Elvis Returns to Vegas
by Bodog Casino | Nov 9 2009
When you think of Cirque du Soleil what images pop up in your brain?
Us, we see crazy French men bending their bodies in ways that would scare your yoga instructor. We see lights and special effects that shouldn't be viewed while taking any hallucinogens. We see Elvis Presley. Well, we do now.
With the success of their Beatles "LOVE" show, Cirque du Soleil is unveiling something no Elvis fan - no Cirque fan - ever thought they'd see on stage: an acrobatic spectacular celebrating the King of Rock N' Roll.
The show will be called VIVA Elvis and it'll be exclusive to the new Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both the resort and show open on December 16, 2009.
Oh, and if you're wondering if you want to stay at MGM Mirage's Aria it's going to be baller: 4,004 rooms, nightclubs, a three-story 300,000 square foot convention center, and a 70,000 square foot spa.
So how do they plan on capturing the essence of Elvis inside the bodies of acrobats? The plan is for the show to be a series of acrobatic and interpretive scenes and segments set to his music. Rather than just telling a story that goes from birth, to banana-peanut butter sandwiches, to his untimely death.
"Created in the image of the king of rock 'n' roll - powerful, sexy, whimsical, truly unique and larger than life - the show highlights an American icon who transformed popular music," Cirque said in a statement.
We're sure plenty of people will be skeptical that Cirque du Soleil can pull this off, but keep in mind we aren't dealing with Carrot Top or The Blue Man Group here. These people actually have talent.
Cirque du Soleil has already pulled off, as we said earlier, the Beatles "Love" show. In the show they weave through the Fab Four's popular discography in broad strokes, touching on popular elements visually, but never getting too cheesy by just giving four guys bowl cuts and lip synching four two hours.
If Cirque can pull off a show covering the catalogue of the greatest band of all time, it's not nuts to think they can't make the King's catalogue into an ear-and-eye-gasm.
Just make sure you leave the drugs at home before checking the show out.
