Posts Tagged ‘Art’
GLOBE at Festival Imaginarius.
GLOBE at the imaginary world of Festival Imaginarius. May 24 – 25 at the historic centre of Santa Maria da Feira. GLOBE visualises the art of liberty and proves flying as supreme happiness. The spectacle shows the childlike imagination as instrument to enable one to fly. Elders, while growing older, lose this devotion to simplicity.…
Read MoreTHE CLOSE-ACT BOOK
In ‘THE WONDER OF STREETTHEATRE’ we are trying to take you along on our journey of the first years of Close-Act. Browsing this book, the pictures will give you a great insight into what we have created. The images speak for themselves, but there is still something more. What’s beyond the pictures? Key topics like…
Read MoreNO STARS NO DIVAS
The versatile character of the Close-Act company is very powerful and the collaboration among the players is always a joy. Try looking at the Globe performance from close-by. The actions of the riggers under the sphere are just as interesting as what the actors in the Globe are doing. In a multidisciplinary spectacle, the lines…
Read MoreGIBBERISH
The fantasy language The insect that preludes the start of Close-Act was a giant mosquito. The mask is like a hat. Head down it’s an insect; head up it’s a “human”. Well not a normal human. A strange creature with stilts, long arms, a golden face, a strange hat and in the mouth a kind…
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 imagery and visual language. The costumes and objects speak for themselves and the shows use universal themes and opposites. Because of the evocative visuals, the shows can be understood all over the world. After years…
Read MoreMACHINE OF IMAGINATION
After a busy summer season when we are travelling from festival to festival, a period of relative calm starts, and the rehearsal period begins! All members of the company gather weekly to create and rehearse. This is an important period during which new performances are being developed. All exercises are beyond the basic theatrical skills…
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The soloists versus the chorus. In the past we’ve often created shows with main characters and an ensemble. But what if we made an ensemble of main characters? On organic group where each player can take the lead, bounce of or complement each other, or all of them together act as one unit. The interaction…
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Anything is possible!Public space: an ordinary place for an extra-ordinary performance, and not the other way around. Podiums and stages are being replaced by what the city has to offer.You may end up in the middle of an interactive theatre performance or dangerously close to a steel object that has been set on fire by…
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