Good morning fredric-ga and thank you for allowing me to research this
answer for you.
Guy Laliberté, president of Cirque du Soleil once stated, "Cirque du
Soleil's mission is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and
evoke the emotions of people around the world." (children included!)
Having seen the show myself at a young age (perhaps 10 to 13), I can
tell you that as a child, I was in absolute awe of the Cirque du
Soleil . I am also of the opinion that if the Cirque du Soleil is
performing at Walt Disneyworld in Orlando, FL, it is definitely child
appropriate.
The Cirque du Soleil, which began in 1984 as a small group of
traveling performers. Today, the company employs more than 2,100
worldwide, with established performances in Las Vegas and Orlando, and
several traveling productions as well.
I found a site that specifically addresses the question of children:
Q: What about children?
A: I asked Moms and Dads to send in their comments to ALL EARS
regarding taking their children to see La Nouba (one of the shows that
Cirque du Soleil performs) . The response was overwhelmingly positive.
Here is a sample of the emails I received.
** My husband and I took our children, then ages 8 and 10, to see "La
Nouba." They absolutely loved it. The WDW Cirque was more "edge of
your seat" suspenseful. How can they do those acrobatics so high up in
the air without killing themselves? I would not take a child younger
than six. I don't think they would appreciate it, especially at the
prices charged.
** How did my son (age 11) enjoy it? He loved it. He very seldom sits
quietly for 15 minutes, but had no trouble with this show. The only
words out of his mouth were, "Did you see that?"
** I was worried about the 2 -year-old, but she loved looking at all
of the sights on stage. Near the end, when she was slightly sick of
sitting in the seat, I let her sit in the aisle next to my seat. But I
should have remembered the performers use the aisles!!! So I quickly
had to whisk her on to my lap. She does like to see plays, but I would
recommend it for 5 years old and up.
** My only recommendation is that parents of toddlers not take their
children. The show is an hour and a half long, the theater is dark the
whole time and there was a screaming toddler for about 20 minutes
toward the end, who was occasionally drowned out by the music. It
distracted from the show.
** In the end of March, we took four children (cousins) twin girls age
7, one girl age 6, one boy age 5 1/2. They were pretty good at sitting
still. The seats even though we were in rear left of theatre were
great. The theatre is designed very well -- much better than the metal
seats Cirque du Soleil uses when it comes to the NYC area. The 6 year
old girl really liked the bicycle stunts, which the three adults
agreed were excellent. I don't think I would take kids younger than 5
1/2.
** I just wanted to say as an every three year visitor, my family and
I saw La Nouba on our last visit for the new Millennium. Not only was
it the best show we've seen at Disney, but also better than the
numerous Broadway shows our family has attended. When I asked our two
girls 9 and 12, (7&11 last visit) what they wanted to do and see this
trip Cirque de Soleil was top priority on both of their lists. Mine
too!
To read more comments, please visit:
( http://allearsnet.com/btp/cirqcom.htm )
Tip:
** No flash photography is allowed. You can take photos, but not with a flash.
I hope this answers your question. If you need any further
clarification before rating, please do not hesitate to ask! Enjoy the
show!!
Nenna-GA
Google Researcher
Sources:
Cirque du Soleil
( http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/tickets/resident/lanouba/default.htm
)
AllEars.net
( http://allearsnet.com/btp/dd_cirqrev.htm )
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