Cirque du Soleil - 'Twas The Night Before... Reviews

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended

"...Cue the cast, which changes every year, even if the storyline remains the same. A young tween, preoccupied, rejects the family traditions. A sad dad lures her back into the magic with a book full of childish holiday tales. The story is family-friendly and entertaining, complete with dancing hip-hop elves, and the circus is always high-level, boasting ten world-class acts, from the hypnotic and poetic hair suspension act by Anastasiia Sholokhova to big, bawdy group acts like hoop diving and diabolo, which get the crowd riled up and clapping."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...‘Twas the Night Before… is an exhilarating spin on the beloved Christmas classic as only Cirque du Soleil could imagine. While dad is reading the story, Isabella, a very curious little one doesn’t understand why everyone makes such a fuss over this particular holiday. What the Cirque people do is lead her into the story so that she can see what life is all about. She learns about friendship in a world that is pure fantasy and quite magical."

Chicago Theatre Review - Highly Recommended

"...What is most fascinating, and most wonderful about Cirque du Soliel, is that the artists and production team are creating shows built on, and inspired by the work of circus arts that have been honed across many cultures for centuries, and yet, every performance feels new and exciting. This is in part because of the updated music or color, the youth of the performers or the theme, but because it is also based on the one thing that is most powerful through the ages – the miracle of what a human being, and human body can do. It simply never gets old."