SOMOS
Compagnie Bêstîa
Colombia/France
Show duration: 1’05 (no interruption)
Contemporary circus show
Age limit: 7+
COVID-19 RELATED INFORMATION:
Parter: With a valid Covid-19 certificate ONLY for person’s that have recovered from Covid-19 within the past 6 months or vaccinated persons.
Balcony: With a valid Covid-19 certificate for person’s that have recovered from Covid-19 within the past 6 months, fully vaccinated persons OR has negative Covid-19 test result*. In this sector masks have to be worn at all times.
*Children up to 11 years old do not need to show any certificate.
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This show, a celebration of the brotherhood, leaves the audience shaken and inspired
Lifelong friends from the streets of Bogotá, of which we can feel the chaotic rumbling, the artists of SOMOS talk about their childhood and shared memories. They play, push and tease each other, with gentle humanity. Only supported by impactful soundtrack and lighting, the six friends with a good sense of humour, communicate the power of their story and the beauty of togetherness, against all odds.
We live in a divided world where each of us tries to affirm or even claim an identity, to justify our existence. A world where the word «freedom» does not mean the same thing, depending on whether we are born in Paris, Kabul or Bogota.
Acrobats question in a very physical and frontal way our relationship with others: trust, complementarity and metaphorically, the question of coexistence. The acrobat’s first language is based on the body and on choreographic gestures.
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About the artists
All performers are from the same neighbourhood of the Colombian capital where they all lived as teenagers. Today, they are professional circus performers and have a common artistic language: acrobatics. Wilmer and Edward are the first Colombian circus artists to have come to train in France in a graduate circus school. Subsequently, the three young ‘brothers’ also came to Europe. The project is thus about our relationship with others and these different, exceptional journeys, and unique individual destinies. The circus artists are looking beyond clichés and stereotypes, and they physically explore the themes of destiny, fraternity, family, and the collective and individual struggle for freedom.
Tickets:
8–30 EUR
Until July 31 – EARLY BIRDS discount (-20%)
Event day: 12–35 EUR
Special discounts:
Children and youth up to age 25, seniors and people with disabilities – 15%*
Circus school students – 20%
Group discounts are available for groups of 5 to 10 persons (15% discount) and groups 10 to 20 (20% discount). For larger groups please contact cirks@cirks.lv.
* Places for wheelchairs are available (including a free seat for the accompanying person). When purchasing tickets, please select the option "Wheelchair and companion". "Wheelchair and companion" tickets are subject to the epidemiological rules of the partner (with a valid Covid-19 certificate ONLY for person’s that have recovered from Covid-19 within the past 6 months or vaccinated persons).
