I swear there were like 6 within 3 miles on the 17. Anyone else notice this?
If you were wondering what those circus tents were next to the 101/87 it is a show called Cavalia which is horses and acrobats.... basically Cirque du Soleil with horses
I like Cirque du Soleil so I went to see 'Cavalia'.
First off, let me state that I don't know much about horses. I have rode a horse but I have never been a 'horse person' but I this is not entirely relevant since I am also not a 'gymnastics person' either and I really enjoy amazing acrobatic skill.
The first thing you notice when walking into Cavalia, is that it really is not like Cirque du Soleil at all, and the reason is: attention to detail. Cirque du Soleil is about the whole expereince, Cavalia is more at the level of a fair, you are there to see the show not have an immersive expereince. This is attention to detail shown in the marketing, bathrooms, food, sales items, parking, how the place is setup (lots of exposed scaffolding).
The seats are reasonably comfortable (larger than Cirque) mounted on a single large bleacher.
The show started with some trivia questions (as a way to introduce the audience to Cavalia), we were shown some of pretty pictures of horses and a slightly creepy video of a horse giving birth while a cello provided emotive accompaniment.
The rest of the show was similar to Cirque in format and presentation; a live band doing "world" background music, and vignettes of different acrobatic and horse acts with humor, romance thrown in.
The acrobatics where good but not at the same level and variety as Cirque (though they probably hire some of the same people). The horse acts were kind of lost on me because I don't really know what a horse can and cannot do realistically, and I have definitely seen more impressive horse behavior in TV and movies. The audience, which was full of horse lovers seemed to be really impressed with the horses. There were many examples of trick riding, which the audience was generally impressed by.
The aesthetics were similar to Cirque du Soleil, in that they had lots of abstract visuals, good staging, interesting use of technology and music to give a complete package. Lots of pretty horse pictures.
At times it seemed like the acrobatics and horses were just tacked together without a lot of integration, they didn't seem to fit together... but I suspect most people wouldn't have paid (that price) for either collection of acts separately.
My personal view, as a non-horse fanatic, that it was kind d
... keep reading on reddit ➡I was going through some older photos and found this one I took back on April 25, 2010, five days before Cavalia opened in uptown. It played for one month. Anyone remember this? Or go? It was kinda interesting to see these large tents there for so long.
https://preview.redd.it/03hku7wqw9z21.png?width=1016&format=png&auto=webp&s=484bbda4ae9cc779f64bdd39294ed1ccaf558ff5
I'd be interested in reading reviews from /r/boston folk, if any of you have seen this show yet.
Just curious if anyone has been to a Cavalia show before? Was looking at getting 4 tickets for Mother's Day. Tickets start at $49.50 and for four people the service charge comes to $47.60 on top of the total. Seems really steep for an obstructed view, wondering if anyone has been to a previous show that could recommend?
Kept meaning to take pictures of the Cavalia tent by 394 and 100, but they started disassembling it today :(
Because I effin hate seein all those bilboards around. I'd take pictures to show you all, but then I'd have to look at them longer. *McCausland near Lansdowne has two one on top of the other. Sickening.
Is it worth going to see?
