Posts Tagged ‘Close-Act’
The I-Puppets
Colourful lightened puppets with shiny eyes. These strange creatures hold an eye on you. They are curious about everything and like a child they observe their environment.Then they find you…. People lower their voices, want to touch the puppets, or even start addressing them like they are having a natural, real conversation. This is what…
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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