Cirque in July

Jamie and I took advantage of the small student discount and got tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Varekai for July 6th. We saw Quidam when it was here a couple of years ago and I was blown away by the acrobatics and the strength and athleticism of the performers - especially of this couple. I expect that Varekai will be just as amazing.

VAREKAI

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.

From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of all possibilities, begins an inspired incantation to life rediscovered.

The word varekai means "wherever" in the Romany language of the gypsies the universal wanderers. This production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, and to the infinite passion of those whose quest takes them along the path that leads to Varekai.