i’d be lying if i said we at the Do don’t look to the godfather of nouveau cirque as an example of where we’re aiming to get to. (lucent dossier’s most recent show, debuted at coachella this year, is the “water show,” in fact, complete with water-spewing costumes that actually involve plumbing!)

from wired article:

“Today in Las Vegas, you can see Céline Dion or Prince, David Copperfield or Penn & Teller, Blue Man Group or The Producers. But no single creative organization has come to dominate the Strip like Cirque du Soleil….

…They battle over spectacle, and in the Vegas theatrical world that means gigantic, multimillion dollar theaters packed with astonishing technology. The war for tourist dollars is waged behind the scenery….

…Those shows map to classic archetypes. ‘Start with Mystere. It’s essentially the circus,’ says Erik Walstead, the technical director of Cirque’s Kà. ‘O is basically the ballet. Zumanity is cabaret, the smallest of the shows. I view Kà as opera, and Love is our tribute show.’ ”

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my ride from burningman 05:

designed by keith greco (dude with the dredz) for the vegas premiere after-party for Kà, to shuttle performers accross the party. aptly named: the Kà2.