Varekai is a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montréal in April 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romani language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul".
The show begins with the Greek myth of Icarus, picking up where the myth leaves off, reimagining the story of what happened to Icarus after he flew too close to the sun and fell from the sky. 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. The forest consists of 330 "trees", of which around 20 are climbable. The trees range from 4.5 metres (15 ft) to 10.5 metres (34 ft) in height. The stage is 12.8 metres (42 ft) in diameter and has five trap doors, two turntables, and one elevating platform. The catwalk is 30 metres (98 ft) in length and allows performers to cross over the stage; it ends at a lookout which is 7 square metres (75 sq ft).
He's got what all the ladies want,
The looks, the clothes, the money.
He's a thriller just to be around,
He's got the moves all down.
[Chorus]
All the girls start swarming,
He knows he's got 'em good.
All the girlies want him,
Just like they should.
When he comes into the room,
Feels like the air vibrates. (Uh huh)
Everybody turns to look,
They all look right his way. (Yeah)
He's got the moves, the rep, he's smooth, (Mmm)
He knows just how to do it.
This guy is something else you know,
He really is a thriller! (Woo!)
[Chorus]
All the girls start swarming,
He knows he's got 'em good.
All the girlies want him,
Just like they should.
So when this guy comes near you, (Hey)
Ya feel th' adrenaline start.
He gets y'all excited, (Oo!)
The room feels kinda hot.
If you get real lucky,
He'll take you 'out' with him. (C'Mon)
You're feelin' really special,
And the feeling last real late. (Uhh!)
[Chorus]
All the girls start swarming,
He knows he's got 'em good.
All the girlies want him,
Just like they should.
This guy, he's a total thriller,
The baddest of the bad.
And what he does is risky,
But every night's the best you'll have.
He's a thriller (thriller),
Thriller man (Ooo...)
He's a thriller (uh huh)
Thriller man (And what a man!) [2x]
He's a thriller,
Ooooo..........
Thriller (Thriller man)