Golden Dragon Acrobats

Golden Dragon Acrobats
PACE Center
Parker, CO
October 23, 2015

The PACE Center has an impressive record of bringing famous international acts to their venue. This year it was the Golden Dragon Acrobats. As expected, the show was sold out.

The show was an entertaining combination of music, dance and acrobatics. The group of performers was actually fairly small, but they performed a wide range of astonishing feats.

The show began with a line of five women with meticulously choreographed arm movements which evoked Hindu gods. They were followed by four acrobats who stunning stacked and manipulated their bodies into unbelievable shapes.

We watched in awe as women juggled balls with their feet and passed them easily to each other. Acrobats performed somersaults and flips over each other in rapid succession. Performers rode unicycles, jumped several ropes at once and acrobats created elaborate tableaus.

We were astounded by seven people balanced on a small bicycle. But the highlight was clearly when one male acrobat stacked eight chairs and balanced treacherously near the stage lights on the ceiling. As each chair was brought out, the audience sat further on their edge of their seats.

While it was astounding to see the acts in person, it bears noting that occasionally the performers did make mistakes. It was only further proof that the routines are very difficult.

The evening was much like a Cirque du Soliel show without the astounding price tag.