This intervention performed by five acrobats from Kenya is a celebration of African culture. The act has references to the artists’ country of origin, explains Marion Op het Veld, the general director of the company. “The acrobatic style is typically Kenyan: the jumps and human pyramids are always executed at a very fast pace,” she […]
Babel, glöm challenges the limits of strength and balance to discuss the concepts of individuality and collectivity. “The performance is about living together and dealing with differences. We want to explore the tension between ‘being yourself’ and ‘staying together,’” says artist Anouck Le Roy. Babel, glöm means “Babel, forget it”, an invitation, according to Anouck, […]
This activity is an introduction to circus performance geared at children and adults with no previous experience. Circus Park is divided into five introductory stations covering different circus skills, with wooden structures specially designed by the artist to facilitate learning and stimulate motor coordination, body awareness and overcoming obstacles. It will include the principles of […]
Heavily inspired by Brazilian regional culture, the artists take turns performing acrobatic stunts, balancing acts and capoeira, to the sound of live samba and baião. Most of the sequences are executed in perfectly synchronized pairs, and the set consists of nothing but a Chinese pole and the ropes that support it. According to the group, […]
Physical risk, uncertainty about the outcome, expectations surrounding the presentation. Probabilities is an investigation of these issues, which are part of the very nature of the circus. In pairs or in groups of four, the artists form pyramids and human seesaws, among other acts. The bodies rest on each other and then on a bar, […]
Cia. Las Martas is comprised of six artists who execute balancing, juggling and dancing acts to a soundtrack that includes salsa, cumbia and forró. They take turns playing the saxophone, trumpet, cymbals, bass drums, clarinet and other instruments, while also performing ad-libbing comedy, in so-called gags or improvisations. Presented as an itinerant procession, the company’s […]