Cirque du Soleil - Corteo

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• Cirque du Soleil (official site)
• Promise House (official site)
• GuideLive Review (Feb. 10, 2007)

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Corteo, which means "cortege" in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.

The clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show highlights the strength and fragility of the clown, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity that is within each of us. The music, by turns lyrical and playful, carries Corteo through a timeless celebration in which illusion teases reality.

Tickets purchased through Promise House on Friday, February 23, 2007 at 8 p.m. will go toward helping the agency's runaway, homeless and at-risk youth.

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Some nearby drink specials on March 11th

• The Meridian Room: 12 pm - 3 pm: $2.50 champagne cocktails, kir royales, mimosas, bellinis, bloody marys, greyhounds, and salty dogs / 12 pm - 2 am: 1/2 off all classic
• The Amsterdam Bar: 12:30 pm - 7 pm: $1 off all drafts & wells, $6 Stout (quarts)

Some nearby restaurants

• Mac's Bar-B-Que
• Two Podners Bar-B-Q & Seafood (Dallas / Fair Park area)
• South Dallas Cafe
• Taqueria Pinocho
• Beau's

Some nearby events on March 11th

• Cirque du Soleil - Corteo, Fair Park, 1 p.m.
• Bug Day, Museum of Nature & Science, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Event posted Nov. 15, 2006
Last updated Feb. 10, 2007