I may be a little late promoting KAOS but..
My friend and I went to see Kaos held at Newport Performing Arts Theatre last month and it was amazing! The story is predictable but the performances were impressive as it’s not only a play, but has magic acts, circus performances and stunts and stuff like that. The cast and crew are from different countries such as performers from New York (or was it Vegas or both?), there were Chinese acrobats who do human pyramids and climbing on rope and acts similar to flying trapezes, muscle men from Belarus with abs of steel, my personal favorite, the defying gravity duo from England (I think) they were on some kind of dual Ferris Wheel (just two opposite circle carriage actually) spinning fast and they were jumping around like flying! You’d think they’d fall performing such dangerous stunts! Well they definitely took my breath away. There were also motorists from Spain showing balance and synchronization making sure they don’t crash onto each other in a small spherical cage. Off course the whole cast of the play are mostly Filipinos, the hip-hop dance champions, Philippine All Stars were there too and the harmonious BGM was performed by Manila Symphony Orchestra. I like their bgm. :)
There were magic acts too with tigers on the stage. Although they’re trained I was afraid animal instincts might make them lose their cool! Disappearing acts, women being burned and put in a box with knives on it yet somehow alive, how the hell do they do all these illusions? I was watching closely! (Tagline of the Prestige movie.) I remember the Prestige it was pretty creepy but the tricks are somewhat similar.
I don’t have photos because they’re not allowing pictures to be taken like the other plays I’ve seen. But I’m sure you’d find one uploaded in youtube. :)
It’s our first time in RW so we explored, had dinner at Stackers and tried the movies too. It’s not that pricey considering they have comfy seats, reclining and all.
We also gambled…. On the slot machine! Pushing our luck was a bad idea. Did you know that in all casinos, you’d find the slot machines near entrances or exits? The casino’s inner structure is designed for people to lose money. The slots are located near entrances because if you’re losing and you have a few bucks to spare, the gambler in you will most likely bet them on slots. Pretty clever huh? Oh yeah I definitely have some gambler genes from my father! It was fun though! (Except the losing part!) :P
I like plays and stuff like these, I was regretting the fact I wasn’t able to buy CATS tickets when they were in Manila. I also want to see the Nutcracker play. SO far I’ve seen Peter Pan, Black Theatre types, Circus stuff too (when I was young!) and shows from PCHS Troupe so let me know if something comes up! :p
By the way Newport Performing Arts Theatre is a lot better than CCP.
