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The Netherlands State Circus! All the fun of... uhm actually it wasn't that good.
The first half had a juggler who had nice ideas but seemed to be at the edge of his expertise. I've seen far less ambitious performances work better just due to polish. We had a bubble show and a skipping and an acrobat who was actually quite good. But really - bubbles? Skipping? So yeah. The first half was a little underwhelming.
The second half was actually a lot better. There was a flying trapeze act and another trapeze act and a balancing thing which was all quite good, although when someone has balanced five or six things on the end of a knife held between his teeth, a seventh is a little too predictable. Even the flying trapeze seemed like it could do with a little more spectacle. I'd have enjoyed all that a lot more but the first half had managed a bit more wow factor.
So, in summary. It was all a little less impressive than it might have been.
The first half had a juggler who had nice ideas but seemed to be at the edge of his expertise. I've seen far less ambitious performances work better just due to polish. We had a bubble show and a skipping and an acrobat who was actually quite good. But really - bubbles? Skipping? So yeah. The first half was a little underwhelming.
The second half was actually a lot better. There was a flying trapeze act and another trapeze act and a balancing thing which was all quite good, although when someone has balanced five or six things on the end of a knife held between his teeth, a seventh is a little too predictable. Even the flying trapeze seemed like it could do with a little more spectacle. I'd have enjoyed all that a lot more but the first half had managed a bit more wow factor.
So, in summary. It was all a little less impressive than it might have been.
