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We went to see Kooza by AT&T Park. It is a touring show that focuses on classical circus acts - trapeze, tightrope, juggling, and some other daredevil acts with interesting props.

The SF Weekly implies that the recent touring shows have focused too much on the non-circus spectacle stuff. Of the standing shows in Las Vegas that I’ve seen, Kooza is more similar to Mystere (circus acrobatics) than it is to O (spectacle), which is consistent with their view.

One of the tightrope performers slipped (but caught the rope and pulled himself back up). The SF Weekly mentions this as well, so they either watched the same performance (and published the article a week later), or the performer perhaps slips every night to inject some drama into the act (kind of like going to NASCAR hoping to see a crash).

The juggling act was pretty good, but the crowd was the quietest for this act. It was kind of tough for me to experience a silent audience, but I imagine that San Francisco, with more than its fair share of MIT Juggling Club alumni, might be harder to impress. On the other hand, he did get the most applause at the conclusion of his act, so maybe everyone was just rapt with attention.

I liked the music a lot (Indian-themed) and actually wanted to buy a soundtrack CD on the way out - the saleslady told me that CDs wouldn’t be for sale until next year. WTF?