TUE 7 FEB - FRI 10 FEB

Different locations

Cavaillon, La Roquette-sur-Siagne,

LIFE

Gandini Juggling

United Kingdom

Juggling
1h05

Ages 8 and up

Presentation

For three decades, the work of the American choreographer Merce Cunningham has been an inspiration for Gandini Juggling. As time passed, a question came to mind: what if Cunningham had choreographed a juggling show? It was a question that was as metaphysical as it was practical, and it presented a fresh challenge for this English troupe that had already made a name for itself with its unprecedented mix of dance and juggling genres. LIFE is a work firmly anchored in Cunningham’s creative universe while also forming a vector toward another artistic world.

Distribution

Director Sean Gandini
Assistant to the director Kati Ylä-Hokkala
Jugglers/dancers Benjamin Beaujard, Sean Gandini, Jennifer Goggans, Kim Huynh, Sakari Männistö, Erin O’Toole, Jose Triguero, Yu-Hsien Wu, Kati Ylä-Hokkala
Cunningham consultant Jennifer Goggans
Composition and voice Caroline Shaw
Additional choreography Anna Chirescu
Light design Guy Hoare
Rehearsal director Emma Lister
Technical director Guy Dickens
Production Gandini Juggling

Support Merce Cunningham Trust (New York, USA) / Théâtre de la Ville (Paris, France) / Danse Élargie (Paris, France) / London International Mime Festival (London, UK) / Maison des Jonglages (La Courneuve, France) / Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts (Poole, UK) / Dance East (Ipswich, UK) / Arts Council England (UK)

https://www.biennale-cirque.com/en/program/life-685?onglet=distribution

Press

"LIFE is full of modesty, charm, talent, humour, and warmth. You'll love it, whether you know Merce Cunningham or not."

– The Times

https://www.biennale-cirque.com/en/program/life-685?onglet=presse

Biography

Created in 1992 by jugglers Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala, Gandini Juggling continues to reinvent and reinvigorate the arts of juggling and dance with new forms of contemporary choreography. Since its beginnings, Gandini Juggling has performed more than 5000 times in more than 50 countries and has collaborated with a wide range of international artists.

More information

https://www.biennale-cirque.com/en/program/life-685?onglet=bio