Each time we go to Resorts World Sentosa, we always passed by the grandiose sign near the Casino which bears the title "Voyage de la Vie". I knew back then that it's really impossible for us to watch the show because one, it's a bit pricey and two it is pricey. So I was ecstatic last Friday when dadi came home showing me this 2 complimentary tickets from his basketball team mate. And he said the guy is giving out 1 ticket for each member and dadi refuses to accept at first because he said "wag na lang mainggit si misis" har-har. Good thing there were members who were not either interested to watch the show or too busy to go out on a Sunday. Yay!
So on with the show. Voyage de la Vie or "journey of life" in french is really amazing. Honestly, I was expecting the show to be a bit more of "Phantom of the Opera" kind of thing. I guess I was too excited about the idea of watching the show and not the one I was going to watch. We were surprised that our seats are on the third row and not third row from the back seat! Although, it's good to see everything in front, we couldn't see the entire stage and numbers on the stage. It doesn't matter though. Being in front makes us feel like we are part of the show. And we were which you'll find out later on.
The Story (taken from the brochure and review from CNA)
The Boy (Jonathan Leong, Singapore Idol runner up) who feels trapped in a 9 to 5 desk job *strangely familiar isn't it?* met the Game Master (Kevin Carpenter) who introduces him to the mysterious Lantern Keeper (Viktor Kee) who becomes the Boy's guide on a journey through his imagination. The Boy encounters many extraordinary characters like Love, Temptation, Conflict, Life and Death.
Photo taking is not allowed but I managed to stole 2 shots using my phone but it was really blurry as I don't want any warning from the attendants. I did enjoy the show - so much - so I'm hoping my words will give you enough notion of the beauty of the show. But it's really impossible for me to put into words what these amazing people can do. They had entertain us to the maximum level and made our hearts stopped from the dangerous acts they did. I know they enjoyed much of what they're doing but it seem to be pretty tiring for me with all those movements and all. Plus the fact that even if I started practicing those things, I know it'll eventually end me on an encased cot or hospitalized.
The Marvelous Acts
The Game Master (Kevin Carpenter) who is a contortionist who moves as if there is no single bone attached in his body makes me hold on to my seat. The valet dance performance made me feel like I've been wanting to do this dance since I was a child even if it never crosses my mind before. The trapeze act (Aurelia Cat) makes me hulky green with that lean body of hers and not feeling dizzy at all with all those hanging from the high ceiling using her butt or feet to hold on to the bar. The rope aerialist (Lina Aunola) made us all think that it's fun and it's not dangerous at all to swing several meters off the ground. The Juggler (Viktor Kee), who juggles the balls, all 7 of them, as if they're all attached to some string and moves like a wind along with the time he throws some of the balls makes me yearn to do it and try which of course I would never be able to do even with a single piece of ball. And what I'm highlighting here is the best act, in my opinion, of all these remarkable stunts. The Death (Martti Peltonen) with a crossbow in hand hitting the red cloth held by the girl looks monotonous in the "circus" world isn't it? How about a piece of playing card again held by the girl but this time, the Death is facing opposite his target with only a tiny mirror in hand? What about him hitting the target with the crossbow on the right hand and a simple piece of wood on the left hand, only to realize that the target he hit is another crossbow that will release a bow to hit that piece of wood he's holding? But what made me utter a simple safety prayer *hahaha* and putting my bag in front of dadi *if he hits his head, then it's really time lol* is his final act. A round line up of cross-bows with one main in the middle with the bow lit up just in time to release and hit one of the many targets and then hitting another target again until the final bow hits the apple placed on top of the Death. The apple maintain to intact it's whole facade inspite of that "hole". We know because it was given to us as a souvenir. We throw it after we took a picture of it :) His geometry teacher must be so proud of him. Oh, by the way, there were barriers placed around the stage to keep those arrows from hitting anyone from the audience. Right, we felt really really safe. They are all dangerously crazy and astonishing and to simply describe them in words will be injustice to them.
The show lasted for almost 2 hours and it's enough to entertain us. We both loved it and we certainly recommend it for anyone to watch it. The best seat I guess is in the middle where you can appreciate everything that's happening on the stage. The cheapest ticket is $68 and the most expensive is $128. Not bad for a show like that. And we were lucky to be given a complimentary tickets, I know. And I'm really grateful to our sponsor. The shows are From Wed to Sunday, 8:30 PM. They are now selling souvenirs at a discounted price because I read somewhere that this show is ending on 31st March. I managed to get myself some goodies to add it in my collection *our most prized collection are the shot glasses and pencils/pens which we've collected over the years of being blessed to travel to places*
There's not much photos so don't bother scrolling down :D Just go and book your tickets now! :D
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