tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324685090630098048.post8679550446609010383..comments2023-03-27T06:51:04.484-04:00Comments on ARTS AMERICA: Berkshires, Broadway and Beyond: Cirque du Soleil's Kooza and Saltimbanco in Boston and AmherstLarry Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352029208026065386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324685090630098048.post-51102310807937006412008-12-29T10:35:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:35:00.000-05:00In an arena, I think it is best to be closer rathe...In an arena, I think it is best to be closer rather than further away. The arena presentations I have seen by Cirque put me so far away from the action that I had a difficult time feeling involved. And all those sports advertising signs were really turn-offs.<BR/><BR/>The tent shows are better since no seat is really that far away from the stage, and there, the seating is more of a horseshoe arrangement. Even the arena shows I have seen are done at one end of the stadium, so it is not quite in the round.<BR/><BR/>Having seen Cirque more than a dozen times, I personally try to get seats in the center, about a dozen rows back in the first section, but they get premium prices for those locations, and rarely put those particular seats on sale. But I have also fully enjoyed their shows from the sides, as long as it is not the very far side, and allows me to be closer without mortgaging the house.<BR/><BR/>So the "grand chapateau" tent presentations have very few bad seats, but an arena show has lots. Avoid the ones in the back, for sure.Larry Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352029208026065386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6324685090630098048.post-40314234703323437602008-12-29T10:19:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:19:00.000-05:00In an arena setting, where are the best seats? Th...In an arena setting, where are the best seats? There is floor seating, but is it better to be mid-level or higher in order to see it all? On a side or full-front view?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com