TOTEM

Synopsis

Discover TOTEM, Cirque du Soleil's brand new touring show and a fascinating journey into the evolution of mankind. Inspired by founding myths, this spectacular new production traces the journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly.

Our Review:

Michael Coveney - 6 January 2012

After touring around North America, Cirque du Soleil’s Totem is back at the Royal Albert Hall for a limited run.

Cirque are known for creating visually astounding shows that keep the audience on the edge of their seats - all the while hoping that a performer doesn’t seriously injure themselves - and loosely binding the tricks together with a tenuous plot.

Totem, which is directed by Robert LePage (his second collaboration with Cirque), continues very much in this vein; in fact, I still have no idea if there even was a plot. It’s advertised as telling the evolution of mankind, though I’m not quite sure what aliens - who appear at various moments throughout the show by descending from the heavens covered in thousands of mirror fragments - have to do with this.

Aside from the random proliferation of apes, clowns, s...

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Latest User Review

Joe - 25 November 2012:

I was very disappointed last night after seeing Totem. I've seen 5 Cirque shows and have been a fan for years. However this one was a yawn. Music was a boring world flavor and the story had no continuity. It seems as though the production value has been lost and that their imagination is becoming dull. Too bad. Used to love this event. ...

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