Montag

22:15

Straßentheater

WEIGHT OF SKIN (FRA)

contemporary electronic circus

Created by: Sebastien Le Guen, Jerome Hoffman

Sebastien Le Guen is a rope walker who got his education in circus and acrobatic skills at the Lido school of circus in Toulouse, France. In 1999, he established the Lonely Circus group which was joined by composer Jerome Hoffman in 2008. In the past, the latter composed music for several contemporary dance performances.

The artistic duo creates contemporary circus performances, adding numerous acrobatic stunts in search of their final frontiers whilst accompanying their shows with electronic and acoustic music. The artists need to literally save their skin – hence the title of the performance, taking place on a special mobile construction enabling 360-degree horizontal rotations at a height of 7 meters (23 feet). The special rotating wheel called "le galop dugirafon", invented by Le Guen in 2006, has sound effects by Hoffman. The effects seem to dictate the movement of the construction as if it were a special musical instrument.

A spectacular performance, the full image and the skills of the two incredible artists will take your breath away.