PRESALE : NOVEMBER 8, 2010
PUBLIC SALE : NOVEMBER 13, 2010
After their brilliant reinterpretation of traditional circus with The Birdhouse Factory, which ran at La TOHU in December 2008, the incomparable Cirque Mechanics is back with a brand new show. This time, the theme is the Gold Rush and the setting is a mining town in 1865. But don’t be surprised by the superb execution: the American-based troupe has an international cast from the Moscow Circus, Cirque du Soleil and the Pickle Family Circus. An exceptional gift for a family outing over the holidays. Don’t miss it!
“Most circus?? shows are set in a dreamscape, but we like to remain grounded in a real time and place, a world people can identify, and then reveal the potential for circus within that setting. We knew from the start that we wanted to develop acts that demonstrate the relationship between mechanical and acrobatic movement. We ask ourselves, ‘What mechanical apparatus approximates the motion of a gymnastic move – and how can we combine them?’ We don’t hide behind hydraulics and automation and technology. We bring it back to the most basic mechanical demonstrations. It’s like that book, The Way Things Work. We open things up to see the gears. That’s always a part of our goal.” Chris Lashua
Performers: Michael Redinger, Steven Ragatz, Wes Hatfield, Lyndsay Orton, Elena Day, Timber Brown, Kerren McKeeman, Oleksiy Snarsky, Charlotte Greenblatt
Artistic Director: Chris Lashua
www.cirquemechanics.com
Recommended for all ages
Length: 90 minutes
Dates: Tuesday – Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Meet the Artists: December 16, 2010
