They say you should see Cirque du Soleil at least once in your lifetime.
A short synopsis from Everything In Budget reads:
Taken from The Manila Bulletin:
“What I love about ‘Varekai’ is that it was always meant to be a celebration of life,” Cirque du Soleil's Artistic Director for Varekai Matheiu Gatien shares. “From the beginning of the show, all the cast is onstage, and we really kick it off with incredibly beautiful music… very explosive. In times that are a bit difficult, economically and for different reasons, we need to give people a place to dream and to escape… and to just appreciate something that’s just beautiful.”
For the first time in its storied history, the world renowned Cirque du Soleil comes to the Philippines with one of its touring productions. With a promise to bring its audience into an extraordinary world deep into the forest, at the summit of a volcano, where the story unfolds, “Varekai” will be an explosive fusion of drama and acrobatics set in a magical forest with fantastical creatures all joining the absurd-yet-extraordinary adventure of a young man in the midst of it all.
Just to give a brief idea of how intricate the production is, the costumes alone provide astounding figures. There are over 130 costumes in the show’s wardrobe—with a total of 600 original costumes, shoes, wigs, hats and accessories developed after over 33,000 hours of hard work. In North America, Cirque du Soleil has almost 400 full time employees working in fields as varied as shoemaking, textile design, wig-making, lace-making, and so on.
And because the show is so intricate, and without time to train local workers or even artists, Gatien admits they could only hire local front-of-house staff (ushers) as well as food and beverage people for each stop, like they would in Manila. “It’s more… [for] welcoming of the people. We trust the local people to know how to operate, how to speak to them, to make them really welcome in our big top,” he notes, but also adds, “The follow spot operator, we hire one every city, as a gesture.”
This not-to-be-missed spectacle runs from June 23-July 10, 2011 at the Blue-and-Yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) Tent at the Luneta, across Quirino Grandstand. Make Varekai that once in your life chance to see Cirque du Soleil!
The touring arm of the world-renowned Cirque brings one of its best productions to Manila, Varekai. Varekai has been touring for the past nine years in North America, Australia and Europe and this is the first time they're performing in Asia.
A short synopsis from Everything In Budget reads:
Varekai is a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montréal in April 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romani language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul". The plot is based loosely on the Greek myth of Icarus, who melts his wings after flying too close to the sun. Rather than drowning in the sea below him, in Varekai Icarus lands inside a lush forest, in which the creatures teach him how to fly again.
The Varekai troupe consists of 56 performers, of which there are a few principal characters. Varekai's acts comprise many acrobatic talents, ranging from aerial arts to Russian swing, among others.
Taken from The Manila Bulletin:
“What I love about ‘Varekai’ is that it was always meant to be a celebration of life,” Cirque du Soleil's Artistic Director for Varekai Matheiu Gatien shares. “From the beginning of the show, all the cast is onstage, and we really kick it off with incredibly beautiful music… very explosive. In times that are a bit difficult, economically and for different reasons, we need to give people a place to dream and to escape… and to just appreciate something that’s just beautiful.”
For the first time in its storied history, the world renowned Cirque du Soleil comes to the Philippines with one of its touring productions. With a promise to bring its audience into an extraordinary world deep into the forest, at the summit of a volcano, where the story unfolds, “Varekai” will be an explosive fusion of drama and acrobatics set in a magical forest with fantastical creatures all joining the absurd-yet-extraordinary adventure of a young man in the midst of it all.
Just to give a brief idea of how intricate the production is, the costumes alone provide astounding figures. There are over 130 costumes in the show’s wardrobe—with a total of 600 original costumes, shoes, wigs, hats and accessories developed after over 33,000 hours of hard work. In North America, Cirque du Soleil has almost 400 full time employees working in fields as varied as shoemaking, textile design, wig-making, lace-making, and so on.
And because the show is so intricate, and without time to train local workers or even artists, Gatien admits they could only hire local front-of-house staff (ushers) as well as food and beverage people for each stop, like they would in Manila. “It’s more… [for] welcoming of the people. We trust the local people to know how to operate, how to speak to them, to make them really welcome in our big top,” he notes, but also adds, “The follow spot operator, we hire one every city, as a gesture.”
This not-to-be-missed spectacle runs from June 23-July 10, 2011 at the Blue-and-Yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) Tent at the Luneta, across Quirino Grandstand. Make Varekai that once in your life chance to see Cirque du Soleil!
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