Cirque du Soleil – Quidam

I absolutely LOVE Cirque du Soleil shows!!!
The acrobats & music are always AMAZE!
I think Quidam was the 3^rd Cirque show I saw and out of the 5 I have seen (so far), this remains my all time favorite! I saw it in 2005 (or 2006) under the Big Top by the Queen Mary.
I really loved the story of this show, the playfulness was fun! I remember wanting to see the show again as soon as it was done.
I’m looking forward to the next 2 shows; Totem (been waiting YEARS for this one) &
Zarkana (In Vegas)

I LOVED this show! I’ve seen Cirque du Soleil one other time — in Las Vegas in 2009 I saw «O» at the Bellagio. It was a good show — but I thought Quidam was much better.
I was entranced from the start to the finish. It ran at about two and a half hours I believe with a 20 minute intermission about 1 hour in to the show.
We had seats fairly close to the front and had a good view from our vantage point.
The performances were amazing. There was a silk dancer, rope dancers, tons of acrobatics, a guy with a nifty metal hoolahoop thing that he did several cool tricks with, jump rope acrobatics, etc. It was fantastic.
I’d recommend this show to anyone.

This was amazing, I was at the edge of my chair most of the time with my mouth and eyes wide open! If I ever get the chance to see another Cirque I will definitely try to go!

Quidam was incredible! Totally ethereal and completely engaging! There are multiple scenes going on during the performances and each scene keeps wondering what will happen next. The actors/​acrobats make something that looks humanly impossible not only look possible, but easy. My DH and I had fabulous seats and would go back in a heartbeat. Can’t wait to see our next Cirque Du Soleil performance!

Love cirque but I thought the music was a bit weird. Maybe it just wast my taste IDK, but I was able to move past that and enjoy the amazing performances. I can only imagine the amount of training that goes into these performances. BRAVO!

The music pulls you into that world… its fantastic. Sometimes hard to understand whats happening but that’s a draw of it to me… strange… unknown, seductive and dangerous. Sometimes nightmarish sometimes a trance, Quidam is all of this.
I had no expectations going into it, however all of they would have been exceeded regardless. From the Woman in the red banner, to the acrobatic act in the second half the risk and skill which which these performances are done is both a labor of love to the participants and a privilege to see with your own eyes. I rarely hand out 5 stars, but this would be a travesty not to.
On a less serious note im sure the pure humping power behind that stage is ridiculous, I mean some of the stuff going on on that stage… makes you wonder how they find time to do anything past walk around naked and in amazement of their own awesomeness. :P

A show that should not have been missed. I was glad that I was able to go and see this show. I’ve seen a few back west in Las Vegas and this one was right on par with them.
The seats my party got were in the 3^rd section, so the highest. Even though it was the highest, it was nice because we got a full overview of the entire show. All of the performers were on point and did some crazy stunts and acts.
The only thing I could say about Quidam was the storyline was just a tad hard to follow, but it was made up for the performances done.

If you are reading this on ⁴⁄₁₃ you still have time to get tickets to the Sunday show. You need to do it. I have wanted to see a Cirque du Soleil show for years. This was our first time and we will never miss it again.
I can’t do a better review than the previous 5 star reviews, I wish I could give it a six. And yes, I have a favorite… the man/​woman balancing oh my goodness how can their bodies do that together? Yep, you need to go to find out.

This show is about a girl who let’s her imagination take over when she’s ignored by her parents. A little bit of context will help frame the often chaotic acts throughout. Some might find scenes nightmarish, slapstick, tense, or sensual. The performance is that and more with the live music helping you feel it all intensely.
I’m sure you’ll find reviews to be littered with death defying drops and the silliest of comedies. My personal favorites were feats of balance and strength. In what I will refer to as the marriage scene, a couple moves together in a slow dance that had me completely mesmerized. There are too many other performances to relate them all here, and I couldn’t do them justice if I tried anyway. The stage was literally spinning and my eyes darted all over trying and failing to take in every bit of magic. The show was awe inspiring in the very best sense. I held my breath, I leaned in, sometimes I lost my mind.
The hubs still professes Ka to be the penultimate show and comparatively, Quidam did not measure up. I argued that the story is entirely different and that this is a traveling show. He countered it’s Cirque du Soleil, not Cirque du So-​lite. We have to agreed to disagree.
For a list of tips and logistics, check my talk thread.
. If you get the chance, you should definitely head out to see the show.

Xerxes’ review provides a pretty good recap of why he was drooling throughout this show, Troy concisely describes the adrenaline rush as a spectator, and Yajaida provides a great summary of what you’ll experience. What’s left?
Once the lights go out, the absolute indulgence in visual and auditory artistry will mesmerize you until the lights come on. With the possible exception of seeing the shuttle system used for the acrobatics, the senses completely embrace the imaginative scenes built around some truly amazing physical feats.
The characters were great, the tension between acts relieved by an Urkel-​esqe MC and the cover character (Quidam?), and the musicianship outstanding.
It’s just a supremely well-​done bit of fun that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats and through myriad emotions. ENJOY!!!
And, please do leave the babies at home!!!

WOW!!! What an ass clencher!!! What I mean by that is the entire time the cirque performers were flipping and twirling from 50ft above barely hanging to anything but a red curtain, you couldn’t have fit an ant through my bunghole almost the whole time! You know, these guys blatantly risked their lives to entertain us tonight — you have to give 5 stars for that and they truly deserve it.
This was my first time at a Cirque du Soleil show. I was incredibly impressed. The precision, the strength, the control… wow, I am so envious and struck with awe. And they just keep giving it to you. It wasn’t like just a couple of impressive acts with some acting in between, it was like wham, bam, can’t even breathe again and again. I think I need a massage after this because I was just on edge the whole time. I kept thinking I would have to run to the stage at any minute because surely that chick is going to fall from the ceiling and break her neck.
I highly recommend you go buy tickets while they are still in town… just a few more days. It is money well spent! And for God sakes people, don’t bring your baby! – LOL

Absolutely amazing!!! This review does no justice. You have to go see this show. At first I wasn’t aware of what I was going to experience so I took it to YouTube to give me a few minutes of examples. At that point I was crazy excited to see this live.
I loved how the performers engaged the crowd. At times the show were comedic, romantic and for the majority of the performance I was sitting at the edge of my seat. These super hero like athletic performers know how to put on one heck of a show. When you’re 30 or 40 feet in the air swinging around on a curtain or rope doing flips and turns there’s something to be said. If you’re afraid of heights like me you’ll know that nervous feeling you get in your feet when you’re looking down just a few stories… this performance had that nervous feeling going up my legs and making my palms sweat. Yes, I was nervous watching (an amazed nervous if that makes sense) and there were a few times throughout the show I swear I was drooling while watching.
Here’s how I describe this: breathtaking, adrenaline rushing, scared (why? they’re the professionals), nervous, jaw dropping, drooling, amazing, athleticism… the list goes on.
Expect all of this and more: flips, jump roping, hanging from curtains, swinging, rope climbing, an exhibition showing off pure strength and laughter. I’m even missing a few things on this list.
Oh…the music is live! That alone is worth going. It really is off the hook!!! And acrobats performing to music? It can’t get any better than that.
I can’t pick a favorite performance of the night but one thing that I know everyone enjoyed was the filming act where the performer grabbed four people in the crowd to assist him play out a scene. When the audience participants weren’t following along he made fun of them and had the entire crowd laughing.
For sure I will be coming back to future performances and when I’m in Vegas for a business trip in September I’ll make it a point to see this performance on their grand stage.
I loved every moment of this performance. I sure do hope the guy whose popcorn was taken from him received another bag. It was part of the opening act that started the evening off with several laughs. I’m sure that makes no sense. That’s why I recommend you see this while they’re in town.

The Quidam show was great! First one I have seen but I have seen similar types of acts. The acrobatics were unbelievable and full of danger. The show was surprisingly funny and had plenty of humor for adults as well (not that it’s a children’s show but it is family oriented) I would recommend it to any age group.

I had such a wonderful time last night at Cirque Du Soleil Quidam. I am hooked and I will be trying to see the others. It was a feast for the eyes. Beautiful and acrobatic; musical, dance experience. A great time for all. It is a great family outing, or date night. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO SEE QUIDAM.

I’ve seen about 2 – 3 other smaller Cirque du Soleil shows and this was the latest I’ve seen, but not my favorite so far. I forgot the others, I should have kept a note of them. It wasn’t as great as the much bigger shows I know they put on. This was so-​so, kind of boring, especially the last half of the performance.
The venue, however is the nice Citizen’s Business Bank Arena that’s very close to where I live, which is half the reason I went.
One thing I don’t care for with all the cirque shows is the audience participation during the beginning/​intermissions.

Quidam is one of my favorite Cirque shows — heavier on performance and music, lighter on acrobatics. Unfortunately, the cavernous, concrete Long Beach Arena murders a lot of the shows intimate, personal magic.
I still love Quidam, but this is the first and last time I’ll see one of Cirque’s traveling shows at an arena venue. It’s the Grand Chapiteau or bust for me.

This is the first time I’ve been to a Cirque show outside of Vegas. I have to say I really enjoyed it.
While I didn’t really understand all of it or the implied story/​meaning behind some of the scenes, it was still very enjoyable none the less.
If you enjoy acrobatics and theatrics you would do yourself a favor and attend a viewing of this.

Hubby and I made a pact that we will go to all Cirque shows in SF.
This is probably our 6^th? show.
Quidam is the first SF show we watched that’s out of the tent.
Although I like the feeling that tent gives to the show, the seats were definitely better at the Cow Palace. For the second time (besides «O» in Vegas) I was comfortable watching Cirque.
I’m not sure why the other reviews didn’t give this show a good rating.
It may not be as fancy with the costumes and stage but the show was great. It was entertaining and simple. I actually understood the story line this time. :o)
I do appreciate the stunts and artistic work… just like every Cirque show has.

Quidam is definately on the bottom of my Cirque Du Soleil list.
It was slow, I missed the tent because the cow palace was way too big and it lacked the intimiate ambiance of being engulfed in a tent. The stadium was warm. We bought seats in the side skirt and its true that we get the nosebleed seats but you can relocate yourself if see vacant seats and if the attendants arent watching you closely. We end up sitting in the 2^nd tier (instead of the 3^rd) which was pretty awesome. We thought about sneaking front and center but the side dress seats were just fine with a great view.
Overall, it was a good show and there were a few amazing acts and some acts that were prolonged if not repetetive. The entire show gave a mournful and slow vibe that just dragged on. I thought the audience participation from this particular show was pretty great. The music was also pretty good.
A few tips:
The show is 2.5 hours (including a 20 min intermission), the parking lot is $ 20 for guests that want to park right in the front and $ 15 for parking a little off the the side. There’s plenty of free parking on the streets so I would save my money. They dont allow cameras and bottled water and will check your bags, but not thoroughly. The will call center is to the far left inside the building, so dont be a fool like me and wait in the wrong line. None of the long lines are will call lines.

Just saw Quidam at Cow Palace & this was my 1^st non-​tent show in SF. We’ve been to Vegas & are very familiar w/​theater setups but our SF shows have always been under the Big Top & this has relevance for me.
Have to say the lack of tents made for a not as pleasurable an experience… took the mystery out of going to the performance. For some reason, walking into those blue & yellow swirly tents was like transporting to another dimension & another world & we knew we’d be in for a magical evening
Not so much at the dank, cavernous, concrete Cow Palace. And the vendors at Cow Palace? (that’s another review…)
Pluses for Quidam:
Storyline was easy to follow — a little girl is bored & transports to another world where she encounters tumblers & whatnot
Minimal clown! This is big for me as I come to Cirques to be amazed by death-​defying feats of acrobatics, not see someone get beaten over the head w/​a rubber steak. Props for minimal clown!
Athletes were more of the «core-​strength» variety. You’ll see no Firey Wheel Of Death here but you will see balancing, juggling, and tumbling galore & the muscle it takes to perform these feats — impressive!
Music was Klezmer-​like & we dug it. Costumes were the usual Cirque awesomeness — more minimalistic than other shows we’ve seen but didn’t make them any less impressive
From the people sitting beside us, we learned this show used to be under a Big Top — hopefully it will be again in the future cause I’m a fan!