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.
FESTIVAL SAVING THE STREET ARTS
The Dutch ministery of culture decided to make an extra € 300 million available for the cultural and creative sector. Great news but…
read moreMOVING BENCH
Select your seat! A colourful bench in a building, a square or a park.Rolling seats are placed on a curved steel…
read moreTHE CREATORS
This an article from the book: The Wonder of Street theater From the costumes to the design of the large metal…
read moreThe I-Puppets
Colourful lightened puppets with shiny eyes. These strange creatures hold an eye on you. They are curious about everything and…
read moreCOULEUR EXCEPTIONNEL
A POSITIVE VIBE COLOURS THE CITY. How a simple idea can boost your inspiration. It’s just a parade. Actually, two…
read moreTHE NEXT LEVEL
This an article from the book: The Wonder of Street theater We’ve had the first concept for Globe for several years…
read moreCREATIVE WORK
A 16-meter globe, a big video screen, a little round stage flying up and down in the middle, a character…
read moreDEVENTER OP STELTEN.
Best of both worlds When young meets wisdom and pleasure meets talent, the earth is gonna rock. An celebration at…
read moreGLOBE at Festival Imaginarius.
GLOBE at the imaginary world of Festival Imaginarius. May 24 – 25 at the historic centre of Santa Maria da…
read moreTHE WONDER OF STREETTHEATRE
In ‘THE WONDER OF STREETTHEATRE’ we are trying to take you along on our journey of the first years of…
read moreTHE CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE
You can fly, If you believe! How do we respond to today’s world: as caught in a net of financial…
read moreTAKE IT FOR GRANTED
“This was the best I ever saw. How are you capable of creating such a giant spectacle?” If you see…
read morePUPPETRY AND STREET THEATRE
The artistic quality of the objects and the costume design are an integral part of each show and cannot be…
read moreTHE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
The universal language of Street Theatre. The Close-Act performances use no real language. Instead, the stories are built through universal…
read moreMACHINE OF IMAGINATION
After a busy summer season when we are travelling from festival to festival, a period of relative calm starts, and…
read moreInteractive street-theatre
Anything is possible!Public space: an ordinary place for an extra-ordinary performance, and not the other way around. Podiums and stages…
read morePi-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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