By Mike Hoban
Passengers – Conceived, Directed and Choreographed by Shana Carroll. Music, Lyrics, Sound Design, and Arrangements by Colin Gagné. Presented by ArtsEmerson and performed by The 7 Fingers at Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, through October 13
Montreal-based The 7 Fingers returns to the Cutler Majestic Theatre to kick off ArtsEmerson’s 10th season, and the latest offering from the circus arts troupe, Passengers, elevates the genre from mere circus performance to genuine art. While one surmises that this has long been the aim of the company, as someone who has seen most of the half-dozen 7 Fingers shows presented by ArtsEmerson in recent years, this is the one that truly fulfills that vision. And this in no way demeans previous shows. In addition to the oohs, ahhs, and nerve-wracking aerial stunts that any good circus arts show provides, 7 Fingers always reaches for something more in an artistic sense, but Passengers is in its own stratosphere.
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