Quidam
Watching Quidam for the second time tonight, with a better view, it was amazing and fantastic. I never failed to be mesmerised by the magic of Cirque Du Soleil. I swore that there were tears in my eyes, or was it because my contact lens were irritating my eyes?
Anywho, here's a further interpretation of Quidam, beyond what is told to us, according to my perception. Take note of MY PERCEPTION, what I think that the show is trying to convey. It is not accurate or official. I just like looking at it this way.
Zoe, a girl who is constantly being ignored by her parents, and extremely frustrated because of that. At one point of the show, when presented with a group of girls who dresses like Zoe, it seems that the father is unable to recognise which one is his daughter. So in comes Quidam, who I think kind of resembles some kind of Guardian to this other dimension and is trying to seduce Zoe over to his world. He drops his hat, perhaps intentionally, which Zoe picks up and propels her and her parents into the world of Quidam.
She first encounters the German Wheel, which is kind of like a transportational device that brings her to the world of Quidam, and then the girls with the Diabolos, who are like the gate-keepers, guarding the door to this alternative world.
The world of Quidam is kind of like a magical land, where everyone seems to be concerned only with having fun, playing around and generally being happy. To me, it seems like this is an alternative world, where people who are really unhappy or dissatisfied with the real world escapes to spiritually, to ran away from their problems. And here, Zoe meets all these characters, like Boum-Boum, the Aviator, the Target, all the other people who has dropped in this world like her, and she started to join in all their fun.
It also appears to me that the contortionist seems to be some kind of representation of Zoe's mother. Some kind of inner struggle to break free from the red sash (a representation of the red dress she is wearing), "to fall", but everytime she tries, she is trapped by the sash.
As Zoe continues to play with these characters and people in this magical world, she realises something. As time goes by, and the longer that these people remains in this world, they start to become something else, the Les Égarés, people who become lost as a result of their sufferings. Despite having fun playing around, and being happy, if the people in the world of Quidam do not find their true happiness, and return to the real world, they will eventually change into the Les Égarés (ooo, I love this word).
Eventually, when Quidam comes for his hat, Zoe has to make a decision to either stay in this world to avoid her unhappiness, eventually becoming one of the Les Égarés, or go back to the real world, and try to find the answers to her problems.
This is so beautiful. It's amazing how though-provoking a show like that can be. There are certain parts where I cannot find any obvious meanings and just came up with it myself. But I do feel that there is a strong sense that all the people in the world of Quidam are escaping from the real world, and each and every one of them has their own stories. I can probably watch it ten thousand times and come up with a new theory each time. Fascinating.
Anywho, here's a further interpretation of Quidam, beyond what is told to us, according to my perception. Take note of MY PERCEPTION, what I think that the show is trying to convey. It is not accurate or official. I just like looking at it this way.
Zoe, a girl who is constantly being ignored by her parents, and extremely frustrated because of that. At one point of the show, when presented with a group of girls who dresses like Zoe, it seems that the father is unable to recognise which one is his daughter. So in comes Quidam, who I think kind of resembles some kind of Guardian to this other dimension and is trying to seduce Zoe over to his world. He drops his hat, perhaps intentionally, which Zoe picks up and propels her and her parents into the world of Quidam.
She first encounters the German Wheel, which is kind of like a transportational device that brings her to the world of Quidam, and then the girls with the Diabolos, who are like the gate-keepers, guarding the door to this alternative world.
The world of Quidam is kind of like a magical land, where everyone seems to be concerned only with having fun, playing around and generally being happy. To me, it seems like this is an alternative world, where people who are really unhappy or dissatisfied with the real world escapes to spiritually, to ran away from their problems. And here, Zoe meets all these characters, like Boum-Boum, the Aviator, the Target, all the other people who has dropped in this world like her, and she started to join in all their fun.
It also appears to me that the contortionist seems to be some kind of representation of Zoe's mother. Some kind of inner struggle to break free from the red sash (a representation of the red dress she is wearing), "to fall", but everytime she tries, she is trapped by the sash.
As Zoe continues to play with these characters and people in this magical world, she realises something. As time goes by, and the longer that these people remains in this world, they start to become something else, the Les Égarés, people who become lost as a result of their sufferings. Despite having fun playing around, and being happy, if the people in the world of Quidam do not find their true happiness, and return to the real world, they will eventually change into the Les Égarés (ooo, I love this word).
Eventually, when Quidam comes for his hat, Zoe has to make a decision to either stay in this world to avoid her unhappiness, eventually becoming one of the Les Égarés, or go back to the real world, and try to find the answers to her problems.
This is so beautiful. It's amazing how though-provoking a show like that can be. There are certain parts where I cannot find any obvious meanings and just came up with it myself. But I do feel that there is a strong sense that all the people in the world of Quidam are escaping from the real world, and each and every one of them has their own stories. I can probably watch it ten thousand times and come up with a new theory each time. Fascinating.
posted by Keiia at 12:21 AM
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