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  • Love that violin solo starting at 4:00 :O) wicked!

  • OMG

  • Yep! That would be a real pain in the ass for me to attempt such stunts!!!

  • Their butts must hurt alot

  • so... justin bieber gets 473,962,807 views.... but these amazing acrobats only get 188, 860? i am dissapointed in the general public!

  • @sunsetantiques I agree! Well done for pointing that out :O)

  • @sunsetantiques Lol! Wow! Justin Bieber has seriously that many views?! That's amazing!! And to think these guys were brought in the last minute. The awesomeness of Cirque ;)

  • Como se llama la actriz que interpreta a la "novia" de Icaro??

  • @edumuse la que interpreta a La promise? es olga pikhienko

  • this guys are beautiful!

  • @RaquelMoller absolutely true!! ^_^

  • é fantástico...

  • i was 13 when i saw this but still..... i was scared....and over joyed

  • Awesome!!! I did this for my drum audition. Thank you for posting.

  • does anybody know where i can get the song that starts at 2:06?

  • @TheFrozen7 Varekai CD

  • @birchdryadgirl i know but i dont think this one is on there, i think only on the bonous one?

  • enjoy crque du soleil's beauty

  • did some one know the name of the singer!?

  • @novusordum

    The male singer is Mathieu Lavoie, and the female singer is Zara Tellander.

  • I just love the song with that guy whats his name? Espero algun dia ver un espectaculo tan maravilloso. Siento que estar ahi sentado viendo la actuacion, seria una exp unica

  • Despues de Alegría Varekai es mi favorito...me encanta ver como poco a poco los personajes principales crecen...

  • Love the contrast of the two songs. I also love the whole feel of this act. This is without doubt Cirque at their best. VAREKAI FTW!

  • Song: Rain One with a lot of simplifications

  • Gracias por el Video! Y Gracias a esos artistas, Españoles por cierto y de Madrid, por tan complejo y perfecto trabajo realizado. Animo siempre y Salud, a todos!

    Luis

  • there is one song in this one but i cant find it anywhere on you tube =(

  • hello : original act

    what is the name of the woman in yellow??

  • @electromaster7 her name is Olga Pikhienko. She's soo flexible its freaky :D

  • my gosh, the beginning is simply beautiful! its such a shame they're 'interrupted'...

    and at 3:20, that guy looks really tired and uncomfortable... im not surprised though. he caught a man with his feet.

  • from 0:35 to 1:39 .... what a music, what a dance... rest is amazing also..

  • And also that cheeky look the dude gives his fellow dude at 5:07 :)

  • That music at the beginning with Zara is awesome.

  • I've seen them in Moscow. Fortunately, nobody of them fell!)) And it was so cool!This summer Cirque Du Soleil will visit St.Petersburg. I want to go there!

  • very original

  • whats the music?

  • I heart this song is called Euphoria. But I never find this song on Limewire :S

  • @Nilspatat thnx :)

  • These guys are soooo flippin sexy!!!! :D :D :D :D

  • ii lOovEe ciiRquE dU sOiilEl

  • this is both my favorite act and song in Varekai!

  • Saw them today, it's really incredible, I was like "omg stop it" my hands were wet, heh. If you see it on live its amazing, the speed they make it is ... O.O also 3 days ago one of them fallen and broken his noise, poor him, I think its the most amazing and difficult act together with the russian swings in whole Varekai. 5++++

  • that is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

  • Christ, at 5:18, you can really see the size of Javier's legs. That man is an 'effing beast. I'm pretty sure I'd be terrified of these men if I ever met them in real life. I don't mean that in a bad way.

    Oh, and about the "mysterious bulge", I had the DVD, and on my big screen, it's more then obvious that they are going commando. Which is just epic. XD I pretty sure underwear would get all bunched in all the wrong places doing this, anyway.

    Overall, this is my favorite Cirque act, hands down.

  • Ummmmm, they won't be going commando haha! They wear jock straps, just like dancers! Funny!

  • Actually it's the story of what happened to Icarus after he flew too close to the sun and melted his wax wings. He's not an angel. In this story he doesn't die like in the myth, but lands in a forest full of characters. Over the course of the show Icarus observes them, is accepted by them, falls in love with one of them, overcomes his injury/trauma, and learns to fly again. Or that's what I get from it anyway. But it IS Icarus for sure. That's why this act is called "Icarian Games."

  • lo vi ayer espectacular, hasta mi niño de 16 meses lo flipo.

  • WOW!!! 7:33- 8..00 so cool!

  • what "MYSTERIOUS BULGE"?

  • it is the cup that the guys are wearing!

  • What if one of those guys slipped and racked them selves on the other dude's foot?!?!

  • what is the story line for this??? Fallen angel?

  • yeah

  • Actually it's the story of what happened to Icarus after he flew too close to the sun and melted his wax wings. He's not an angel. In this story he doesn't die like in the myth, but lands in a forest full of characters. Over the course of the show Icarus observes them, is accepted by them, falls in love with one of them, overcomes his injury/trauma, and learns to fly again. Or that's what I get from it anyway. But it IS Icarus for sure. That's why this act is called "Icarian Games."

  • kawkaw Icarus isn't a story from the bible. It's from Greek mythology. He's a slave who's father gave him wax wings and when he flew to close to the sun his wings melted and he fell into the sea. Obviously not what happens here, but thats the actual story.

  • Wow, I want YOUR copy of the bible! It sounds like TONS of fun!

  • what the meaning of varekai actually?

  • sry, Varekai means Jungle on an Volcano... it's a symbol for a wonderworld in gypsy language

  • Actually Varekai means 'wherever' in Romani-Gypsy language...

  • geezzz dude you really need to check your sources

  • I thought it was an audio trick of some sort.

  • nice contrast from the love scene to the start of this act

  • woo that was amazing! even more amazing how they don't hurt their back...or their ass XD thanks for uploading!

  • the first time the original guys who were both let go tried to do this act, the guy got kicked in the balls

  • This has to be my favorite track from this show :D

  • crasy!!!!!!!!!!!

  • aha i love the noise Matthieu makes at the back of his throat during this XD AWESOME YEAH!

  • that's not him

  • who isn't him?

  • the deep voice that you think is done by the singer. That's someone else doing that!

  • actually ritsfata Matthieu is actually doing his deep voice. You can be trained by vocal professionals to go as low as he does

  • good to know

  • indeed

  • I'm 13 and I have had stage training for about seven years... I f you look at about 7:27 he is really concentrating on that note which is pretty hard to reach, my voice has broken and i can hit it it's just sustaining it is the hard part...

  • @101moviegod i can hit it--- but i cant hold it just quite as much as he ^,^ but im a girl so...it doesnt sound very nice xD

  • 6:09 - 6:012 is crazy go nuts. i meen shiiiiiit thats insane

  • This I believe was in Ontario, Cananda.

  • yup it was filmed in Toronto :)

  • wow! its ridiculous how strong they are!

  • yes, this is Matt

  • This was amazing!!!

  • OMG!

  • Damn that would takes ages to be good at it. IT like if I do it i can hurt my nut.

  • they have nut protectors in the costumes.

  • This cirque Eclipse's, any other show on the planet!

  • AMAZING!

  • I love the Steven Brothers ! ^^ so talent

  • thnks goldensunwhiz92

  • How does the singer make tht noise from 5:31 to 5:40.....it sounds a bit like harvey fierstein!!!!! lol. how does he do it????

  • It sounds like he's singing from his throat. It's a traditional kind of singing, somewhere.

  • That isn't him. They are sound affects

  • no they are not, that IS him

  • no, those ARE sound affects. I went and saw that show

  • well im telling you that its his voice, I love varekai and know the show, you can also look up Craig and see for yourself ;)

  • What's Craig???

  • Craig is the current singer for varekai, not as good as Mathieu (the singer in this vid) in my opinion, but whatever...

  • this is BEFORE craig cama along. Mathieu Lavoie is the person you are seeing & hearing. this particular show was filmed before craig jennings came along. and cirque only FILMS EACH SHOW ONCE for video & DVD...

  • I know that, thats why I said "(the singer in this vid)"

  • gahhh im alwayz afraid of the bottom guy might accidentally kicking the top guy's crotch Xo

    but that wuz kewl, and the blue ppl are really pretty looking!

  • I'm pretty sure they did during practice! I bet alot of pain! LOL.

    This is amazing. I love this stuff!

  • ahha i concur! Did u ever watch it live? I alwayz wanted to, but I think it's expensive, and I wouldnt know where to go to see it. I gots to le google dat :P

  • I am very sure the men wear cups during this stuff. Exactly for that reason.

  • what blue people...if ur talking about the 3 girls who do stunts in the background they are white costumes not blue!!!

  • Interesting fact: The guy in the black suit with the bobbles on his head was originally one of the Icarians...but he got booted because he caused a lot of trouble during rehearsals (Fire Within) so he had to settle as an Extra

  • He didn't cause trouble. He just couldn't do it. The others did this a long time, but he had to learn it in eight months. He couldn't learn it, and he got frustrated, but who wouldn't?

  • the record is 52 turns

  • 35 turns!

  • That was really cool. It must take alot of trust to do that in one person. Wow I wish one day I could see their preformance.

  • thats why the pairs or the double malepairs are brothers, because of the whole trust factor, because trhey grew up together, they have that huge trust factor.. just like w/ the aerial straps.....

  • The aerial straps doesn't need half the trust needed here.

  • seeing this live is amazing!!

  • You know the guy at the end is definitely thinking 'Daaaamn, I'm dizzy'.

  • i love how the guys walk out..like they OWN and they know it!!

  • LOL, my thoughts exactly. I also like how one of the jugglers has this "What, bitch?!" look on his face after he's finished and looks out in the audience.

  • the song is called Euphoria

  • im staring at my computer screen gaping like an idiot right now. how the fuck is this physically possible!??!?!?

  • This song isnt on the cd is it? I love it but can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know what its called?

  • the music to that opening short scene with anton and olga is gorgeous

  • this really is one of my favorites, but it's zfar much more impressive when you see it for real. after they had done this act today, i still coudn't believe what they had done after 20 minutes. really cool guys!

  • What are those songs called?

  • One of the stunts went wrong two days ago, they had to do it again. I never was so nervous for someone!

  • what is varekai all about

  • Varekai is loosely based on a Greek mythological tale, the tale of Icarus. In the show, the main character, Icarus, flies too close to the sun and burns his wings. He falls down into this forest that is inhabbited by strange creatures. There he is reborn and must learn how to live again. The word 'Varekai' means 'wherever' in the Romani language. But it is left open to the imagination on how you interpret the show.

  • this is my favorite act from varekai. so amazing and I just dont know how they can do that and not break their back!

  • tambien, eso lo vi en la de "solsotrom"

  • que yo sepa los de los juegos icarios son españoles o italianos no recuerdo... lo vi en la llama interna... el que es mexicano es el malabarista

  • AAAAAAAA hhhhueeeeevvvo!!! los de este acto son MÉXICANOS, ¿sabian?

  • they are from Spain

  • the bello bros are italian and santos bros are from madrid

  • it's just soooo beautifall! love it.

  • love cirque du soleil's different styles.. and stuff.. love its originality.. and everything!!!! the guys in the act are all hotties too.. omg i saw an interview with some of em.. HOT!! lol.. and what they do is amazing holy shit i wanna go see the show live!!

  • jo estaba aja en la primera sienta

  • heck yeah they are hott!!!! finally some one agrees!!!!!! :D

  • Oh I just have a question....does anyone know the name of the music when Icarus is meeting Olga, the catapillar, in this video?

  • it sounds like Rain one from the Varekai CD, not sure though....

  • Thanks for your answer :) It does sound like it but I don't it is.... :( It's a shame because I really like it and would love to find a full version.

  • Man, I remember the first time I saw this years ago! All of us in the audience were like, "What??? Since when is this POSSIBLE?!" It's one of the acts I remember the most--like the ending. They are PHENOMENAL!!! These are the twins, right? I love the costumes. And, yes, they are cute. :] Talented, though...wow...

  • By the way, does anyone know when both men on top are spinning around at the same time, and one continues on longer than the other, was that intentional? Or did he just decide he could keep going for longer? Whichever one, all perfromers and especxially musicians kept in time beautifully!

  • i think it was intentional. When I went to see them the same thing happened :)

  • Well I hope not, because one was really hurt :S

  • i wasen't talking about that lol [because i really do hope he was okay]

    someone asked about why one man stopped before the other [at the end of the video] I was just saying thats what happened when we saw it. :)

  • Hahaha....the strong guy on the bottom near the front of the stage looks so feirce and angry! He's just glaring at everyone lol. They're hot though ;) I like their costumes hehe. And the singer is great! I couldn't believe that was him making that really low, almost mechanical noise!

  • Hahaha....the guy on the bottom near the front of the stage looks so feirce and angry! They're all hot ;) I like they're costumes hehe.

  • This is sooooo amazing! I love it how the size is so different for each performer depending on what they do; like the incredibly built and strong men on the bottom and the wirey, slight but none the less very fit men on top :)

  • what's the name of the song?

  • I think that its called Euphoria, its a good song!

    =]

  • wow, that is totally messed, but brilliant!!

  • two thease guys in red where not in the cast at first. But one of the first guys had emotional problums and so he was fired. And his partner was sent to audition for the nex show corteo. But I don't think he made it.

  • I saw they real, it was amazing!!!

  • who are these guys performing? where are they from?

  • well i can tell u five of the guys names in this... which are actually the main ones u keep seein over and over again..

    Javier Santos Leal who is "juggling" his twin bros, who are switghing out, Pedro Santos Leal & Ramon Santos Leal.... who are from Spain

    and Roni Bello & Stiv Bello (i cant rember who is the juggler) but they are also bros... and are from Italy

  • The "Icarus" character is performed by Anton Chelnokov, who was also in Saltimbanco when he was a child.

    He's also quite attractive, no? ;)

  • * I think Stiv Bello is the juggler but I'm not sure :S

  • the girls name is ulga. or she was in the origional cast

  • Check out 7:05. That might be what you are talking about.

  • AMAZING !!!!

  • The invented lanquage with the real words is called 'Gromolo'

  • A liquified spectrum of pure love, and limitless imagination.

    (It deserves at least one eccentric response, lol)

  • isnt that act called Body skating?

    anyway...

    I love Icarus so much! he is just so cute!

    but just with make-up and that hear,Anton Chelnokov is truly different without makeup...

  • Mathieu Lavoie has a voice that mesmerizes me whenever I hear him.

  • I so agree with that.

  • Good God, I cringe to ponder the amount of times those boys landed in ways that they shouldn't.

  • Who is in Cirque Varekai DVD?? is it olga or irna?

  • It's Olga in the DVD, but Irina is the current performer in Varekai

  • omg i have no fucking talent

  • i love the part before Icarian Games too, where Icarus and the Caterpillar meet- beautiful music!!

  • HAHAHAHA nut cracker i get it...im sure they wouldn't mind though...they're all brothers. the icarian brothers

  • Actually, from reading the program (which tells you Varekai means "Wherever" in Romany (the language of Rumania)), I think the whole of Varekai is in Romany... I don't think Cirque have ever used a make-believe language, except for the speech. All the songs are in different languages.

  • actually, <<O>> is in a completely made up language.

    They say so themselves on their site.

  • It's true that some songs (especially in Alegria) are entirely based on existing languages, however, Cirque usually mix words from different languages with invented ones.

  • Yes, they call that language 'Cirquish'

    The song with most songs in actual languages is indeed Alegria, though alot of shows have one song in a real language in it.

    (Saltimbanco, Dralion and others)

  • haha nut cracker yer that was me im her friend (VarekaisDevil) :P

  • oh my wow! That was absolutely amazing!

  • saw the show last night, and this act, togethe with the last one, weremy favourites

  • Doesn't just listning to the music relax the senses. I love it not just for the stunts, but for the incredible music, even if I don't quite understand what language they speak in.

  • Its Cirquish most of it. Invented language :) Hehe

  • Heh,

    My freind and I call this act "The nut cracker" I think you might know why...

  • XD Bahahaahah. Every guys friend I know who sees this act goes "oohhhhh..."