Cirque du Soleil - Varekai
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Movie Reviews of Cirque du Soleil - Varekai
Movie Review: My favorite Cirque show so far
Summary: 5 Stars
This is by far my favorite of the Cirque touring shows and I was very happy to receive this DVD as a gift. The show on the DVD pretty much matches the show I saw live, with a few minor alterations, but Cirque shows always evolve anyway. Varekai also has the most coherent "plot" of any Cirque show I've seen, though plot certainly isn't the reason to watch Cirque!
The story is taken from the Greek myth of Icarus, who along with his father Daedalus created wings made from wax and feathers so they could escape and fly away from their imprisonment. The wings worked and Icarus and Daedalus escaped, but when Icarus flew too close to the sun, the sun melted the wax wings and caused Icarus to plunge to his death, at least in the original myth.
In Varekai, Cirque du Soleil has given Icarus a much better fate. In Varekai, Icarus falls into a forest populated with all manner of strange and marvelous creatures who help him to cope with his tragedy and also enable him to fall in love. The sets, music, costumes and performances are all among the best Cirque has ever produced, and the DVD does a marvelous job of capturing the performance.
The five stars are for the quality of the show, but unfortunately the sound quality on my DVD leaves a little to be desired. The sound level tends to fluctuate quite a bit, almost as if the original sound technician kept playing with the volume control during filming. Nonetheless, this is a fantastic DVD of a fantastic show and I'm pleased to have it in my collection.
Movie Review: Simply Sublime
Summary: 5 Stars
My sister surprised me with tickets to see "Varekai!" in San Francisco a couple of months ago, and even though I love Cirque du Soleil and have seen many of their shows I was still totally blown away. "Varekai!" has many of the familiar trademarks of the Cirque; the juggler, the comedy relief, the girl doing insane balancing tricks on some sort of pole/stand/etc. But this time around things are distinctly more colorful. The sets are designed to mimic a tropical rainforest, and the costumes are a cross between the brightest insects and animals of nature and Venice at Carnival time. There is also a heavier emphasis on dancers, particularly Gypsy and Romanian dancing. The results are spectacular.
While the full impact of the show cannot be felt by watching the DVD (there was one stunning sequence involving waltzing fireflies that simply does not come across on video), it is still well worth buying. The comedy is hilarious (we can thank the Cirque for actually making clowns funny instead of vaguely disturbing) and the music several notches above past Cirque endeavors. "Varekai!" is my favorite Cirque show (I've seen all of them except "O") and I highly highly recommend buying the DVD if you can't go see the actual show. Three cheers for a job well done and for a circus that continues to provide innovative and enchanting entertainment.
Movie Review: Out of this world
Summary: 5 Stars
The acrobats are amazing, costumes and music make you feel as if you were dreaming. As stunning as this DVD is - it makes you want to see the whole thing live, and as awesome as the entire production of the show, so is the supplementary DVD containing interviews with the artists as well as all the challenges and hard work that went into producing this masterpiece.
The drama of this performance takes place deep within a forest, in an extraordinary world where just about anything is possible. The story begins with the fall of Icarus (from Greek mythology), where a romantic interest develops between him and one of the inhabitants of this world - a caterpillar who by the end of the show turns into a butterfly. While they are attempting to be together, numerous inhabitants of this world attempt to stand in their way, though in the end they manage to get married and there is a big celebration.
The entire production, including all the creative elements is a fruit of teamwork, where each artist contributed not only acrobatic skills, but also creativity.
Beside the extraordinary acrobats, dancers and musicians, from all over the world, there are several humorous and very creative clowns - the one that introduces the show is in a way an overseer of the inhabitants, an inventor, and quite a character.
Movie Review: IF I COULD, I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARS
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever since i saw Allegria live, I have been a huge Cirque fan. I have seen every show expect Mystere and Varekai. I plan on seeing Varekai live when it comes to my city this upcomming summer. I know I may be spoiling the whole thing by buying the DVD but I wanted to see how good it was. I must say that Cirque Du Soleil really did their best work with Varekai. All the acts are amazing. Even the clowns are funny, since they arent wearing lots of clown make-up or have a big red nose. The guy is hilarious. The acts are the best I have ever seen. In Body Sakting the performers seem to have so much fun.
Icarian Games shows strength, trust and amazing abilities.
Even Cloud caught my attention with the wonderful music.
I own every Cirque CD there is and the music in the DVD is the best of them all.
To finish such a fine show with Russian Swings was the best idea. U can see how much the audience loves every act.
Every act is beyond anything that is amazing. The DVD has such good quality to it, and the extra features are brillent as well.
I advise any Cirque fan to purchase this and go see the show live, believe me it is worth every penny.
Movie Review: Simply one of their best yet
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a fan for many years, its amazing how the expectation of being further impressed by a new production is met head on.
The photography and editing was very well done and the music was very very strong in this show.
Dominic Champagne directed and did an incredible job pulling in the creative aspect of the story in between the different acts.
You will see several amazing acts. The triple trapeze is a very unique approach that is radically different than the traditional trapeze. If you watched the Cirque / Bravo reality/behind the scenes series "Fire Within" (also recommend), this act stuggled from conception and was on verge of dropping. It then transformed to one of the best acts and features an incredible scoring and vocal background.
Another great and unique act is bringing a skill from old Olympic times called Icarian Games. This is an incredibly tricky and skillfull act of balancing and foot-juggling and twirling. Because of the difficulty, its rarely seen in other circus venues.
Well worth placing in your collection and if you get a chance, see live.