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Creations
Varekai
At a Glance
Creative Team
Personages
Expérience
Exécution
Réserve
Of the Past...
Odyssey
Itinéraire
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Icarus
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Icarus is the centralchracter in Varekai's narrative.
Cirque's Icarus is loosely based
on the tragic tale of Icarus, who drops to the sea after flying too
close to the sun. For Cirque, he falls to a forest floor from the
skies above, lost his wings, and the ability to be mobile.
He's trapped and having forgotten how to fly, Icarus remains
in the custody of these forest creatures. They help him regain
the skils he once lost and show him that he can overcome any
adversity. One in particular, La Promise, catches his eye and they
set off to enjoy a new life together.
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La Promise (The Bethrothed)
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Another primary character in this narrative set amidst a
forest full of strange creatures. La Promise is a green butterfly
who catches the eye of Icarus, who has fallen from the skies
above. They meet briefly only to be taken away by the Spider
Godesses (the Triple Trapeze artists) where she metamorphs
from butterfuly to goddess. She makes her triumphant return
(the Handbalancing on Canes act), finds and marries Icarus
who has learned to overcome his problems.
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The Guide
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He's clad in black and wears a light-blub on his head but he's
allright in my book. You'll see him at various times throughout
the narrative - first taking the wings of Icarus to helping
him see how to get back to his own two feet and then yielding
a makeshift sword that he wields about. You'll catch him
intermingling with the Skywatcher quite a bit, which turns
out in the Skywatcher's favor (how many characters CAN turn
OFF the light?). Le Guide is a unique
character that seems to toe the line between what's good
and bad (hey, he did steal Icarus' wings afterall - but,
let's not analyze that). But you will find that within is a
good heart, a happy soul, and a nasty headache!
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The Skywatcher
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The Skywatcher is a interesting sort; bare-chested,
wearing flower-like pants and has wings on his head. You'd think he's
nuts and... you'd almost be right! The Skywatcher watches the skies
and protects the forest of Varekai from all sorts of nasty things -
planes, cellphones and the like. He plays a mean game of tennis,
ping pong or paddle ball (whatever) and is also zany enough to
make friends with a balloon/cloud, which he promptly crashes into.
His zany antics run from fanning himself with a fan that doesn't
work, riding a big two-wheeled cycle and attempting to change
a light bulb - albeit, the one on top of The Guide's head!
The skywatcher plays a major role throughout Varekai - you
can't miss him!
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L'Ermite (The Hermit)
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You only see him once or twice but the Hermit, a wonderfully
costumed character comes out during the initial opening. He carries
a sack on his back where a little artist dressed in blue calls home
(the little artist is one of the Water Meteor artists).
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Faux Lion
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The Faux Lion is easily spot. You can catch this enigmatic
character dressed in white with floppy tendrils covering its
body. The Faux Lion gets around by hopping on its legs, which
are specially designed to provide a big boost!
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The Clowns
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In this world, Varekai is enhabited by two of the most interesting
comical characters this side of Cirque. Seperate they're a handfull,
together they're over-the-top. They make us laugh, cry... and sometimes make us
mad but the clowns of Varekai are strikingly funny when put to the
test. You'll find this duo turns up quite a bit during the performance.
At first, they team up to bring us a magic act
(gone terribly wrong). Later you'll see one "plug up" the
Body Skating routine and the other will sing us a song of sorrow
(while trying to remain in the spotlight!)
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