CAMILLE BOITEL
Contemporary Circus
FEBRUARY 11 TO 16TH, 2019
On a faintly lit stage, the
silhouette of a figure fumbles noiselessly. The figure attempts to place a
table and chair so as to face the audience, but his every gesture falls apart
in one small accident after another. Seemingly insignificant mishaps stifle his
every attempt to pick anything up or put it down.
Little by little, silence is
broken. Objects tumble, stick, and squeak. The seemingly simple task implodes
on itself, dissociating from its goal, and expanding over time. Meaning and
object fall apart, and repeated attempts to set up the damn table accumulate a
pile of unmanageable debris that multiplies his obstacles, causing him to give
up and lie down. The wood trestles beneath him crack like a stiff back as he
unleashes a monumental cry in the dark, words falling form his mouth like
stones.
A body’s weightlessness meets
with illumination and mindless repetitions, but it bounces back, albeit with
almost comically grotesque mutations. The body confront a pile of objects, even
as they take on monstrous, fairy-tale proportions, ending in a
pseudo-mechanical mess. Blackout.
Presented in partnership with
la TOHU. This first co-presentation with La Chapelle Scènes Cotemporaines
theater is the result of a natural correspondence between two organizations
that enthusiastically welcome this new collaboration.
The show will be touring in Canada on January 25th and 26th at Yukon Art
Centre (Whitehorse) and February 1st ant 2nd at Push Festival (Vancouver).
More infos
>>> http://lachapelle.org/en/schedule/lhomme-de-hus
A show by and with: Camille Boitel_ Original idea by: Bénédicte
Le Lamer, Camille Boitel_ Assistant:
Alice Boitel_ Light design: Laure Couturier_ Manipulations : Guillaume Béguinot_ Manipulations and light control: Vincent Beaume_ Manipulations and sound control: Silvère Boitel_ Special guest for Canada: Kenzo Bernard_Diffusion La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines and La
Tohu.
Phone : 514 843-7738
