Circus
Nebula
Compagnie du Chaos
World premiere: 6–8 October 2016, Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf – Pôle national des Arts du Cirque – Normandy (France)
Nebula © Milan Szypura
A man and a woman on the Chinese Pole. High above the ground. Their bodies entwine, separate, form bizarre shapes in space. Their relationship with each other – a journey, a quest, reflected in their relationship with space. The space itself – an organism that follows its own rules and absorbs the duo into itself.
In “Nebula”, a contemporary circus piece developed by the French Compagnie du Chaos, artistry, light and media design as well as an overall concept of choreography and dramaturgy merge, creating a tight net of connections and references between space, music, light and performers. Rafael de Paula, the company’s artistic director and a circus artist himself, demands the audience’s active sensory involvement: “I am interested in transferring emotions. I create my works as spaces for emotional echoes. Nothing is explicit; I want the spectators to become part of the piece and their experience of the performance to be powerful.” In “Nebula”, he and his colleague Ania Burasczynska not only explore the limits of gravity on the Chinese Pole, they also harness their acrobatic skills to tell the story of a complex relationship between two people. Thus, “Nebula” provides a first impression of the multi-faceted art form of contemporary circus.
Warning: this performance includes stroboscopic effects.
“Nebula” is an awardee of the European project CircusNext 2016, coordinated by Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe and supported by the European commission.
With Ania Buraczynska, Rafael de Paula
Author Rafael de Paula
Lighting and video Vincent Griffaut
Sound Benjamin Furbacco
Assistant dramaturg Marine Mane
Choreographic consultant Damien Fournier
Administration Fred Cardon
Production/distribution AY-ROOP
Production: Compagnie du Chaos
Co-producers and supporters: 2 Pôles Cirque en Normandie, La Brèche à Cherbourg – Cirque-Théâtre d’Elbeuf, Les Migrateurs, Strasbourg / Les Subsistances, laboratoire international de création artistique, Lyon / Associazione Culturale ideAgora - Festival Mirabilia, Fossano / Théâtre d’Arles, scène conventionnée pour les nouvelles écritures / Centre culturel Jean Houdremont – la Courneuve / Espace Périphérique (Mairie de Paris – Parc de la Villette) / Le Nouveau Relax, scène conventionnée – Chaumont / La Central del circ, Barcelone / Archaos, Pôle national Cirque Méditerranée, Marseille / Le château de Monthelon, Montréal.
Supported by: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication / DGCA aide à la création et CNC / DICRéaM, DRAC Champagne-Ardenne et Région Champagne-Ardenne, de la SACD / Processus Cirque et Bourse Beaumarchais.
With kind support of