Enjoy the performance, Tray! Let us know if the info provided in this thread works for you. I'd like to know if your mid-week experience is the same as ours was.

We just saw the Corteo show in San Jose on Saturday night - it is my favorite so far too. We were in row G - the last row in the first section of seating. It was great because we were close enough to see very well, but not so close that we had to crane our necks to see the stuff happening overhead.

We took the light rail to the show, which was very convinient - the Civic Center stop is only a couple blocks from the venue.

Meant NO disrespect. The seating for the handicapped at our venue was back several rows and elevated.

Original poster here...Went to see Corteo yesterday in San Jose. Got the discounted 4PM ticket ($40). It was for section 206 row P. I, like Betsy, just moved a few rows down (plenty of open seats) and felt that section to be perfect. Very glad I didn't take the front row or two. Now for the performance...loved it!

You can't be too close unless you are actually on stage.

yes you can - I was WAY too close when I was in the front row - will never do that again.

I've seen Cirque shows from up front and way back. There was no problem at all with farther back, but I enjoyed the ones I saw up close more.

The particular venue might change that.

I will see Delirium in Kansas City this weekend and booked seats down close.

Keith

well, Keith, good luck b/c that's the show I was in the front row for and I could hardly see anything.

Yes, I think this show is completely different from the ones in their Grand Chapiteau. It's in an arena, at least in our town it was. Hope it works out.

I have seen almost every single Cirque du Soleil show, with the exception of some of the new resident shows in Vegas (Ka and Love) and Kooza. My advice, the only exceptions for sitting too close are "O", where you can get wet, and "Delerium", because the stage is so big you can't really see it all if you're too close. But all the others, close seats give you a better experience. Cirque du Soleil puts so much detail into their costumes you would never see from further back. Would highly recommend sitting close!!

I would sit close in one of their traveling tent shows, but for a big stage show I liked being a teeny bit further back so I could see it all.

We just had front row seats for Mystiere in Vegas and it wasn't too close...it was actually really cool, especially for the two-man team strength stunt where you could literally catch every breathtaking move.

We saw "O" from the second row and it was great. We did not get wet --not a drop.

I had the same experience at "O." I always want to be close to the action.

If you don't sit in the second row, where would you sit? If it's way back some where--take the 2nd row.