Double bill In the round: L O N E (NL) | René (BE/DE)

LONE is an abstract solo circus piece that portrays the fine line between alone and lonely. It is a tribute to being alone, to the inventive self, to the self that is comfortable with being by itself. In a society where we are constantly connected, we have become afraid of being alone. We have associated being alone with lonely. Being alone is frowned upon. In my show I want to remember the self that can be alone and display the joy, beauty and tranquility that comes with it.

A discipline that contains a lot of force and power yet has the possibility to canalize that force into a state of weightlessness. With the combination of a teeterboard, Luuk himself and an innovative structure, Luuk expands the boarders of what teeterboard is, and can be. Using his discipline to not only show the virtuosic figures that come with it but use it for expression and dialogue.

Circus performance, à partir de 12 ans
Duration → 30 minutes

Production

This production is supported or coproduced by

-  Werkplaats diepenheim

-  TENT

-  Dynamo workspace 

-  Subtopia

-  Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof

-  Cirklabo 30CC Leuven

-  PERPLX

Distribution

Author and Artist : Luuk Brantjes
Outside eye : Benjamin Richter
Birgit Haberkamp
Piet van Dycke
Music by : Joel Roxendal

Website → Luuk Brantjes

René is common ground - a rectangular manege, in which two dance acrobats explore freedom within one central theme: the everlasting principle of rebounding.

Both concisely and playfully, René evolves from elemental to acrobatic movement mechanics into depth and back, emphasizing the joy of finding variation and diversity in what could seem to stay the same.

Both performers have their designated and equal places in this tightly woven score which does not allow for any mistakes. Beyond all virtuosity, René reveals the human aspects of what it means to truly collaborate, to share focus, to synchronize, to practice solidarity in togetherness, to strive, to endure, to accomplish and fail never alone but always together; to make something work out, be it skillfully submitting to an impossible system of counts or embracing the race toward the finishing line of a meticulously choreographed movement score.

René premiered on October 9th 2021 with PERPLX festival in Kortrijk, Belgium.

Circus performance, tout public
Duration → 45 minutes

Production

Co-production
PERPLX, Circustruction, CirkLabo, Theater Op De Markt - Dommelhof

Supported by
Circus Dance Festival, Zirkus ON, Miramiro, Latitude 50 - Pôle des arts du cirque et de la rue, Château de Monthelon, Circuscentrum, Cirkus Kolektiv, The HUB

Special thanks to
Britt Van Eijk, Kolja Huneck, Fidel Rott

Distribution

Artists & project coordonation : Xenia Bannuscher, Dries Vanwalle
Outside-eye : Thomas Falk, Axel Guérin, Dagmar Dachauer
Music composition : Jonas Bolliger
Light design : Rinus Samyn
Costume : Hanne Pierrot
Technician : Jef Delva
Company management : Leoni Grützmacher - ehrliche arbeit / freies kulturbüro 
Distribution : Anne-Agathe Prin

Website → Sinking Sideways