The circus is in town! The circus is in town! After seeing Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam (in Fukuoka), Alegria 2 (also in Fukuoka), and La Nouba (at DisneyWorld in Florida), I couldn’t miss the latest manifestation, Dralion now showing in Fukuoka. Dralion combines Asian, African, and European themes (the ‘Dra’ is for dragon, and ‘lion’ is, well, lion 
). There are the usual suspects: clowns, trapeze, individual and choreographed acts of athleticism, rope (actually cloth) work, dance, and trampoline. Dralion uses some of the trampoline work that I saw in La Nouba, where they bounce to incredible heights all with precision timing–very cool stuff. There were three official clowns, and one ringer; the interplay between them all is quite fun to watch. The routine with the hair, etc. between two of them needs work; it was too predictable and tedious. The singers were great, as was the band. The woman representing the African portion of the show was incredibly talented; make sure to keep track of her when she’s on stage. This is a show to watch if you have a chance.
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