varekai

The winds of change are upon us.

Ontop of a mystic volcanoe, are creatues who inhabit the forest below.

Welcome to the world of Varekai.

Varekai

Read the story of Varekai, and a little about Cirque, then, switch over and take a look at some of the strange creatures around you.

Acrobatic Pas de deux
(Old costumes)

Collector with a water meteor
(collector shows in overture, water meteor, and John's act with the wheel)

Here, you can experience the magic of Varekai.
Underneath you can choose your own path.

yes, yes, there are more great graphics, and i need more stage space. Click on skywatcher to proceed to the acts and graphics...



	Varekai Conceived by a new creative team, led by writer and director Dominic Champagne, VAREKAI has played to sold-out audiences, standing ovations and critical acclaim in the first eight cities of its current North American tour. The Philadelphia Inquirer called VAREKAI, "Positively elating. A show so tightly knit that it envelops you fully and you don't want out." New York Newsday exclaimed, "Undeniably spectacular. VAREKAI best succeeds in maintaining intoxicating momentum of astonishment and wonder." The Montreal Gazette stated, "VAREKAI possesses acts so original that they seem to have literally dropped out of the sky. It's one spectacular tour de force act after another." The New York Post raved, "VAREKAI delivers thrilling images of daring and balance with spectacular acts and midair madness. One always feels that Cirque has provided a glimpse of the way things should be." And Richard Corliss of TIME stated, "VAREKAI has an otherworldly grace and magnificence that, after two viewings, still astonishes me." The Show Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world�a world where something else is possible. A world called VAREKAI. The sky lets go a solitary young man, and the story of VAREKAI begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world imbued with fantastical creatures, a young man takes flight in an adventure both absurd and extraordinary. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of pure and undiluted possibility, begins an inspired incantation to a life rediscovered and to a newly found wonder in the mysteries of the world and the mind. The word VAREKAI (pronounced ver-ay'kie) means "wherever" in the Romany language of the gypsies�the universal wanderers. Directed by Dominic Champagne, this production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, and to those who quest with infinite passion along the path that leads to Varekai. "VAREKAI is a furious, flamboyant celebration inspired by those artists who, every single day, no matter where the wind carries them, risk their life to challenge the laws of gravity, to jump and dance over the volcano," says Director Dominic Champagne. 'To te!l the old world that something else is possible." Cast and Acts VAREKAI introduces an international cast of more than 50 artists representing 14 countries, including Brazil, Canada, China, Georgia, Italy, Mexico, Moldavia, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. VAREKAI emerges from an explosive fusion of drama and acrobatics. The impossible becomes possible in stunning displays of skill and power set against innovative music and otherworldly sets, interwoven with vivid choreography that speaks to all in the universal language of movement. The pendulum of time sweeps backward, paying tribute to the ancient and rare circus traditions of Icarian games, water meteors and Georgian dance. VAREKAI then catapults to the future with revolutionary twists on such acts as Russian swings, body skating and triple trapeze. North American Tour VAREKAI celebrated its World Premiere in April 2002 in Montreal. After its Quebec City and Toronto engagements, VAREKAI began the U.S. portion of the 2002-2005 North American Tour in Philadelphia, followed by engagements in San Francisco, San Jose, Atlanta and, New York. Following its Chicago engagement, VAREKAI will visit Los Angeles, Pomona, Orange County and San Diego. Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil has delighted spectators in more than 240 engagements in 90 cities around the world. The organization, which has its International Headquarters in Montreal, has received such prestigious awards as the Emmy, Drama Desk, Bambi, CableACE, Gemini, and Felix, as well as the Rose d'Or de Montreux.

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