Being a distributor’s event I get to meet the individual product manager’s in their best suits and their best moods. Free flowing drinks and delicious savories are generally the highlights of such an event and speaking to my business colleagues I realize they have no clue of CDS but are there in this event just for the food and wine. I would not use names to avoid local bashing but every party like this has a Star, Flirt, Bar sitting Drunkard and a Foodie. Being new to all this, yet, I jeopardize terming myself a Foodie. Probably, being the youngest at this event I don’t mix with the crowd too well but sit in the corner due to the maturity difference with a glass of wine, a duck starter and garlic chocolate croissant analyzing everyone’s mood, seeing each type of people listed above laughing within. After useful socializing we all head to our seats for the show.
The stage is probably smaller than one our very own Indian Jumbo Circus uses and I see the senior clown beginning with a frown and signaling the organizers that they have been slow.
The crowd starts. Wow. Loud thundering synchronous symphony claps. I am surprised with their popularity. I join the crowd. The band marches through the crowd. Centre stage the lead singer melodiously greets “Allegria, Welcome to Cirque du Soleil, Let the show begin!” The troupe consists of clowns, acrobats, muscle men, slender women and kids. Each one of them has a mask or has painted his face. It is difficult to distinguish whether it’s a man or woman performing. Second round of performance men jump from here and there; over someone on Russian bars. The clowns were a sight. A particular contortion act of two Mongolian girls I just can’t forget. It seemed they did not have bones and were made of cartilage! To sum it all the show was a fabulous one. One feels a fresh rush of fresh blood flowing through the veins after seeing such a show, Mark explains. It’s natural.
I probably was the lucky few to witness Cirque Du Soleil. I am told that business schools do a report on this troupe. I return home at 12:00 am, change clothes and go through the bag they gave us. I read the published manual. I reach the last page - Infiniti are proud sponsors. I read the contents. It says
“What do you think Allegria is? Not every child on the street will get to see this performance. It is a rallying cry to display their fervor. It is an inspiring display of strength, grace and ability!”
A feel of fresh blood flowing through my veins! I understand what Mark meant.
