Good show
by Ulysses on 2/8/22Aventura Arts & Cultural Center - AventuraThe venue was very small. The show was entertaining and even informative. It could be better but for the price it was perfect.
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About Cirque Zuma Zuma
Forget everything you think you know about the circus, because an encounter with Cirque Zuma Zuma is bound to completely rewrite your ideas about what a circus can and should be. Empty your mind of old ideas about elephants and painted clowns and twirling trapeze artists, and fill it instead with a dazzling array of acts that represent the music, magic, and movement of African traditions.
African Acrobats International, the company behind Cirque Zuma Zuma, makes it all possible by bringing African circus acts to audiences across the globe. They've sprinkled their singular brand of circus magic everywhere from Europe to Australia, leaving lots of sold-out houses and gobsmacked audiences in their wake.
They don't do it by simply slapping a new coat of paint on the sort of circus fare you're used to. The full Cirque Zuma Zuma experience involves so many astonishing elements, it's almost a challenge to absorb them all. If you've never come across Gabonese tumblers, Ethiopian contortionists, Zimbabwean percussionists, or Ethiopian foot jugglers — to name just a few of Cirque Zuma Zuma's specialities — then prepare to have your socks knocked off.
Don't forget to leave plenty of room in your mind to take in the human pyramids, hoop divers, kora players, and limbo, Zulu, and South African Gumboot dancers, because in this circus there's not even a moment's letup in the action. Before you've had a chance to recover from the lion dance, you find yourself agog at the Tanzanian acrobats performing incredible feats of balance.
Then there's the comedians, the Rolla Bolla act, the South African singers, the Icarian games, the pole acts, or any of the other Cirque Zuma Zuma delights. Needless to say, this circus is always a huge hit with kids, but it's truly an all-ages event, tapping into the sense of wonder that lives within all of us.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 Great Family Fun
by Mark J. on 3/4/19Kupferberg Center for the Arts - QueensMy family and I really enjoyed the show. A combination of good family friendly entertainment at a family friend price.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Excellent.
by Chris on 2/27/19Kupferberg Center for the Arts - QueensReally liked the show and the variety of acrobatics.
Rating: 5 out of 5 very stunning
by mal d on 2/27/19Kupferberg Center for the Arts - QueensWe had a wonderful time, everything was just right. The acrobats were very skilled.
Rating: 1 out of 5 TERRIBLE SHOW
by Dissapointed33 on 10/23/18EverettThis is by far the worst show I have ever seen. I knew going into it that it wasn't going to be a Cirque du soleil level performance however what I saw was nothing like what was depicted on Cirque Zuma Zuma facebook or even their own website. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! Also, on a side note...I contact Cirque Zuma Zuma about issuing a refund, they said they would and that it was in the mail. It has been over a month and I have not received anything. TERRIBLE SHOW and EVEN WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE>
Rating: 3 out of 5 Very Disapointed
by Dawnus on 2/5/18Aventura Arts & Cultural Center - AventuraThey should have ended the show at intermission. It was a waste of $35.00.If I could I would have given half of star.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Exciting!!
by Grammieowl on 7/20/17McMorran Place Sports and Entertainment Center - Port HuronThe kids and adults alike loved it. You could feel the energy; the audience was captivated
Rating: 1 out of 5 Not what I expected
by Pamjamz on 3/4/13Theatre - Stuart FloridaThe ads for the show are dynamic. But what we got was a thrown together piece of mess. I went to see this one after seeing another troupe perform with less people and do a better job.. The storyline sucked immensely. I am still flabbergasted they got booked.
Rating: 1 out of 5 unimaginative...
by cimoriane on 2/13/13The Lyric Theatre - StuartA friend and I went tonight to see Cirque Zuma Zuma, all I can say is this show, which cost us a total of $80 between the two of us to see, was very ill conceived. It felt like a series of one act street performers got together and decided to make an event of it. My friend has actually traveled extensively in Africa, and for her the costumes were a major issue. While I appreciate the fact that a need for costumes that allow you to move are important it is still my opinion that a certain level of authenticity was warranted, especially considering that they are advertising to be an "African" cultural show. I've seen pictures she brought back from her travels in Africa, and the wow factor is there with regards to garb... but you won't witness them on stage during this show. Beyond costuming there was absolutely no cohesiveness to this show, so as I said, it felt like a series of one acts. The show started with a man introducing the production using a series of clicks and speaking, this was honestly the most interesting part of the evening. It continued with a man doing a climbing act on a chair and a handstands while adding more chairs, I'm not even going to try to amuse myself that this is something I could do in my wildest dreams, the amount of balance and upper body strength required to achieve what he did was impressive... what was less impressive were his constant pauses saying..."clap for me" Honestly the rest of the show after the opening was unimpressive at best. Some people juggled... I can see that at the renaissance fair... some guys did a cool pyramid... I can see that at a cheer leading competition... There was an act with hats... and throwing and wearing hats... many hats were dropped... appreciate the effort, I'm certain that it isn't easy and that I couldn't do it tomorrow... but before I got on stage I'd make damn sure I had my act down. honestly the most impressive part of this show was a girl with hula hoops... her performance was flawless... but still it was _her_ performance, not part of an ongoing show. I found myself sitting writing a show for them in my head, whilst shaking my head. My show involved djembe drums throughout the performance... music and the drums especially are awesome in African culture... perhaps the story of a young man on the hunt or etc... What I saw tonight I felt like I could have seen on a street corner in Atlanta with a poor talented person asking for your money... and honestly I would have rather thrown 40 dollars in his/her hat than have spent an evening tied to a chair feeling obligated to remain because I had spent 40 dollars of my hard earned money to be there. But hey, now I'm in South Florida with shops that have $90 moomoos for sale... so maybe tickets won't be as expensive in your city!