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Be Flat (BE)
Hybrid Circus in a private setting

Maybe you experienced Be Flat a couple of years ago, as they guided us through Helsingør, where the house facades became the scenography and the cobblestones turned into a dance floor.

Now they have created LIVING Circus, which takes hybrid circus a step further than just public spaces, but into places where you wouldn’t expect to experience circus at all – either PRIVATE or PUBLIC spaces, such as personal homes, workshops, living rooms, care centers, cafés, libraries, prisons.

The very different levels of intimacy of the places play a significant role, and each location and each audience are variable factors. LIVING Circus plays with these variables.

In LIVING Circus – Private, Be Flat takes audience involvement to a new dimension, mixing private and public space and transforming the inhabitants of the venue into both audience in their own house and hosts for a very special and intimate circus performance. Here, four circus artists, audiovisual artists, physical actors, and jazz musicians together improvise and playfully invite the audience and hosts to join in.

LIVING Circus comes in two different versions: LIVING Circus – Private and LIVING Circus – Public.

Each has its own logic, aesthetic, and message. Together they form LIVING Circus.

The audience can choose to experience only one or both performances, and in any order.

INFO

Duration: 45 min.
Age: from 6 years

TICKET PERFORMANCE

Click the TICKET icon to the right: next to TIME + LOCATION or buy a festival-wristband and get free tickets to all ticket-performances. There are different categories of wristbands – for families or individuals.

READ MORE and buy PASSAGE FESTIVAL WRISTBAND HERE

 

Hybrid Circus in a private setting

Maybe you experienced Be Flat a couple of years ago, as they guided us through Helsingør, where the house facades became the scenography and the cobblestones turned into a dance floor.

Now they have created LIVING Circus, which takes hybrid circus a step further than just public spaces, but into places where you wouldn’t expect to experience circus at all – either PRIVATE or PUBLIC spaces, such as personal homes, workshops, living rooms, care centers, cafés, libraries, prisons.

The very different levels of intimacy of the places play a significant role, and each location and each audience are variable factors. LIVING Circus plays with these variables.

In LIVING Circus – Private, Be Flat takes audience involvement to a new dimension, mixing private and public space and transforming the inhabitants of the venue into both audience in their own house and hosts for a very special and intimate circus performance. Here, four circus artists, audiovisual artists, physical actors, and jazz musicians together improvise and playfully invite the audience and hosts to join in.

LIVING Circus comes in two different versions: LIVING Circus – Private and LIVING Circus – Public.

Each has its own logic, aesthetic, and message. Together they form LIVING Circus.

The audience can choose to experience only one or both performances, and in any order.

INFO

Duration: 45 min.
Age: from 6 years

TICKET PERFORMANCE

Click the TICKET icon to the right: next to TIME + LOCATION or buy a festival-wristband and get free tickets to all ticket-performances. There are different categories of wristbands – for families or individuals.

READ MORE and buy PASSAGE FESTIVAL WRISTBAND HERE

 

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about the company

Be Flat is a Ghent circus company founded by Ward Mortier and Thomas Decaesstecker. The mix of acrobatic circus with urban sports and music creates a chameleon among circus performers. By responding to the surroundings, each performance becomes a unique event. Public and private spaces are questioned, viewing the city as a living organism, in constant change. Involving the audiences, their performances create questions of how we use our common areas. Be Flat has performed at several international Festivals, eg. Milton Keynes International Festival (IE), ReRiga Festival (LV), Greenwhich Docklands and Out There Festival (UK)  www.be-flat.be/en/living

Credits

Performers: Craig Weston, Gianna Sutterlet, Katleen Ravoet, Lukas Pierredon, Ward Mortier, Alonso Matia Gonzalez, Gerda Dekempe, Thomas Decaesstecker

Directors/Choreographers: Zaur Kourazov, Aurelia Brailowsky, Sander De Cuyper

Scenography: Thomas Decaesstecker

Composer: Karen Van Schaik

Created by: Craig Weston, Gianna Sutterlet, Ward Mortier