Wildly popular and critically acclaimed celebrity (and Oprah!(tm)-appearing) photographer Veronique Vial is also the official photographer for Cirque du Soleil, the widely adored theatrical troupe that mixes traditional circus performance tropes with imaginative mysticism and exotic storytelling in sold-out performances worldwide. Vial captures the vivid color, breathtaking special effects, and mesmerizing costume, set design, and troupe performances--in and out of water (eau)--that are the hallmark of Cirque's new Vegas venue at the Bellagio. Vial's unique capacity to distill the childlike mystery and awe of 'O,' the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil production ever mounted, creates in effect a wonderfully transcendent book for kids and adults alike, complete with fantasy narrative. Harry Potter would approve.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
By Eli (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 'O' Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio (Hardcover)
This book gives you almost no taste of what the show is like. It is a collection of beautiful but artsy fartsy pictures, capturing the photographers style rather than this amazing show. The bad poetry dramatically inserted as captions to the pictures continues the slightly pretensious path the book took.there are only TWO PAGES at the end of the book devoted to writing about the actual show. For a show that is completely groundbreaking and unique, that is far too little. It is almost all text that is available at the cirque site (an excelent site, as opposed to this book) To see what this book could have been, take a look at the book of "Pride Rock on Broadway: Julie Taymor's The Lion King". This is a book about an amazing, one- of- a- kind show, packed with quotes from the creators, concept drawings, beautiful photographs, ideas that were cut, technical diagrams and explanations of problems that arose during production and how the team solved them. It is a book that any person, and *especially* a theater person from any discipline would love. That is the kind of book that this could have been, and it isn't. If you want an artsy collection of photographs, this is for you. Otherwise, wait till you get a chance to actually see the show - it will be worth it!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: 'O' Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio (Hardcover)
While the pictures in here are quite good (not fantastic), that's mostly what the book is all about. Pictures. There's no story behind each of them. It's quite pricey for pictures. I'd wait a while until it comes down in price. As for the show? It's the best show you will ever see in your lifetime. Trust me. I've seen a show or two before, and this is something special.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cover Photo Deceiving of Contents of Other Photos,
By A Customer
This review is from: 'O' Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio (Hardcover)
This book appears as if ALL the photographs in it will be as outstanding as the cover picture but this is quite deceiving. Considering the quality of the show, price of the book, etc... much more effort and professionalism should have been put into the photography. Very disappointing with a handful of good photographs towards the end of the book.
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