Posts Tagged ‘Streettheatre’
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 MoreDEVENTER OP STELTEN.
Best of both worlds When young meets wisdom and pleasure meets talent, the earth is gonna rock. An celebration at it’s best!This positive vibe will colour one of the nicest street theatre festival in the Netherlands. DEVENTER OP STELTEN.Drummers and dancers! Two parades starting at different spots in the city come together in the centre. The gathering…
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 MoreTAKE IT FOR GRANTED
“This was the best I ever saw. How are you capable of creating such a giant spectacle?” If you see the performance Globe, you would expect a large organization behind it, with a super large working space and of course a lot of funding from the government. This is not the case. We have just…
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…
Read MoreTHE WONDER OF STREETTHEATRE
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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