The triple trapeze is meant to symbolize Icarus being seduced.

Icarus plummets into a forest right into the very beginning,

He is hpthreatened several times throughout the show but doesn't die.

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Varekai is probably Cirque's darkest show. It is an alternate take on the tale of Icarus, and Icarus is threatened several times in frightening manners.

Children will be frightened by any scene where The Guide appears.