High above their heads, three young acrobats whirl ropes with metal meteors attached to the ends. Handling their ropes with rare agility, they perform impressive acrobatic figures at the same time.

In every Cirque du Soleil show there is a nod, a hint if you will, to the Chinese Circus. In Varekai, the Spinning Meteor (here, referred to as the "Water Meteors") makes a triumphant comeback after first being featured in the 1986 show "Le Magie Continue". Unlike "Magie's" performance, the Spinning Meteor's here are performed by 3 cute Chinese boys. Janice Kennedy in the Ottawa Citizen put it best: "Three young [artists] toss spinning meteors into the skies, twirling about with elegant energy as they catch them, over and over"!