Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai: Celebrating Music, Colors and Childhood Dreams

Seeing the Grand Chapiteau in front of the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta (Manila) gives me that excitement of a kid hoping for wonderful things to happen inside the yellow and blue tent. Yes, circus with all its colors, music, and acrobats will always be part of every childhood dreams and it did came true as Cirque du Soleil visits Manila to present their latest performance entitled Varekai. Luckily, I was one of those who had the chance to witness their performance before they officially open today to public until July 24.

Raising of the Grand Chapiteau – All set for Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai

The stage is set for the most awaited Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai that will happen on June 22-July 8, 2011 at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta. In line with the countdown of the most awaited foreign acrobatic act that originates in Montreal, Canada presenters of the event raised the blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau to signals the arrival of Varekai in Manila. Grand Chapiteau is the venue where Cirque du Soleil performers performed and it is also considered the mobile village where the production group stays along with their equipments during the performance week.

(Manila Hotel’s AVP for PR and Corporate Communications Nian Rigor; NPDC Dir. Juliet Villegas;  Hoopla’s Chairman Vicente Cheng; Canadian Ambassador Christopher Thornely; Varekai’s Company Manager Robert Mckenzie; Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim;  Manila Hotel’s Exec. Vice-President  Enrique Y. Yap, Jr.; BDO’s Senior Vice-President for Branch Banking Group Gerry Diaz; Sun Life Financial Communications Chief Operating Officer Naresh Krishnan.)