Claudio Stellato (Belgium)
L'Autre
Mon 23 > Wed 25 Jan
7.45pm
After-show Discussion: Tue 24 Jan
Runs 50mins / no interval
£15
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âCombining acrobatics, circus and magic, this is an astonishing work. It takes your breath awayâ LâUnion
Claudio Stellato manipulates objects, perspective and his own physical form. Heâs an acrobat-dancer and magician, playing with our perceptions, folding himself into four, creating a mysterious world of illusion.
You think of images by Magritte or de Chirico. As space and time are bent there is logic we cannot grasp, every action seems implausible and we are deceived. Yet everything we see is real.
LâAutre (The Other) is the alter ego we carry inside us, oblivious to rules and reason, free to act on impulse. The result of three yearâs research into the relationship between body and objects, this remarkable performance premiered in Paris in 2011.
Born in Milan and now based in Brussels, Claudio Stellato studied music before training in circus at the Lido School in Toulouse. Since 2007 he has worked with Belgian choreographer Karen Pontiesâ Dame de Pic company amongst other projects.
Performers: Claudio Stellato and Martin Firket
Presented in association with Southbank Centre
Production: Fangule. Co-production: Les Brigittines-Centre dâArt Contemporain du Mouvement et de la Voix de la ville de Bruxelles; Noorderzon Performing Art Festival/Grand Theatre Groningen; De Pianofabriek Kunstenwerkplaats; TAKT Dommelhof; le manege.mons/CECN, TechnocITé, lâéchangeur - scène conventionnée de Fère-en-Tardenois. Supported by Ministère de la Communauté française - Service de la Danse; Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD); CDC Les Hivernales and Le Théâtre des Dôms Claudio Stellato is artist in residence at LâL - a workplace for young performing artists. This visit to London is supported by Wallonie-Bruxelles International.
