Go back Beta Circus artists and work-in-progress at Rīgas Cirks
30.09.2024.
Save the date: October 28 – November 17, 2024 – Beta Circus international project at Rīgas Cirks art residency.
Public performative output: November 15-16 (work-in-progress by four participating artists), part of Nuit du Cirque 2024. Participatory circus experience by Krista Burāne (LV) & Mārtiņš Eihe (LV), Ana Jordão (PT) & Vincent Kollar (DE), with local participants. Mentored by Marleen Scholten (NL).
More details to follow!
ONE TWO THREE, AND NOW YOU ARE A TREE – ABOUT THE PROJECT
In this playful collective experience, the contemporary circus duo Ana Jordão and Vincent Kollar, will join forces with participatory theatre makers Krista Burāne and Mārtiņš Eihe, alongside a local community of tree enthusiasts, to explore the deep connection between humans and their rooted companions – the trees.
During the creation process, the makers will seek answers to questions connecting trees and people:
- If we could slow ourselves to the heartbeat of trees, what would we hear?
- If trees would whisper their names, would we greet them as ancient friends?
- How can we restore the fragile equilibrium between trees and human tribes?
- In a world crying out for care, what does it take to truly offer it?
Through highlighting care and the search for balance in our tangled relationship to nature, the project will weave together the voices of people who recognise the nature of trees in themselves. One two three, and now you are a tree! is an ode to the intricate web of all living things, human and non-human alike.
“Let me introduce you to the tiny beetle nestled against my rugged bark, finding refuge in the texture of my being. I shield it from dust and the roar of engines, from raindrops too forceful and the blazing sun, from hungry beaks and prying eyes. But hold on, aren’t you a little creature yourself? And I – I am your tree. I thrive with your presence, just as you find solace in mine. Come back again. Dance, read, write, breathe, touch, and awaken my senses like the gentle spring breeze. You’re my little beetle!” (by a Linden Tree in Riga, listened to- and written down by Laura)
Supported by:
“Creative Europe”, and partner organisations Bússola (Portugal), Teatro Necessario (Italy), Ludifico (Serbia) un Rīgas Cirks (Latvia) with a support of Circostrada Network. Co-funded by Latvian Ministry of Culture.
