Circus in public space
4 to 5 companies will invade Victoria Park in its surroundings to present their latest creation, specially…
These six acrobats are childhood friends who developed their self-taught style in the streets of Bogota. In Somos they revisit their story, the story of kids who dreamed of being circus performers. On a pared down set, transformed by remarkable lighting effects, they relate the pleasure and the strength of being together as a reaction to street violence. Day after day you have to walk, carry yourself, gauge yourself, get sick of yourself and become reconciled. To explain their chosen family with their bodies, they have reappropriated sign language. Text becomes movement, a backwards somersault is a thank you.
- From & with : Wilmer Marquez & Edward Aleman
- With : Jonathan Frau, Jimmy Lozano, Cristian Forero & Diego Moreno Ruiz
- Lights creation : Elsa Revol
- Acoustic creation : Butch Mac Koy
- Costumes : Marie Meyer
- Production : Arnaud Guillossou
- Photos credit : Sylvain Frappat
- Co-productions and partners : Le CDN de Normandie [FR], La Brèche Pôle des Arts du Cirque Normandie [FR], Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf Pôle des Arts du Cirque de haute Normandie [FR], Le Carré Magique, Pôle National des Arts du Cirque en Bretagne [FR], L’Agora, Pôle National des Arts du Cirque de Boulzac [FR], Atelier 231[FR], Communauté d’agglomération de Caen par « Eclat(s) de rue » [FR], Théâtre les 3 T [FR], Espace jean Vilar [FR], Le Polaris [FR], L’Orcca, Office Régional Culturel de Champagne Ardenne [FR], Drac de Normandie [FR], Conseil Régional de Normandie [FR], Conseil Départemental de Seine Maritime [FR]
- Supports : Espace Germinal [FR]