LONTANO + INSTANTE

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For these two dazzling shows, Juan Ignacio Tula and Marica Marinoni start with a simple concept: one human being plus a large aluminum ring called a Cyr wheel. In LONTANO, Marica spins the Cyr with her body while ducking and rising, twisting and pushing, moving in and out of the circular object. The sheer physical skill on display is a delight to witness, with the accompanying sound and light creating the feel of a sports bout: human versus object.

INSTANTE has Juan spinning the Cyr as well, but this time the hula-like movements are less acrobatic and even more symbolic. Using paper cards and a sheet of foil, Juan enacts a dance of entropy, with perpetual motion and personal breakdown running in tandem. The result, as in Marica’s performance, is trancelike and meditative, yet also dynamic and thrilling.

LONTANO — Residencies & coproductions: Le Festival UtoPistes en partenariat avec La Mouche – Théâtre de Saint-Genis-Laval; Plateforme 2 Pôles Cirque en Normandie / La Brèche à Cherbourg et le Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf; LE PALC, Pôle National Cirque Grand Est – Châlons-en-Champagne; MA scène nationale – Pays de Montbéliard; Théâtre de Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines; La Verrerie d’Alès, Pôle national cirque Occitanie; Centre Culturel Agora – Pôle National Cirque de Boulazac; Le Vellein, scènes de la CAPI – Isère. With the support of  SACD / Processus Cirque, de la DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes au titre de l’aide à la création et de la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

INSTANTE — Thanks to the Compagnie Les mains, les pieds et la tête. Residencies & coproductions: Espace Périphérique, Parc de La Villette – Mairie de Paris; MA scène Nationale – Pays de Montbéliard; Le Festival UtoPistes en partenariat avec Les Nouvelles Subsistances et la Maison de la danse, Lyon.

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