News
In this news page we take you along on a journey through Close-Act. Images speak for themselves, but there is still something more.
What’s beyond the pictures?
Key topics like puppetry, stilting, jabber-talk, travelling, funding, creating, rehearsing and performing will pass by. All the news articles together will give you a comprehensive story.
GIBBERISH
The fantasy language The insect that preludes the start of Close-Act was a giant mosquito. The mask is like a…
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THE CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE
You can fly, If you believe! How do we respond to today’s world: as caught in a net of financial…
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TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
“This was the best I ever saw. How are you capable of creating such a giant spectacle?” If you see…
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PUPPETRY AND STREET THEATRE
The artistic quality of the objects and the costume design are an integral part of each show and cannot be…
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THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
The universal language of Street Theatre. The Close-Act performances use no real language. Instead, the stories are built through universal…
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MACHINE OF IMAGINATION
After a busy summer season when we are travelling from festival to festival, a period of relative calm starts, and…
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SUITS
The soloists versus the chorus. In the past we’ve often created shows with main characters and an ensemble. But what…
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THE WONDER OF STREET-THEATRE
STREET-THEATRE Public space: an ordinary place for an extra-ordinary performance, and not the other way around. Podiums and stages are…
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Pi-Leau in the Netherlands
Our favourite spectacle Pi-Leau was placed at the beautiful scenery Willemsoord in Den Helder (NL). It was fantastic to perform Pi-Leau…
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