From a contortionist on a trapeze to a rope aerialist performing so high she almost disappears from view when she’s in full swing and sixteen cross-bow arrows aflame being shot at a man, there are plenty of death-defying circus acts in the new, fast-paced and colourful Voyage de la Vie . The musical circus extravaganza is the first resident show at Festival Grand, the 1,600 seat theatre at the recently opened Resorts World Sentosa. The storyline centres around ‘The Boy’, a young office worker caught up in the pressures of living in a modern city and frustrated by the rigidity of society and tradition. One day, he receives a large red parcel on his desk containing a mischievous young contortionist (the jaw-dropping 15-year old Ukranian Alexey Goloborodko) who introduces him to the Lantern Master (Ukranian juggler extraordinaire Viktor Kee). These two characters take ‘The Boy’ on a metaphorical journey as he searches for his identity and reflects on inner struggles about love, temptation, conflict and resolution, plus life and death. This very loose story line allows for the introduction of some world-class circus artists, who take turns teaching The Boy some of life’s lessons.
