In Varekai, rather than drowning in the sea below him, Icarus lands in a lush forest full of exotic creatures.

The set, created by Stéphane Roy, includes four major components: the forest, stage, catwalk, and lookout.

Pictures were taken, scanned, processed and then digitally screen-printed to give the characters their bright red, explosive appearance.

The foliage seen on the heads and backs of some characters is made from crinyl and cristalette, which are both extremely lightweight materials.

Composed by Violaine Corradi and directed by the bandleader/keyboard player, the music features many different genres and energies.

Returning from her work with Cirque du Soleil's Dralion, Violaine Corradi wrote the Varekai score, which was released as a CD album on January 7, 2003.

Rather than creating a literal soundtrack, Cirque du Soleil collaborated with Nitin Sawhney to produce a CD with themes and sounds from Varekai but differently arranged.

Below are songs not included on either album: The bonus CD also contains two tracks that are remixed versions of "El Péndulo" and "Emballa".

In addition, the DVD features two videos with nature and recording footage, set to the CD version of "Patzivota" and "Moon Licht".

[1] Cirque du Soleil released a film adaptation of Varekai on June 14, 2003, directed by Dominic Champagne and Nick Morris.

[6] Varekai completed its first North American tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 23, 2006.

It had its UK premiere in 2008 at London's Royal Albert Hall and again on 5 January 2010, marking the 25th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil.

In the later half of 2011, Varekai landed in São Paulo and spent twelve months in Brazil before continuing to Argentina and Chile in 2013, and then Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico in 2013.

[7][8] The following colorboxes indicate the region of each performance: EU   Europe NA   North America SA   South and Central America AP   Asia/Pacific OC   Oceania AF   Africa (Varekai played in the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK during this time) (Varekai played in the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK during this time)