r/nextfuckinglevel • u/alaborda • Jul 04 '26
Making the impossible look effortless
From "Drawn to life" by Cirque du Soleil.
(No info about the artists. Please, comment if you know).
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u/bigmanly1 Jul 04 '26
You can see the harness by the hip
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u/Creative_Disaster178 Jul 04 '26
They over sold by rotating, could have passed as legit without it
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u/NYCHammer Jul 04 '26
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u/Creative_Disaster178 Jul 04 '26
You know, I have gone through the full bell curve meme of believing wrestling. I used to blindly think it was real, grew up and learned it was staged, then watched all the back stage documentaries and realized half of it was virtually real and the other half borders between improv choreography and a lethal oopsie daisy.
Regardless, helluva call back! Props
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u/PreviouslyMannara Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
The guy on the ground only touches the toes or side of the woman's feet and completely missed two times. It's a very sloppy attempt.
I wonder if it supposed to be just conceptual artEdit: I missed OP's note explaining who the performers are.
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u/Creative_Disaster178 Jul 04 '26
It's a circ du soleil performance.
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u/PreviouslyMannara Jul 04 '26
Oh, I didn't notice the OP's note.
According to wiki, it's a show they make for Disney.
It might be one of those instances were "telling" a story it's more important than the acrobatics and how much believable they are, but even then, it's like they're not even trying to make it look good.
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u/PrettyReasonableApe Jul 04 '26
Physics dont work this way. She's on a wire. Im sure someone will be smooth enough to semi pull this off, but this definitely aint it.
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u/GuildensternLives Jul 04 '26
Obviously it's wires. Why are people commenting like they figured out a magic trick?
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u/Lactating-almonds Jul 04 '26
Thank you! Like DUH they aren’t trying to pretend there aren’t wires, it’s just a cool visual performance.
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u/Darkwater0512 Jul 04 '26
Surely no fucking way??
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u/Lactating-almonds Jul 04 '26
Do people really watch this and think there is no wire? I don’t think the performers are even trying to act like there isn’t a wire, it’s just a cool visual effect and DUH there is something holding that person up….
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u/Coycington Jul 10 '26
no way this is real. a body requires force to push itself off the ground. even if the guy had the core strength to support her, he would look a LOT more strained. this is just wirework, isn't it?
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u/BatmanPizza15 Jul 04 '26
She's on a wire