Ocho

Cirque Baraka

Lifts, dance, music

Fri. 31 Jan. to Sun. 2 Feb.

Théâtre de Fos

1h15 Ages 5 and up Under the big top

“One’s identity is not established once and for all; it is constructed and transformed throughout one’s existence.”

Cirque Baraka has embraced this quote from Amin Maalouf as the basis for their show Ocho.

Bringing together artists from the four corners of the world, this performance supports the idea that our personalities are the fruit of a thousand choices and a thousand encounters over time.

Under a big top, seven circus artists demonstrate this principle in a joyful and universal theatre of the body. The choreography includes hand-to-hand balancing, aerial dance, head balancing, and acrobatic stunts. The performers take over the space, playing and singing in several languages. The music is omnipresent and exhilarating.

This performance bears witness to the richness of the differences within people, the essence of our humanity. A person doesn’t have one single personality, they are a cocktail!

Distribution

Artistic team: Lise Cluzaud, Mariano Alvarez, Monica Costamagna, Hugo Ferron, Sandra Bonomi, Matias Muñoz, Nelly Donnat Support for stage direction: Pascal Wyrobnik Costumes: Raphaelle Weber Electronic music composition and mixing: Alaskam Light design consultant: Jack Verdier Technician: Thibaut Herbreteau, Tristan Camporesi Production manager: Paul Ribière Production: La GNAC

Acknowledgements

Co-production: Agora national circus center for Boulazac Aquitaine, Centre Culturel CREAC in Bègles, Nil Admirari – Nil Obstrat, City of Mans & Le Mans regional circus center, Communauté d’Agglomération de Saint Dié des Vosges, L’Azimut circus center for for Ile-de-France, La Verrerie, circus center for Occitanie, Pôle Culturel de Rochebelle, La Grainerie, A4 – Association Angérienne d’Action Artistique, Dordogne-Périgord departmental cultural agency, Canopee au Nantholia Support: DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Dordogne-Périgord departmental cultural agency, City of Grabels, Region Nouvelle Aquitaine, OARA arts office for Nouvelle Aquitaine

Biography

Cirque Baraka is a traveling circus company that performs under the big top. It is run by the association La Gnac (“to have a bite” in Occitan). The company was founded as a result of the joint Franco-Uruguayan project Circo Tranzat that was created in 2013 and was recognized as being of national cultural interest in Uruguay. With a resolutely international outlook, the company brings together circus, dance, and music.