Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities bring exotic whimsy to classic circus acts.Master jugglers, amazing contortionists, and silent comedians command the stage while intrepid balancers, pole dancers, and trapeze artists vault and soar above it.The impressive Kurios acrobatics and production value deliver on the caliber of talent and artistry the audience expects from Cirque du Soleil.Beyond what’s expected, the live performers, musicians, and one indefatigable singer are joined by a menagerie of quirky robots, doo-hickeys, and assorted mechanical (and puppeted) “curiosities” purportedly born from the mind of mad inventor, the Seeker.He frames this steampunk fantasia, issuing forth inventions from his Cabinet of Curiosities between the feats of derring-do.
His bots, called the Kurios, toddle around on their own (thanks to performers inside) or transport his eccentric troupe — including one elegantly tiny mademoiselle — in and out of the center ring.The Seeker is surrounded by a bevy of bizarre characters with their own storylines, like graceful Klara, adorned in a skirt of rings, like a dancing planet.Apparently, she directs her rings to and fro to receive alpha waves, “and symbolizes our obsession with telecommunications” — not that any of that matters while you’re thrilling to the sight of a guy balanced on a tower of balls of various sizes.The Age of Discovery-meets-sideshow spirit is enchanting, though, even if the intricate backstories and time/space travel scenarios don’t fascinate as much as the daredevil stunts.Some of those stunts and skills are more thrilling than others.The leaping Acro-Net scene, featuring performers colorfully garbed as sea creatures bouncing insanely high, and in tight formations, on a trampoline.
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