KNOT
BIRD Theatre Festival has introduced a lot of new circuses from Europe. This year, we invite a duo from the UK. They combine dance, acrobatics and storytelling to create a beautiful, translunary yet humorous world. There are some scenes that you may think are for adults, but they are not expressed in a direct way, so please take it easy and enjoy them.
Directed by Rosamond Martin, Jean-Daniel Broussé, Nikki Rummer
Dramaturg by Ben Duke
Choreographed by Ellis Saul, Martin Corri
Movement Mentor by Pippa Duke
Lighting Designed by William Ingham
Performed by Jean-Daniel Broussé, Nikki Rummer
Two acrobats meet. They fall in love and dream of the future. But beneath the surface, there lies a truth that threatens to undermine their bond.
Heart-breaking yet humorous, KNOT is the story of a very modern affair told sensitively through breath-taking acrobatics and dance. KNOT has been created in collaboration with award-winning choreographer, Ben Duke of Lost Dog Dance Company. They have been highly acclaimed for their performances that they had done in the UK and other European countries.
They are an acrobatic duo with a unique blend of skills in hand-to-hand, gymnastics, capoeira and contemporary dance. Since the beginning of their collaboration they have sought to push and refine their use of acrobatics, dance and storytelling. Nikki trained for 10 years as an artistic gymnast, and has since trained hand balancing and hand-to-hand at the National Centre for Circus Arts. Jean-Daniel Broussé has performance experience with a number of companies after he studied at the National Centre for Circus Arts.
Performed in English with the Japanese Subtitles
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BIRD Theatre [Theatre]
Grant and Coproduction by Jackson Lane, Déda, Jerwood Choreographic Research Project II, the National Centre for Circus Arts, British Arts Council, Warwick Arts Centre
Production Cooperation by Crying Out Loud
[ The Period of The Festival ] Thursday, 6 - Sunday, 23 September, 2018
[ Programme Director ] NAKASHIMA Makoto (Director /Artistic Director of the BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI)
