Saturday, July 23, 2011

Varekai: You Don't Need Wings To Fly

Friday night was Varekai night.  It was performed by Cirque du Soleil which I have first encountered in Las Vegas years ago.  It was nice of them to pay Manille a visit.

As I watched their performance, a number of thoughts came up to my mind during the show.






Intimate

It was held in a huge blue and yellow tent right across the infamous Quirino Grandstand in Pasay.  When I entered I took my seat inside the tent, I couldn't help notice that the entire tent could only seat a few number of people in comparison to say, Aliw Theater or Araneta Center or PICC.  We were seated so closely at the stage even though we were not seated on the VIP area.  It really didn't matter if you buy the cheapest or the most expensive ticket.  You will be able to see everything.     


There's a person having his picture taken.  He didn't even bother to move away from my shot. LOL!


Waah! I got a blurry pic of the cast.  Major Darn It!


Those are the swings which threw the cast all over the place. 
Sorry, no cameras were allowed during the show.


I like the stage how it was set up.
Those bars that you see behind were the ones where some cast
were climbing like a (coconut) tree once in a while during the show.



Behind me, there were some people having better pose than me.


I Want To Do That Too

Every time someone gets thrown up in the air, or someone is hanging on the rope and running around while up in the air (Oh yes! They were "running" up in the air), I can only think of one thing - "I want to do that too".  If only I was light and agile and so flexible, then I could have done the same.   Everyone was graceful - even the well-built men (Teehee!).  The best part was the swinging and flying up in the air part of the show.  They could jump so high in the air without the fear of breaking their necks in the process. I want to feel as free as they had when they get thrown up.

Whimsical

The tent was a start.  And the costumes were nothing I have ever encountered before.  Everything looked like they came out of someone's fantasy.  They probably were.  And they were all so beautifully made.  There were two characters that sang along the music that was a bit fanciful.  I could not understand the words though.  The characters, when they spoke, used some French accent with the spitting and spatting.  But then, there were times that they weren't.  They even used Filipino words.  One that stuck on my mind was "titi" pointing out to the groin area of someone in which one character was stepping on it purposely as part of a funny skit.  I think they found the word funny because the character giggled as he was repeatedly the word.   
   
Awkward

The one thing that ruined the show was the audience.  It wasn't really our fault.  We were expecting too much from the performers.  I think the anticipation of seeing something so great ruined it for us.  People are not clapping even though the performers has actually done something great already.  And sometimes, people are clapping inappropriately out of politeness.  There were times when there was a feeble act on the show and some people clapped incessantly.  And sometimes, when there was something great that happened, people clapped hesitantly.  It was kind of funny too.

The Story The Way I Understood It

There was a beautiful being who lost his wings and fell from the sky into the hands of non-people in the forest.  They were trying to teach him how to walk and fly even without his wings.  They were also trying to make him "marry" a girl from the "tribe" of non-people.  There were some colorful and edge-of-your-seat performances before they got together in the end. And that was when he finally learned how to walk/fly.

Anybody who knows better can correct me on this... ^_^


Manila Hotel sponsored finger foods before and during the intermission.


And all I got was a chicken wing.  I already ate before I got there so I wasn't really hungry.


The long line of women waiting for their turn to get inside the bathroom.
There were a lot of these on the grounds.
It's either women have small bladders or they just drink too much!
LOL!


I got freebies that I took home from the show.


The best thing about all of this is that I got the tickets for free.
No sweat on the pocket.

5 comments:

  1. Cool! I think a friend and his friend watched the same show that same night..

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  2. Thank you for sharing pictures of Varekai! :) I actually wanted to watch the show but it was a but expensive. You were very lucky to get free tickets! ^_^

    From your pics, the stage looks really close! :D

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  3. Im also lucky our company gave out free tickets for Varekai. I love the show so much.

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