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Cirque du Soleil : Corteo

Cirque du Soleil : Corteo Tickets at Total Mortgage Arena

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Rating: 4.3 out of 5 based on 3148 reviews

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Cirque du Soleil: Corteo on Tour

Like the deceased clown whose festive fantasy funeral it portrays, Corteo has risen again to assume its joyful place in the Cirque du Soleil solar system.

One of some 20 active Cirque du Soleil shows, Corteo closed its "Grand Chapiteau" – or "big tent" – run in Quito, Ecuador, in December 2015 after more than 3,500 performances seen by more than 5 million people since its Montreal premiere a decade earlier. In 2018, Corteo reopened in New Orleans as an even bigger and better arena experience slated for a two-year tour.

If you love clowns, Corteo is the show for you. Taking its title from the Italian word for "cortège," or procession, Corteo offers a parade of brilliant entertainments in a carnivalesque atmosphere. It was inspired originally by "The Grand Parade: Portrait of the Artist as Clown," a 2004 exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada.

That exhibition's vast array of circus life, from 18th-century fairgrounds to Picasso's harlequins, was transformed into an in-the-round big-top experience by director Daniele Finzi Pasca. Pasca founded the Swiss clown troupe Teatro Sunil and directed several other Cirque du Soleil spectacles.

While all of the show's principal characters are clowns – including the Dead Clown, Clowness, Giant Clown, and Little Clown – the 62-member cast, from more than a dozen countries, also features aerialists, acrobats, musicians, jugglers, contortionists, hoopers, and gymnasts in addition to its many jubilant jesters.

Costume designer Dominique Lemieux was inspired by "raw and luxurious" European fabrics from the early 20th century and commedia dell'arte characters from the 16th to the 18th centuries. A labyrinth matching one on the floor of France's famed Chartres Cathedral graces the stage. And French painter Adolphe Willette's fantasy Parisian bohemian scene Parc Domine (1885) inspired the show's elaborate water-colored curtains. Those curtains hide "Patience," an imposing overhead structure holding up the rails traversed by four platform carts.

Its stunning mixture of acrobatics and character-driven acting has been Cirque du Soleil's calling card since 1984, when what is now the world's largest theatrical production was founded in Montreal by street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. With Corteo, Cirque du Soleil has outdone itself with an epic tribute to the circus world's comical essence: the clown.

Reviews

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 based on 3148 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Incredible Night!

    by Keldog on 3/27/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    What a fantastic performance! My wife had never experienced Cirque du Soleil and was thrilled by the talent and skill that was on display. We loved it and will definitely look to attend future performances.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great

    by Geegee on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    Awesome experience, great performance. Great show, great seats, great crowd.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great Show!!!

    by DrJo on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    Was a little difficult to figure out in the beginning. The acrobatics were limited due to stage size, but the performers were great! The balloon portion with the little person was wonderful. Only complaint is that we were sitting on the floor in front of the stage and there were mostly tall, big people in front of us, so our view was limited. I should have purchased seats in the first few rows of the regular seats as they are elevated.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    wow1

    by gk on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    Great show. Started off slowly but quickly picked up momentum.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Not Up To Standards

    by Tina on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    This is the 4th Cirque show we’ve seen. In comparison, this was not as good as the others. Storyline was hard to follow and no overly difficult stunts.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    So so

    by Kevin on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    Cirque puts on amazing performances and I’ve seen probably 9 Cirque productions in total (6 of those have been the traveling productions). That said, perhaps my expectations were set too high from previous productions but this production didn’t live up to my expectations. That’s why I rated it “so so.” The individual performances are still very impressive but it just felt like this production did not have quite the variety of acts and it also felt like the acts were more abbreviated/shortened compared to other productions I’ve seen.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Magical!

    by FCSBatGirl on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    My husband bought tickets to see Corteo for my birthday...Best. Birthday. Gift. EVER!!! From the moment the show began, I was spellbound by the utter beauty of the set and costumes, the grace of the flying performers, the comedic timing of the giant and Clowness, and wanted so much to be a part of that world.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Mesmerizing

    by Bobbi B on 3/26/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    I have seen Cirque du Soleil shows before. They all have something that makes them unique. The entire show was awesome. I particularly enjoyed the audience participation part (even though I did not get to participate) when the lady in the balloons went out into the audience and floated above us by being pushed by the participants in the audience. It added a little something extra.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Not Entertaining

    by Tiffany on 3/25/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    I can appreciate the amount of work that the entertainers put into the performance, but I felt like the entire show was extremely underwhelming. There wasn’t anything that I found spectacular. In between the acrobatic acts, there was filler routines that was pointless and mediocre. For the amount of money I spent on these tickets, I expected something more .

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Not the best Cirque

    by PattiG on 3/25/24Bon Secours Wellness Arena - Greenville

    I love, love Cirque and have been to many of them but this was my least favorite. It was not as entertaining as the others. We actually left early because it was boring. Disappointed and would not recommend this one if you are used to the others with their high energy performance.