Circus Art Laboratory with Los Putas Makinas company (FR)
Circus art practice workshop
29.5.-1.6. 2021. CirkoBalkana circus tent in the yard of Pogon Jedinstvo
Instructors: Lucas Castelo Branco (PITI a.k.a. Lucas), Juan Duarte Mateos (NERUDA a.k.a. Juan), Johannes Bauhofer (HOFEN a.k.a. Hofen), Andres Torres Diaz (PETA A.K.A. Andres)
In this workshop package, a kind of LPM circus mini academy, three workshops complement each other in the spirit of LPM: Creativity techniques applied to the circus, Develop a personal style and Extreme passing.
registration fee: 300 kn
apply via the form: https://forms.gle/n2HPsBwGtmQA55ZB7
29.05. 10: 00-12: 00 CREATIVITY TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO CIRCUS
instruktor: Juan Duarte Mateos
Using the mind map technique, the goal is to find as many variations of the same movement as possible – and then find a set of movements that follow from the first.
Here the goal is to take advantage of a range of possibilities, from one’s own artistic and physical practice to unexpected findings.
The workshop combines all circus techniques.
Bring your props and a notebook for notes.
The workshop is intended for experienced practitioners of circus techniques and professional circus artists
NERUDA aka Juan – born in Uruguay, grew up in Brazil and acquired a professional formation in
France. Juan is passionate about all forms of juggling. His favourite object is the contact ball. He owes his nickname to his love of words, his ability to transform reality through speech and his unwavering charisma. These above-mentioned qualities enabled him to more or less make a living in theatre. After six years of self-study and fierce juggling practice, he was educated at Le Lido, Toulouse 2013.
In 2016, he joined Nicanor de Elia company in the “Copyleft” and “Juvent” projects
31.5. 10: 00-14: 00 DEVELOP A PERSONAL STYLE
instructor: Lucas Castelo Branco
From Lucas ’ perspective of juggling, his capabilities and dynamics, influenced by hip-hop and all these aspects, we will study how to develop a unique, personal and authentic style.
We will use tools like musicality, space, body-object relationships, research and composition as a foundation. From there, we will build a language in which the body is engaged and where circus techniques become methods of communication.
This workshop is based on exhaustion, so be prepared to sweat.
The workshop combines all circus techniques.
The workshop is intended for experienced practitioners of circus techniques and professional circus artists.
PITI called Lucas – originally from Brazil, in 2007 he discovered juggling and immediately fell in love, specializing in juggling balls. In Brazil, he studied and graduated from the Crescer e Viver Circus School and the Angel Vianna School of Contemporary Dance from 2010 to 2012. Then in 2013, he joined the Center for Circus Arts in Toulouse- Le Lido. That same year he started dancing, various styles of hip-hop, like shooting, waving, tutoring, among others. In 2016, he joined Nicanor de Elia company in the Copyleft and Juventud projects. Lucas is also one of the co-creators of the hit play Piti Peta Hofen.
1.6. 10:00 – 11:30 EXTREME PASSING
instructors: Johannes Bauhofer and Andres Torres Diaz
This module requires two: 5 subjects, 4 hands, 2 people and endless possibilities.
The basis of this workshop is learning the technique of acrobatic addition (juggling in a duet) based on improvisation. Participants are brought to a level of liveliness, dynamism and making new suggestions – their creativity will be evoked, all the senses awakened.
The workshop is intended for experienced practitioners of circus techniques and professional circus artists.
HOFEN aka Hofen – He was born in a lost corner of southern Germany and at the age of 5 he started doing circus. He practised almost all popular circus techniques: various aerial acrobatics, rock climbing, unicycle riding, Cyr wheel …
Johannes first graduated from Rotterdam’s CODARTS (Netherlands) and then from Le Lido in Toulouse as an acrobat-juggler.
He has always known how to make his circus more extreme through various sports in which climbing, cycling training and feline osteopathy stand out. In 2016, he joined Carré Blanc company, and in 2017, he co-created the Piti Peta Hofen Show.
PETA A.K.A Andres – Originally from Extremadura, Spain, he started doing circus in 2012. After formation at the Carampa Circus School in Madrid where he was inspired by killer robots, he started putting together everything he could hold.
After enrolling in Le Lido in Toulouse, he continues his research on the Hookes Law applied to juggling rings. He travelled three continents with the play Pete Peta Hoffen, preaching the values of LPM. In parallel with his circus career, Andres is a guitarist and singer. In 2019, he started a new creation with the company Stoptoi.
The Circus Art Laboratory within the CirkoBalkana 9 festival is supported by the City Office for Culture of the City of Zagreb. The guest appearance of the company Los Putas Makinas was co-financed by the Teatroskop and the French Institute and takes place in cooperation with the Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth – POGON.
The instructors` meals are sponsored by: Annapurna, Vesela Motika and OPG Biomara/Food for good
Circus Art Laboratory with Olga_cirqAnalogique (FR/ESP)
Research laboratory for circus artists
time: 31.5.-2.6. 2021. 10: 00-13: 00
place: Big Hall of Pogon Jedinstvo, Trnjanski nasip bb
Leaders: Cata Aguayo and Ale Dutra from Olga_cirqAnalogique
This three-day laboratory will explore different body mechanics that lead to fluidity and authenticity of movement: body structure and articulation, weight use, musculature awareness, breathing, relationship with space … etc. Relying on various theatrical techniques, we will look for their authenticity as circus performers.
The workshop is intended for professional circus artists and amateurs specializing in any circus discipline, intermediate and advanced level.
All participants will work on their circus speciality.
Maximum number of participants: 10
Each student will work with props of their choice (trapeze / aerial hoop / rope / cones / balls / wire / floor …). The props can be shared, but it is ideal to have one prop for two attendees.
Registration fee: 300 kn
Apply via the form: https://forms.gle/T9qY9SMmvasseM6LA
More about worskhop leaders:
CATALINA AGUAYO / TRAPEZE ARTIST
She started the circus in Montevideo, at the age of 16, after practicing gymnastics for ten years. At 19, she studied Circus Arts at the University of San Martín, in Buenos Aires; she graduated in 2011. In 2011-12, she joined the company “La Arena”, with which she made several shows and toured Latin America. Attracted by dance, she trains at Flying Low, Contact Improvisation, and Butoh, with Lucas Condró, Eugenia Estévez and Gustavo Lecce, among others.
From 2013 to 2015, she followed the professional training of the Center des Arts du Cirque de Toulouse, the Lido. In 2017, she followed the year of professional integration.
In 2016, she co-created in Uruguay the show “Un”, supported by the INAE and declared “of cultural interest” by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay. They participate in the Palestine International Circus Festival.
In 2017 and 2018, she worked with the company “l’Eolienne”, in the shows “Tictac” and “Flux Tendu”. Moreover, she is part of the “Mammouth” laboratory of La June Compagnie.
She has been working as a teacher since 2008. She currently directs the laboratory for aerial artists of the La Bonita cooperative, in Barcelona, and supports several emerging creation projects, as an external perspective.
ALEJANDRO DUTRA / JUGGLER, MUSICIAN
Musician-composer since the age of 12, he follows several formations in Uruguay where he learns the drums, the guitar and the song. From 2015 he focuses on electronic and experimental music, producing with Ableton Live and mixing vinyl records. Currently, he is training in music production, with Jorge Gamarra, in Barcelona.
He started juggling at 17, in Montevideo. It was in 2009 that a trip to South America allowed him to develop his juggling technique and gain experience on the set. In 2011 he trained in juggling in Buenos Aires, with Pablo Perasso. He followed the preparatory training of the École de Cirque de Lyon between 2014 and 2015, where he trained with Julien Clément and Olivier Burleaud. Between 2015 and 2017, he followed professional training at the Center des Arts du Cirque de Toulouse, Le Lido, and in 2018, he did professional integration there.
The Circus Art Laboratory within the CirkoBalkana 9 festival is supported by the City Office for Culture of the City of Zagreb. Olga_cirqAnalogique’s visit takes place within the circusnext platform and is supported by the Creative Europe program of the European Union and the Creative Desk, and takes place in cooperation with the Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth – POGON.
The leaders` meals are sponsored by: Annapurna, Vesela Motika and OPG Biomara/Food for good