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Gandini Juggling

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26.2.2024  LIFE at Schrit_tmacher Fesitval

Happy! after the performance LIFE at schrit_tmacher Fesitval at Alter Schlachthof Eupen BE, Harff-Peter Schönherr / tanzweb says; "...Whatever you think of juggling: In Sean Gandini’s „LIFE. A Love Letter to Merce Cunningham“, it almost playfully opens our eyes to one of the most dazzling and exceptional figures in contemporary dance.

Everyone loves receiving love letters. But what if ...

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the delivery runs into problems? This is the case with „LIFE“, Sean Gandini’s „Love Letter to Merce Cunningham“, at least at first glance: Cunningham, the great experimenter, is no longer with us. However, anyone who experiences Gandini’s homage to the exceptional American dancer and choreographer, which is also an experiment, realises that this letter is addressed to all of us, and not just as a substitute.

We don’t know what Cunningham would think if he were to see Gandini’s declaration of love. The British daily newspaper „The Guardian“ is certain that he „would have loved this little gem of a show“. But of course that’s nothing more than an assumption.

nightreview by Harff-Peter Schönherr about schrit_tmacher festival opening in Belgium, Feb 24 and 25, here is the link to the full review tanzweb. Thank you Gandini Juggling!

UK

LIFE

a love letter to Merce Cunningham

"The jugglers made rhythm visible, just like Cunningham did, in abstract puzzles with a lot of human heart" - The Guardian : no4 of Top 10 dance shows 2022

LIFE is a juggling performance based on the choreographies of Merce Cunningham. Gandini Juggling have spent three decades watching and being inspired by his work. At the back of Gandini's minds there was always the tickling thought: What if Merce had choreographed juggling? Is it possible to create something that, whilst clearly has its roots in the Cunningham universe, is a vector outward to another world? Something new that retains the essence of the original something which would not have existed without the source but that also has its own raison d’être?

LIFE (creation 2022) will be Gandini's attempt at answering some of these questions.
Gandini Juggling are elated at having the approval and assistance of the Cunningham Trust and have already started studio sessions with some ex-company members.

Gandini Juggling is nonoured to annoucne some special collaborations with LIFE:

- Caroline Shaw, a New York musician who will compose an orginal piece, tentatively called Love Songs About Abstraction.
- Jennifer Goggans will work with the artists on the dance elements. She joined the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 2000
- Guy Hoare as prestigious light designer who already created earlier works with Gandini Juggling

Formed in 1992 by word-renowned jugglers Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala, Gandini Juggling continue to be at the forefront of contemporary circus, reinventing and reinvigorating juggling for the 21st century. Gandini continue to collaborate with a wide range of leading artists ranging from ballet choreographers to computer programmers; from costume designers to set makers; mathematicians to composers. They have spent several seasons working with symphonic orchestras, their choreographed juggling patterns lightly meshed to canonical classical works.

Director

Sean Gandini

Assistant to director

Kati Ylä-Hokkala

Performers

Sean Gandini
Jennifer Goggans
Thien-Kim Huynh
Sakari Männistö
Erin O'Toole
Benjamin Beaujard
Jose Triguero
Yu-Hsien Wu
Kati Ylä-Hokkala

Music

Caroline Shaw

More infos...

Lighting design

Guy Hoare

Rehearsal director

Emma Lister                                

Company management + production

Marina Arranz
Rae Lee
Axel Satgé

Versions

LIFE will exist in 2 different versions:

  • A version with pre-recorded music
  • A version with live vocals by Caroline Shaw

Stage

LIFE will be an indoor piece suitable for mid-scale theatres

Technical rider available from summer 2021

More infos...

Touring party

9 performers
1 rehearsal director,
1 technician,
1 producer (all from UK/EU)

+ with live vocals: 

1 musician for the version with live music
1 technician (from New York, USA).

Duration

approx. 60 minutes

Age

suitable for all ages

Produced by

Gandini Juggling

With the support of

Merce Cunningham Trust (New York, USA)
Théâtre de la Ville (Paris, France)
Dance East (Ipswich, UK)
London International Mime Festival (UK)
Arts Council England (UK)

Creation

2022

4x4 - ephemeral architectures

4x4 - ephemeral architectures

Gandini Juggling

 
NUYE

NUYE

Compañía de Circo „eia“

 
Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

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SMASHED2

SMASHED2

Gandini Juggling