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Cirque du Soleil will return to the Okanagan Valley with seven performances at the South Okanagan Events Centre from May 13-17 with their hit show Varekai.

A dormant volcano, a mystical forest and an ancient prophecy... The adventure of Icarus begins.

Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world-a world where something 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.

Tickets on sale Friday, JANUARY 30 @ 10:00AM in person at the Valley First Box Office or Wine Country Visitor Centre. Charge by phone at 1.877.SOEC.TIX (763.2849) and buy online at www.cirquedusoleil.com/varekai or www.ValleyFirstTix.com

Show Schedule (May 13 - 17, 2015):

Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30pm
Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Friday, May 15 at 4:00 pm and 7:30pm
Saturday, May 16 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30pm and 5:00pm