Fabrice Lemire, Artistic Director for Varekai, talked to TheSpec.com recently about the way he attached his particular vision to Varekai, Cirque du Soleil’s newest arena show. Here are some select passages / quotes from the article:
“I am not the original creator of the work, but I am the one who has morphed the production from a tent show to one set in an arena. I am adding my own inspiration. That’s the challenge.”
Restaging Vareakai was a huge undertaking for Lemire.
“It’s almost like staging a new show. There’s so much to discover. The arena setting has a lower ceiling so the flying work has to be rethought. We have to find ways to make the artists comfortable in the new space. Then too, technology has changed since Varekai was first conceived. Lighting and sound are so much more advanced.”
Lemire sees himself as the liaison person for the production.
“I have to make sure all the pieces fit.”
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{ SOURCE: TheSpec.com }
