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Jul. 2nd, 2012 11:31 amWe stayed at the Valentin Imperial Maya resort.
No matter what I may say in upcoming blog posts, I should make it clear that it was an amazing experience.
Every night, there was a special show as one would expect in such situations.
I took pictures, but because of the lighting and motion, I may go light with what I post.
There were two impersonation shows- neither one we saw. They were Michael Jackson and Madonna. I suppose that those would be the two celebrities you would pick. Elvis (or the Beatles, I suppose) would seem an obvious choice, but really would fill out of place in a "Caribbean" theme. Lady Gaga would probably be too redundant, and any other choices that might spring to mind (say, Freddie Mercury) might be too obscure.
There was a Caribbean show, which was fun (found footage off the YouTubes is here). There was a Vegas-style "International" show which wasn't really my thing. it was a mixture of ballet, show tunes, and other dance. It reminded me too much of what was popular in the 70s when I was growing up (including women in silver gowns dancing to John Williams's Star Wars theme). I did like the ballet, and I admit there was a lot of talent to be had.
However, it really isn't my bag, though Mrs Bedsitter adored it. My favorite number was a Brechtian version of the Police's "Roxanne", which sounds like what the song would sound like if Sting hung out with Kurt Weill instead of Stuart Copeland. (A quick google search reveals that it is the Moulin Rouge film version of the song. I should have guessed.).
There was a fire show which was interesting, though it really played up to a goth-ish or dark wave sensibility. It had the feel of some historical lore, but the proto-industrial music sort of put it over the top. More Chris Angel than Chris Columbus. More mid-90s Chicago than 15th Century Mexico.
This is from a different resort, but this person's video does a good job of capturing what the Fire Show was right. Sure, it makes it feel like the worst thing Cortes could ever have done to the Mayan people was to take their Wax Trax albums. Still, it's pretty freaking amazing, stuff.
My favorite of the nights was the Mayan night which featured what would have been more closer to what a traditional Mayan ritual would look like. The actors really got into their roles, scaring the audience, etc.,.. In that it was kind of like say, professional wrestling. Still, overplaying for effect is something that people playing out ceremonial roles just do, and they do that regardless if it is 2012 in a WWE ring or 10th Century Yucatan Peninsula.
Again, this found internet footage (not mine) taken at a different resort in the area, but should give you some idea.
No matter what I may say in upcoming blog posts, I should make it clear that it was an amazing experience.
Every night, there was a special show as one would expect in such situations.
I took pictures, but because of the lighting and motion, I may go light with what I post.
There were two impersonation shows- neither one we saw. They were Michael Jackson and Madonna. I suppose that those would be the two celebrities you would pick. Elvis (or the Beatles, I suppose) would seem an obvious choice, but really would fill out of place in a "Caribbean" theme. Lady Gaga would probably be too redundant, and any other choices that might spring to mind (say, Freddie Mercury) might be too obscure.
There was a Caribbean show, which was fun (found footage off the YouTubes is here). There was a Vegas-style "International" show which wasn't really my thing. it was a mixture of ballet, show tunes, and other dance. It reminded me too much of what was popular in the 70s when I was growing up (including women in silver gowns dancing to John Williams's Star Wars theme). I did like the ballet, and I admit there was a lot of talent to be had.
However, it really isn't my bag, though Mrs Bedsitter adored it. My favorite number was a Brechtian version of the Police's "Roxanne", which sounds like what the song would sound like if Sting hung out with Kurt Weill instead of Stuart Copeland. (A quick google search reveals that it is the Moulin Rouge film version of the song. I should have guessed.).
There was a fire show which was interesting, though it really played up to a goth-ish or dark wave sensibility. It had the feel of some historical lore, but the proto-industrial music sort of put it over the top. More Chris Angel than Chris Columbus. More mid-90s Chicago than 15th Century Mexico.
This is from a different resort, but this person's video does a good job of capturing what the Fire Show was right. Sure, it makes it feel like the worst thing Cortes could ever have done to the Mayan people was to take their Wax Trax albums. Still, it's pretty freaking amazing, stuff.
My favorite of the nights was the Mayan night which featured what would have been more closer to what a traditional Mayan ritual would look like. The actors really got into their roles, scaring the audience, etc.,.. In that it was kind of like say, professional wrestling. Still, overplaying for effect is something that people playing out ceremonial roles just do, and they do that regardless if it is 2012 in a WWE ring or 10th Century Yucatan Peninsula.
Again, this found internet footage (not mine) taken at a different resort in the area, but should give you some idea.
