"High-flying acrobats, insane puppetry and performers clad in weird animal masks - so many animal masks, from rams to koalas to parrots - you know that Cirque du Soleil is back in town. For its production of "Echo," on tour since 2023, the Canadian entertainment troupe has settled on San Francisco's Oracle Park for its wonderment headquarters. How to describe the plot of this surreal show?"
"Well, the heroes seem to be a woman named Future and Dog, her human-canine hybrid companion. They're wandering through a world populated by beasts of nature and extraordinary physical savants, and everyone seems to be in thrall of The Cube - a literal and mysterious box hunkered at stage center that will, in time, reveal a stupendous secret. Does that make sense? Does anything in the modern world?"
High-flying acrobats, elaborate puppetry and performers wearing a wide array of animal masks populate the production. The narrative follows Future and Dog, a woman and her human-canine hybrid companion, as they wander a world of beasts and extraordinary physical savants. A central object called The Cube sits at stage center and eventually reveals a stupendous secret. Acts include tight-rope walking, body-juggling gymnasts and a balancing routine highlighting a cardboard box. The production runs 125 minutes under the big top at Oracle Park's Parking Lot A in San Francisco. Performances run until Jan. 18; tickets start at $58.
Read at The Mercury News
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