Breathtaking! Propelled by two Russian swings, acrobats are hurled high into the air, alighting on their partners' crossed wrists or on a landing canvas. In feats of outstanding audacity, the acrobats even soar from one moving swing to the other!

The absolute show-stopping act for Varekai is its closing performance. The Russian Swing has previously been featured in two Cirque du Soleil shows: Saltimbanco (its debut) and in the Las Vegas extravaganza "O". Each time the apparatus has made an appearance in a Cirque show, its spectacle is compounded. For Varekai, the Russian swing is taken beyond the next level. Here acrobats are hurled high into the air where they are caught by (and landing upon) the wrists of their partners, who are situated on a multi-staged platform. The set is also flanked by two canvas sheets that stretch from floor to ceiling. "Ooooo's" and "Aaaaahs" punctuate the air when an acrobat flings across and lands in one!

The show ends on the high note of the Russian Swing performance. Icarus is redeemed and finds himself among friends (and even marries the green-winged forest Sprite).