BRINGS VAREKAI TO ARENAS ACROSS IRELAND AND THE UK

FEATURING NEW ACTS PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN BY IRISH AND UK AUDIENCES

Tickets on sale This Friday 15 July, 2016

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London, 11 July, 2016 - Cirque du Soleil is delighted to announce the first-ever Irish and UK arena tour of its signature production, Varekai. The critically-acclaimed show, updated and featuring new acts yet to be seen in Ireland and the UK will visit the Sheffield Arena, Dublin’s 3Arena, Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena and Leeds’ First Direct Arena in February 2017, followed by the Genting Arena in Birmingham, Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena and The SSE Hydro, Glasgow in March 2017.

Advance tickets for the jaw-dropping and mind-blowing Varekai go on sale online to Cirque Club members at 9.00am at Wednesday 13 July. Tickets will then go on sale at 9.00am this Friday 15 July 2016 at www.cirquedusoleil.com and www.ticketmaster.ie. Advance tickets are available from €40.05 including booking fee.

 

About Varekai

Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world – a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai.

The sky lets go a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world imbued with fantastical creatures, a young man takes flight in an adventure both absurd and extraordinary. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of pure and undiluted possibility, begins an inspired incantation to a life rediscovered and to a newly found wonder in the mysteries of the world and the mind.

The word Varekai (pronounced ver·ay·’kie) means “wherever” in the Romany language of the gypsies—the universal wanderers. Directed by Dominic Champagne, this production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, and to those who quest with infinite passion along the path that leads to Varekai.

 

Sponsor

Cirque du Soleil gratefully acknowledges the official sponsors of the Varekai UK tour: DHL.

 

Cirque du Soleil

From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has 4,000 employees, including more than 1,300 performing artists from close to 50 different countries.

Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 160 million spectators in more than 400 cities in over sixty countries on all continents. For more information about Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

 

SHOW INFORMATION:

3Arena Dublin

Wednesday 8 February, 8.00pm

Thursday 9 February, 8.00pm

Friday 10 February, 8.00pm

Saturday 11 February, 4.30pm

Saturday 11 February, 8.00pm

Sunday 12 February, 5.00pm

Tickets on sale this Friday 15 July at 9.00am

Ticketmaster: In person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide 

By Telephone (24 Hour): 0844 277 44 55 (ROL: 0818 719300)

Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie

 

For complete show and ticket information, please visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/varekai.