The latest show offering from Cirque is a “journey into the evolution of mankind”. Protozoan creatures spring from a giant turtle carapace; native american hoop dancing; life-like monkey japery; air-guitaring cavemen; unicyclists balancing bowls on their heads; performers who spin on a small drum while attached to each other around the neck. A Charles Darwin look-alike spins multi-coloured luminous balls in an enormous beaker. The Crystal ladies spin eight bejewelled fabric squares on their hands and feet while lying upside down on blue velvet chairs. And Valentino, an Italian (macho) tourist who appears regularly whispering Italian niceties, with accompanying hip grinding and eyebrow raising to females who catch his eye….CIAO BELLA !!!!!!

Fantastic spectacle, on a very hot and humid Melbourne night!