of the Roundhouse, my jaw was literally on the floor. It was Cirque de Soleil on Steroids! From the Running man set, to the swimming pool above your head, it was just so full of raw energy.
We were there again in 2014, though not as fresh as the 2006 show, it was still an exhilarating experience.
2024 -AVEN is a major disappointment, no heart, no soul. Nothing original, no narrative to hold the set pieces together! Maybe times have moved on, it just felt unoriginal, seen better in other shows, the drumming somewhat passé I thought the show was badly thought out. I’m tall but so much was not visible to me. I had a momentarily glimpse of a screen at one end of the room. There seemed to be performers, who looked like they were sitting on bicycle seats, that was all I saw, as vision was obscured by a group of tall men.
The acrobats who wizzed around the walls in previous incarnations, were replaced by a single woman, who circled around, suspended by a crane!
The suspended swimming pool was much reduced in size and was so far away from us, we couldn’t see what was going on.
A giant inflatable whale came on, reminiscent of a 90’s rock show. It didn’t do much and it just went on for too long, as did much of the set pieces. It all seemed very Ibiza nightclub, especially when water was sprayed from a hose, over the audience, couldn’t understand why! I booked ages ago and paid £49 per ticket, for a show that lasted 60 minutes, tickets have now been on offer for £15, which is basically what it’s worth! If you haven’t seen it before you would probably enjoy it but not in the mind blowing way of the previous shows.
