[PERFORMANCE] CIRQUE ADRENALINE at MasterCard Theatres, MBS

Cirque Adrenaline bring stunts from the traditional circus to the extreme which is sure to thrill the audiences. While I was kept sitting by the edge of my seats during most of the breath-taking stunts, I was very well-entertained by the comedian during different intervals too.

PHYSICAL COMEDIAN 
Darren Patridge

He's here to bring laughter to the audience during the opening as well as in between the exciting stunts. This helps to balance off the tension of the whole performance. During the first interval, he will pick random audiences from the floor to co-ordinate with him. In the second interval, he performed the act by himself. It's amusing to see him fitting himself into the giant balloon.

LYRA
Danila Vieira Bim

A graceful performance with the hula hoop. Lots of spinning and the most unforgettable part is when she balance herself in mid-air using her neck and she was still spinning!!

ROLLA BOLLA
Gediminas Pavlovicius

A very dangerous stunt. Balancing on cylinders that is movable. I'm really in awe how he keep his balance on top of so many stacks of cylinders.

STRONG MEN
Joshua McGahan
Mark Flores

Physical strength and good co-ordination is needed for this group.

DUO STRAP
Oleksii Mishchenko
Anastasiia Mischenko

Using aerial straps, this duo create a mesmerizing and magical act.

HIGH BAR
Arthur Burkbvskyi
Konstiantyn Chumak
Dmytro Gyrenko
Roman Revutskyi

EXTREME FIRE
Dai Murata

EXTREME TEAM
Mark Flores
Lydia Kucharczyk
Carl Ganley
Nikolay Nikolav
Mark Rowley
Miroslaw Pyznar
Igor Santos
Joshua Santos
Alvaro Medrano
Jonathan Synder

SPHERE OF FEAR
Daniel Varanne
Hadami Guezah
Marcio Benelli
Luciano Reyes

WHEEL OF DEATH
Carlos Macias
Angelo Rodriguez

 

This is one stunt performance that I will never forget. Started off with just one guy on the wheel, the other guy joined him inside the wheel. They take it to the next level by running on the outer side of the wheel, skipping on the wheel and lastly blind folding themselves and continue to run outside the wheel! I really gasp with fear for the both of them!!

A successful performance! Good job everyone of the stunt team as well as the creative team for putting up this great performance. Cirque Adrenaline is definitely worth catching with your family members during this festive season!

Thanks Jessie for bringing me along!


XOXO

[PERFORMANCE] SHAOLIN 少林功夫 at MasterCard Theatres, MBS

SHAOLIN is a performance that showcase the traditional Chinese martial art and physical fighting skills. The spirit of traditional Shaolin Kung Fu was displayed in this show that was combined with choreography, dramatic lighting and sound.



Hailing from the fabled Shaolin temple in the foothills of the Song Shang mountain range in China's Henan province, these 20-member cast of Shaolin Monks performed some incredible feats, demonstrating their authentic martial arts expertise.

Shaolin Kung Fu is among one of the oldest style of Chinese martial art and we all know the Shaolin Temple is home to some of the best martial arts experts in the world. This performance depicts the history and story of the Shaolin Monks, how some of them disguise themselves as farmers and secretly learning kung fu. We also witness the process of their rigorous martial arts training and Buddhist Meditation. Through training and meditation, they are able to perform feats of physical endurance, expressing a state of inner peace.

The smooth movement of Chi Gong combined with Tai Chi and the use of weapons such as spears, whips, sticks and fans were demonstrated.

The young displaying their moves.

These were some of the breathtaking moments. Watched how they are lifted on sharpened spears, breaking bricks with their heads, smashing concrete blocks while being sandwiched between bed of nails and knives.

 I am amazed at how the stunts were done without them getting hurt or injured in any way but the whole performance somehow falls short of my expectation. Perhaps it's the cold narration, or that we are not seated in the first few rows thus wasn't able to fully get into the whole atmosphere.

 Nevertheless, I would still like to express a big thanks to Shu Qing for bringing me along to this 2 hours of spectacular Shaolin performance!


XOXO