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***This event is being performed at the Mary Irwin Theatre
at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave.***
LONTANO/INSTANTE
Two solo creations employing the Cyr wheel – a 15kg metal hoop.
Lontano
Marcia Marinoni offers the second solo in this double-bill, Lontano, where the Cyr wheel is summoned in single combat. For Marinoni, the wheel is an adversary that she will have to tame. Poetic, athletic and deeply moving, Lontano speaks to our recurring struggle with the cycles of life. We meet ourselves again and again, recognizing and challenging the patterns of behaviour that form our identities. Cathartic, beautiful and full of hope, Lontano is a gripping celebration of the human spirit.
Instante
Circus artist and dancer, Juan Ignacio Tula (from Argentina, now living in France) explores the metaphoric possibilities of the Cyr wheel. Through an exchange of forces and counterweights between the metal wheel and his body, in the expression of this centrifugal force, he opens a terrain of possibilities. The simplicity of the gyrating, repetitive movement creates a state of exhaustion in his body, and from the blindness generated by constantly spiraling action, there arises a survival instinct; the body is engaged completely, arriving at a point where time and space border on the infinite. Instante materializes a journey to the center of ourselves, leading us to the brink of hypnosis, disrupting our relationship to time, and offering himself as a mirror to reify our humanity. An unforgettable, captivating experience.
WHAT IS LIVING THINGS?
This is Kelowna’s International Arts Festival. It’s groundbreaking theatre, art and performances that will leave you feeling exhilarated. These are the shows that get big cities buzzing… and they’re coming here. Will you be there?
An extraordinary lineup of shows, performances and experiences that inspire, entertain and provoke thought and conversation. The 7th Annual Living Things International Arts Festival will be a spectacle of live theatre, performance art, dance and music.
In 2023, we welcome performances from France, Montreal, Alberta and the Okanagan Valley.