KOOZA: An Amazing Spectacle for All Ages + GIVEAWAY

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When it comes to a circus show, how do you qualify it to be a die-die must-see performance?

Is it by the number of death-defying acts, whereby if the performers miss their mark by a mere millimetre, they could actually die?

Or is it by the number of contortionist and aerial acts, whereby bodies are bent at mind-blowing angles and flipping higher with every mid-air twist?

Or is it by the number of times the show made you laugh uncontrollably, to the verge of tears?

As the monkies and I found out (to our delight), KOOZA delivers ALL of the above... and more.

Created by director David Shiner in 2007, Kooza tells the dreamy narrative of the child-like Innocent captivated by a colourful Trickster, who springs out of a box and introduces the Innocent to a bunch of amazing stuff.

And my oh my, what a whole lot of amazing stuff was packed into the 2-hour show!

There are ten acrobatic acts, all of which inspire nothing but awe. The opening act – a lively sequence of acrobatics sets the tone before a trio of hyper-flexible Mongolian contortionists sculpt and merge the human form into shapes that I never imagined to be possible.

Then came the double decker high-wire act which had wirewalkers perform jumps on a single wire strung high up between 2 poles. Not thrilling enough? The 'wow' factor was upped a few notches when they cycled across the wire!

But the biggest shrieks and gasps were reserved for the double wheel of death performance. Two performers rotate the giant wheel just by running - much like hamsters - but without any safety wires.

The spinning of the wheel gets more and more high paced and there are genuine screams of fright from the audience as the performers jump up high into the air with the wheel spinning before landing back onto the wheel. I lost count the number of times I had retrieved my pounding heart from my mouth.



As for the clowning, it is safe to say that everyone will be roaring with laughter. Kids will be particularly tickled every time the clowns appear - there is a peeing dog, confetti sprays, being hit on the head with a plastic steak and popcorn sloshed over the audience's heads. After all, the director began his Cirque Du Soleil roots as a clown and the humour clearly works.

And amid all the acrobatics and clowning, there is a genuine story behind KOOZA to be followed AND a lesson to be learnt. The Innocent is seen trying to get his kite to fly at the start of the show but to no avail. After the appearance of the Trickster who shows him all of the amazing acts, he manages to get his kite flying by the end of the show.

And this, perhaps was the biggest takeaway for the monkies after the show - that the possibilities are endless if we put our body, mind and soul to it. Who could have imagined that the human bodies could be pushed to the limits that we had seen in the show? I loved how the ending provided food for thought for the kids.

KOOZA is a return to a more traditional circus show. There is no hi-tech light projection or pyrotechnics; just good old acrobatic acts. And everything about it is BREATHTAKING. The monkies loved every single act and by the time the two hours were up, they were still wishing for more.

Just listen to the thunderous applause at the end of the show!

A post shared by Kelvin Ang (@cheekiemonkies) on Jul 12, 2017 at 8:28am PDT

This is as perfect as a Cirque du Soleil show you’re ever going to see and frankly, this is the best one I have ever seen. Simply put, this is one Cirque that you cannot miss.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Congratulations to New Siaw Hoon ! You have won 4 tickets to catch KOOZA on 27th July (Thursday) 2017 for the 8pm show! Please email me at kelvin@cheekiemonkie.net for prize collection details. Thanks!


Thanks to Sliding doors Entertainment, I have one set of FOUR tickets* to KOOZA to give away!

*NOTE: The tickets are strictly valid for 27th July (Thursday), 8pm show.

To participate, all you have to do is the following:

1. LIKE Sliding Doors Entertainment's Facebook page HERE.
2. Leave your comment either in the corresponding Facebook post HERE or in this blog post after you have done so.


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Giveaway ends on 23 July 2017, 2359 hours.

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Useful Information

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL KOOZA
Dates: Now until 27 Aug 2017
Timings: 8pm (Matinee shows on weekends)
Venue: Under the Big Top Tent, Next to Marina Bay Sands
Tickets: From $88
For more information and tickets, visit HERE.