Dralion

Synopsis

Billed as a fusion of ancient Chinese circus tradition and the avant-garde approach of Cirque du Soleil, the Dralion name is a combination of dragon (representing the East) and the lion (the West). According to marketing material, it derives much of its inspiration from Eastern philosophy with its perpetual quest for harmony between humankind and nature. Dralion is performed by a company of more than 55 artists from ten countries. Amongst the dare-devil and highly skilled acts on offer are: hoop diving, teeterboard, double trapeze, aerial pas de deux, single handbalancing, bamboo poles, juggling, the aerial hop and ballet on lights as well as a variety of other clowns, acrobats and dancers.

Latest User Review

USER: Whatsonstage.com (195.92.67.208) - 8 February 2004:

When seats in the gods are going for £27 and programmes for £9 (yes, £9), you expect to be rewarded a memorable production. Instead, Dralion is truly underwhelming with occasional flashes of brilliance drowned out in a sea of bland, meaningless music and dance with little cohesion between the overlong sequences. Bizarrely, the irritating clowns become the highlight as they mock the routines of the other performers. Perhaps this is Dralions biggest weakness because our suspicions are confirmed; the uniting, east-west themes are little more than a metaphor for the global, corporate machine Cirque has become. ...

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