Circus Arts | object theatre | visual theatre
Joan Català
- Tour dates:
01/08/09/10 Barcelona ES Mercat de les Flors - Genre: Circus Arts | object theatre | visual theatre
- Web: Joan Català
News
2.1.2021 January 8 + 9 + 10: 5.100 m/s im Mercat de les Flors
Teh festival Circ d'Ara Mateix was scheduled in March / April 2020 - and fortunately the organisers were able to change the dates and really - this festival with its unique choice of shows is actually taking place at Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona - and Joan is proud to be part of this event with his play 5.100 m/s. Please find the whole programme and info how to get tickets here.
10.6.2020 GREC festival in Barcelona will present scenes of 5.100 m/s in 2020
Joan Catalá spent his childhood in a family workshop, surrounded by the smell, sound and coldness of iron. He now turns this material into the centre of a circus, music, dance and theatre-of-objects show that evokes the craft work of artisans. In summer 2020, GREC festival Barcelona presents some scenes of this promising work which will be premiered in January 2021.
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5100 m/s
invites the spectators to join a unique physical, sonorous journey.
Joan Català spent his childhood in a family workshop, surrounded by the smell, sound and coldness of iron. He now turns this material into the centre of a circus, music, dance and theatre-of-objects show that evokes the craft work of artisans.
5100 m/s is the approximate speed of sound through metal.
The inorganic matter METAL is the protagonist of this piece.
At the workshop.
which is a place where you train your skills by trial and error,
a place of precision and detail.
Where beauty is forged at the blow of a hammer.
This performance unites three lines of work:
The manipulation of different objects (plates, tubes, tools, etc.) to create their own universe.
A choreography that interweaves acrobatics, balancing and dance while blurring the boundaries between them.
And finally, the composition of a unique soundscape of our own, with the aid of the contemporary percussionist group, Frames Percussion, who will play live, while co-existing with and supporting the other two aspects of the work.
Any intention beyond this would be to quite simply provide the spectator with a physical, sonorous journey. A unique moment in which the performers that enable this, do so by going beyond the idea of ‘skills’; thus drawing from the wide range of emotions that derive from being totally immersed in a task that is being carried out to the best of one’s abilities.
Production planning messed up a bit - due to the effects of Corona. Instead of having the premiere at GREC 2020, Joan Cataà now presents some extracts at GREC 2020 and he calls these extracts "taste of 5.100 m/s". The premiere will be postponed to 2021 Jan 8 / 9 / 10 at Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona.
Joan Català (1978, Barcelona) is a curious observer interested in visual art and movement. His family history related to metallurgy and craft work nourish him and is an important pillar in his way of concieving performing arts. Català understands the stage as a space for dialogue between humans, objects and the environment where game and work melt together with the tools, experiences and ideas that each of us bring. Studies and trainings in plastic arts and contemporary dance, physical theater and clown with different professionals. In 2012, after several collaborations, Català starts to develop his own approach around scenic arts. Since 2013, he is touring worldwide with Pelat.
concept
Joan Català
director / choreographer
Joan Català, Iris Heitzinger
sound universe
Miquel Vich + Ruben Martinez (Frames Percussion) Gerard Valverde
performer
Joan Català
Cecilia Colacrai
Sergio Gonzalez
Natxo Montero
Joe Luis Redondo
Nathalie Remadi
light design
Joana Serra, Guillem Gelabert
photography + video
Tristán Pérez-Martín
stage
hangars, industrial sites, dance venues
min 8x8 m/ height 6 m
+ 1 day of set up
seats on 3 sides
duration
ca 75 minutes
team on tour
6 performers
2 musicians
1 tech director
1 tourmanager
audience
300 - 600
(depending on venue)
age
> 8
Produktion
Joan Català
coproduction
GREC Barcelona ES
Mercat de les Flors Barcelona ES
with support of
Cultura Mataró
Cutura Barcelona
L'Estruch
GREC
CIRCa
Mercat de les Flors
premiere
Barcelona, Mercat de les Flors 2021
(extracts: Barcelona, GREC 2020)