Got to see Corteo in Portland last Friday night and was amazed at the beautiful performances, the awesome tech work and the versatility of all the performers! Being a djembe player, I was especially impressed by the great drumming, especially the duombek (sp!!) work -- wish he could have been on stage then! The drummer also gets big gold stars for portraying his character while keeping the beat, with the stage spinning under his feet - too absolutely cool!!

The only bummer was the $205 tickets for Tapis Rouge that was way over crowded, put us in even tighter quarters to see the show than the regular seats and my man had to go ask for our programs and cd after the show. Plus, what the heck is with another private lounge in the Tapis Rouge that we were not allowed into? We paid the extra for the Tapis Rouge when we saw Varekai two years ago and it was a totally different feel and experience - which is why we spent the super extra this time.

Still basically worth it because it is Cirque, but missed the magic and the extra fun of feeling a bit special for one night!