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How do you spell 'circus?'
The Cirque du Soleil swings into Suffolk Downs, Cirque Éloize comes to the Wilbur, and more

Fancy-shmancy way to spell ‘circus’ I

The lavish, pseudo-mystical French-Canadian performance spectacle Cirque du Soleil will be pitching its blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau — that’s "Big Top" to all you Francophobes — at the pony track over at Suffolk Downs in East Boston for a limited run beginning July 28. We’ll be seeing the latest Cirque production, Varekai — the story of a lone man’s absurdist journey through an enchanted forest, as told through "body skating," trapeze, clowns, balancing on canes, and scads of other bizarrely costumed feats of body and imagination alike. You can get tickets now on-line by signing up (for free) for the troupe’s "Cirque Club" at www.cirquedusoleil.com; they’re priced at $55 to $75. Keep an eye peeled to "Hot Tix" for the regular on-sale date.

Fancy-shmancy way to spell ‘circus’ II

Not to be confused with Cirque du Soleil, the lavish, pseudo-mystical French-Canadian performance spectacle Cirque Éloize will beat its compatriot to town by half a year. With four productions under their belt, the Éloize folks have probably gotten used to the comparisons. They too are a theatrical circus without animals; they’ve been described as possessing "the grace of ballet, the intensity of theater, and the power of rock." Unlike Cirque du Soleil, this is a small outfit; the troupe’s 15 or so acrobats, jugglers, dancers, and tumblers do double duty on the floor. Cirque Éloize’s fifth production, Nomade: At Night the Sky Is Endless, shows up at the Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont Street in the Theater District, January 20 through 25. Tickets are $25 to $57; call (617) 931-2787.

Leap forward

As we crumple, exhausted and miserable, toward the close of yet another frazzling 21st-century year, we are reminded that whatever 2004 may bring, it will certainly be longer. By exactly 24 hours. So what are you going to do with your leap day? A glance at our already-filling date calendar confirms that February 29 will bring us both Rod Stewart (at the FleetCenter; call 617-931-2000) and the Borromeo String Quartet with clarinettist Richard Stoltzman (at Jordan Hall; call 617-482-6661). But now we have to add to the list the Omaha indie-folk heartthrob Connor Oberst, who has been happy enough to borrow the new-Dylan mantle while Ryan Adams tries his hand at being the new Strokes. Pretentious enough to have titled the last Bright Eyes album twice (Lifted, or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground), flippant enough to have begun said album with a track where two kids sing along off-key to the opening song in the car, and savvy enough to have released a pretty good holiday album last Christmas, Oberst cemented his off year by bashing Clear Channel at the Shortlist Prize ceremony a couple months back. Which we guess means he isn’t likely to play the Orpheum any time soon. But we’re glad to report that he’ll be spending his extra day by bringing Bright Eyes to the Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, with Jim James and M. Ward. Tickets are $16.50; call (617) 931-2000.

Made men

If you cross the Boston folk mafia, do they quote Ellis Paul lyrics at you? Lock you in a room with a banjo player? Belt you in the kneecaps with two tickets to their next show at Passim? The identities of this nefarious cabal, if not their methods, will be revealed next month via the photographer Chris Yeager’s exhibit "The True Believers: Portraits from the Boston Folk Mafia, 2001-2003." The date gives away a bit of the joke, since the Boston folk mafia in ’03 are a bit like the Gambino crime family in ’03 — they’re around, but it ain’t like it used to be. Yeager, who’s been documenting the scene for the past dozen years or so, will exhibit portraits of Kris Delmhorst, Karaugh Brown, Rose Polenzani, Sean Staples, Jim Infantino, Peter Mulvey, and many more at Zeitgeist Gallery, 1353 Cambridge Street in Inman Square, January 12 through 19. There’s a reception January 17 from 3 to 6 p.m.; call (617) 876-6060.


Issue Date: December 26, 2003 - January 1, 2004
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