Cirque Du Soleil Anniversary Collection (1984-2005) [DVD]

What more can be said about Cirque Du Soleil than "spectacular?" The fine mesh of artistry, music, imagination, athleticism, dance, conceptualization . . . just not enough adjectives in the language to describe even one Cirque performance no less a collection. I've attended a couple of live performances that were, likewise, a sensory extravaganza. But one factor taints a live performance: there is absolutely no way your eyes and ears can appreciate EVERYTHING that is going on around the whole stage. You would have to attend multiple performances of the same show to take EVERYTHING in since a CdS show has every visible performer performing 100% of the time adding to the emotion of the show. At least with a recorded medium with multiple camera angles, cutaways and bonus footage of what goes on offstage, only then can you fully appreciate the artistry, dedication, hard work and creativity of the most entertaining show(s) in the history of theater, music and athletic performance! Have a bad day? Pop in a Cirque DVD, recline and the world goes away for at least 90 minutes. Buy at least one CdS DVD or enter heaven with the entire collection.

Esta presentación contiene 12 DvD que van desde el año 1986 con "la magia continua" en donde se demustra los comienzos del circo y se puede obeservar como ha evolucionado, hasta el 2004 con el dvd "sol de media noche" una presentación en vivo. Ademas contiene un dvd titulado una odisea barroca donde explica todo el trayecto del cirque du soleil. Entre otros temas se encuentra dralion una presentación que tiene una gran influencia oriental en sus actos, varekai, alegria, saltimbanco, entre otros, adicional obsequian 6 tarjetas con la fotos de la presentación de los dvd. Es un colección unica que no debe faltar, especial para una reunion entre amigos o familiar. La region es 1, pero si se posee un dvd multizona corre perfectamente.

I purchased this collection for Christmas for my husband. The entire family enjoys it. It is awesome to see where they started and where they are now. When we popped in the first DVD we thought we would be bored by the original "traditional" circus acts they started out with, BUT we were laughing and loving every second of it. To see how they grew is just a couple years the next and every DVD only get better and better.I will be purchasing these sets for several family members over the years I am sure. It is an amazing collection.

I bought this item about 3 months ago from Amazon for 120.00 It is now selling for 130.00. For this price you get 11 DVD plus a bonus DVD. The first DVD is called LA Magie Continue. This DVD I would rate 3 stars not enoungh acts and not long enough. Next DVD is Cirque Reinvente this DVD is absoultly fabulous I give it a 5 star rating. The third DVD is called Nouvelle Experience absolutely 5 stars wonderful DVD. Forth DVD Saltimbanco great fun to watch 5 stars I would rate it. Fifth DVD Allegria absolutely wonderful 5 stars. Six DVD A Baroque Odysssey awful DVD I rate it 2 stars. This DVD number 6 was the worst DVD I have seen in a really long time. Seventh DVD LA Nouba absolutly wonderful 5 stars. Eight DVD called Journey Of Man way to short give rating of 3 stars. The eighth DVD is very different and is only 39 minutes long. Ninth DVD called Quidam is absoultly fabulous 5 stars. Tenth DVD Dralion is very good DVD but not amazing 4.5 stars I would rate it. The Eleven DVD Varekial is way to long and has to many acts that are just time fillers. However some of the acts are wonderful though but not enough of them. It is a time passing DVD Varekal I would rate it 3.5 stars. The bonus DVD is called Midnight Sun. I have not watched it yet but all ready determined that the product deserves 4 stars instead of 5. Hope this review helps you in your buying decision.

We saw Cirque Du Soleil at Disney this year during Thanksgiving. We LOVED it. I had no idea they had this anniversary collection until I searched for the show on here on DVD. I was so thrilled! My husband immediatly opened it and watched the La Noubia (sp?) again and loved it as much on DVD as he did live. I would recommend this set to anyone who appreciates this type of show!! Definatley a 5 star (and considering we paid $398 for 4 tickets to see ONE show live, definately a great deal!!)

This collection is so stunning. From the early more "simple concepts" to the later "world of dreams circus" I am so pleased with the content. If you have kids interested in the arts, or just jumping around, they can learn and grow from watching these dvd's. The costumes are so creative. The stories mysterious and enchanting, thats if you are a deep thinker...otherwise there are giggles and gasps in every performance. Plenty of adventure for every age and intellect.

Cirque Du Soleil is always wonderful to watch but this DVD set covers their first 20 years or so. The set shows how Cirque has grown and matured into what, in my opinion, is perfection today. It's wonderful to see the evolution of the sets, the stage, the makeup, the costumes and, most importantly, the talented casts and story lines.

I bought this for my parents thirtieth wedding anniversary along with a few other gifts and they loved it. They like to go see them when they come to town and so I figured they might like this. I had to sit through some of the old ones which don't have nearly the same sense of awe as the newer shows but still are impressive in their own way. I would suggest it for a fan or for a gift for a fan.

This was a bday gift for my Mom. It arrived to her well within the given timeframe quoted for shipping, and was of great quality. No problems whatsoever!