Thanks to a perusal of Synaptic Discharge last night, I was reminded that Varekai is coming to town later this year. So Thom and I got tickets. Front row, baby! I’m excited. I’ve never been to a Cirque du Soleil show.
Varekai, currently on tour in Phoenix, plays Washington Sept. 16-Oct. 24 on the grounds of RFK Stadium.
[Updates: (20 May) According to a Cirque Club e-mail I just received, the Washington run has been extended two weeks. Dates above have been corrected. (2 June) Yay, our tickets arrived in the mail yesterday! From Montréal via Postes Canada!]
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I’ve been able to see four of their shows so far. Varekai will be here in Dallas in November. Getting my tickets soon too. From what I can tell, this might end up being one of my favs.
I saw Alegria here in San Francisco a few months ago… not one of their best. That was also the show that caused the huge scandal here in SF because Cirque dismissed one of the dancers because they were HIV positive… I believe Cirque ended up re-hiring that dancer.
I’ve heard good things about Varekai… I enjoyed Alegria, but other shows I’ve seen on television of theirs were better…
We saw Varekai when they were in L.A. and enjoyed the show thoroughly.
Though we also saw “O” at the Bellagio, our favorite is still “Mystere” at Treasure Island in Vegas.