Zumanity

Just like its title, Zumanity brings with it a world of This performance is much more than your average Cirque du Soleil show which is usually bright, , and family friendly. Zumanity will open your eyes to a side of human culture that is normally suppressed and unexplored. Zumanity tackles this delicate subject matter very tastefully. unlike most Cirque du Soleil shows, Zumanity is set in an theater that a stage. Zumanity also steps away from the circus-like performance that you might expect and takes on the feel of a The performers, who have a range of characteristics, are and at times even a bit strange.

The concept behind Zumanity focuses our attention on our and ways in which humans may have feelings similar to wild creatures which are usually kept hidden away in our civilised societies. Zumanity, like all other Cirque du Soleil shows, displays amazing physical skill. One act, entitled "Waterbowl" is a beautiful display of two women swimming simultaneously in a round tank. They twist and turn their bodies, weaving in and out of each other like two eels trapped in a tiny fishbowl. Intensity builds until the final act, when characters appear from all parts of the theater to play, laugh, , and tease the audience towards the climax of the act. You will be left with the feeling that you are not unlike these creatures from Zumanity.