Apr 04, 2016
ACT: GLOBE
GLOBE visualises the art of liberty and
proves flying as supreme happiness.
The spectacle shows the childlike
imagination as instrument to enables one
to fly.
Elders, while growing older, lost this
devotion to simplicity: they don’t
understand no more. Instead they envy the
power of children and let themselves be
seduced by superiors and try to crack down
the children.They form an army and plan to ban their
freedom and flying.
The scenery, a giant globe, is the energetic
surrounding for aerialists, dancers, actors
and musicians and projections. This
stunning, visual performance won’t remain
in its spectacular structure. When actors fly
and float around and above the audience,
Close‐Act takes possession of the area.
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ACT: INVASION
Large animals are the inhabitants of this
mystical world, the planet of invasion. Big herds roaming the landscape similar to
the animals we know from prehistoric
times.As we enter this world we discover a
constant movement of the animals
wandering around the planet in exact
geometric lines.Is a more intelligent creature in control of
these animals and does it have a reason?
Ones appears, it shows itself as a woman,
a center
point where all animals circle
around.She seems to be of a human source in
control of all living creatures including her
own people.A group warriors surround her. They have
an intimidating mom hawk but covered
with a beautiful red dressThey help her to dominate of the toughest
animals of the planet, Saurus Why is she leading the animals wandering
around in lines, what is her secret?
INVASION is a highly mobile street
spectacle which will bring the audience to
action. People forget the actors behind the
costumes. It puts the crowd in motion and
makes it move like a sea. It is a unique experience and can be
introduced by a parade with musicians on
stilts bringing the audience to a specific
location.
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ACT: PI‐LEAU
A square filled with people. No stage, no
podium, no chairs. Perhaps it even rains....
How do we survive as the water rises?
Icebergs melt, the sea level rises and the
earth is covered with water. Animal
instincts arise as mankind fights for its
existence. Water scooters, divers and
hunters are in aggressive search for
domination of this water world. In the
middle of this madness we see a peace‐
loving and solitary fisherman, who is open‐
minded to the new world surrounding him.
Because of this, he discovers something
extremely beautiful that the other survivors
do not see: mermaids, a mystery that must
be hidden from the divers of a large
motorboat who terrorize the sea with their
harpoons and large fishing nets.
Pi‐Leau
is street theatre production that
literally moves the audience. Actors and
mobile objects move through and with the
crowd. Like the sea people find their way
around the emerging obstacles. A unique
experience!
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ACT: MALAYA
The spectacle is like a journey. It is a
journey with mobile objects through
dreams and nightmares.
The destination does not exist while
dreams certainly do. Arriving at this
destination it is nothing more than
awakening from a dream. What did we
go through? Naturally, that it is all fiction
and that the characters are unreal and
nevertheless our feelings are so true.
Power and importance, being
threatened or being seduced, happiness
and misfortune. These are the feelings
we want to share with our public.
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ACT: CONVOI
THE ENDLESS JOURNEY
Huge metal objects thunders through
the streets. Silver, futuristic beings
loom up from the mist. The metallic
voices of these Characters are swept
away by the drumbeats of
percussionists.
High on top of a rolling object a
character shines a beam of light over the
audience, blinding and exposing them
simultaneously. Dark forces pursue the
Flying Object and so it moves on directly
through the audience, through the past,
through the present and into the future.
Forever searching its final destination...
A huge metal objects also known as the
Flying Object is the central focus of this
spectacular parade.
ACT: ACTRED
Dancers dressed in fiery red bear
double flags.
Proud and forceful they defy, high above
the mass, the expectant eye of the
audience. Confusion sets in, are they
warriors on a war path, pacifists in
search of peace? The flags, ambiguous
symbols, play a central role.
Revolutionary or traditionally, the
intention remains unclear for now.
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ACT: ALIENS
Curious creatures stick out their neck
Like in a trance these sheer size blue
‘Aliens’
are wandering around. From high
above these “longnecks”
are watching
down at you. There is no way you will miss
them, when they start marching into the
crowd. Their approach is friendly and
prudent, but they surely are curious. Their
long, long fingers are ticklish and their tall
heads keep on nodding. Suddenly, they
freeze to a halt, and tracking their leader
calls they proceed in a stunning slow
motion.
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ACT: BLACK SHAPES
The dark side
Black Shapes appear in a magical parade.
Their attraction is irresistible but their
beauty treacherous. These devious
seducers find your weakness and summon
the dark side, which hides in us all.
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ACT: CHARACTERS
A glance into the future
Finding your destination can be a life long
quest. These silver, futuristic creatures have
travelled from afar on an endless journey
through time and space. Now they shine
their light over our world. These advanced beings allow us a glimpse
into the future but alas, their language of
metal sounds is incomprehensible to us.
Communication proves futile and so once
again they move on, forever searching…
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ACT: FENIX
The Fenix
bird symbolizes immortality,
resurrection, and life after death,
associated with the sun.
The birds were consumed by the flames
but new Fenix
sprang forth from the pyre.The new born are half human and mostly
this Fenix
doesn’t show it’s real face.
Grooming their feathers with long beaks
they pick and screech at each other. The
audience sighs with a breath of delight
as they spread their wings.
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ACT: I‐PUPPETS
Eyes look at you. Investigators of this
planet, explorers of our time.
Controlled on a different level: a
collective brain? They are looking for
something…and find you! Strange,
funny or terrifying? As scouts of the
present time.
i‐Puppets is a mobile act performed
with 5 puppet players. The eyes are
lighted and the sounds come from their
costumes. The movements of the
puppets are sync with the players.i‐Puppets is a mobile act which can be
played as cooperation between
performers of Close‐Act and local
puppeteers.
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MOBILE ACT
ACT: REBELS
Make way
These noisy mobiles are out of control.
They create their own path, and nothing
can stand in their way. Traffic rules? Never heard of. Obstacles? They don’t care.Changing lanes? They don’t even know
where they’re going.But they’re on the road, so you better stay
clear…
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ACT: SAURUS
Giant beasts from prehistoric times
They are presumed to be extinct,
nonetheless the biggest beasts that ever
walked the earth return to the twentyfirst
century. With a deafening roar these
Sauruses
charge through the crowds,
looking for food to calm their hunger.
People jump swiftly out of their way having
never seen such giant beasts before.
There is a widespread sigh of relief as the
Saurus start eating plant life. Ah vegetarians!
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ACT: STX
Choreographic drumming force
Mohawks split the air in silence.An impetuous platoon of black characters
moves synchronously through the streets. The percussionists on stilts express
themselves in a curious combination of
strict discipline and frantic behavior.
Whispering drums or loud beats: they play
their drums impassioned while the sounds
balance high in the air.
Clearly in a mysterious language their
powerful voices run: let it be heard! It is like
a call of expressive freedom within their
collective, a paradoxical paradise; the
ultimate aim of these daring rebels.
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ACT: SUITS
The weird society of ordinary businessmen
Rushing on a high level, playing with the
identity of businessmen.Their daily life is one fixed choreography,
artificial but accepted.Marching while their suitcases swing up and
down.A synchronic group roaming like a grey flock
across fields of stone.
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ACT: WHITE WINGS
Magical, white apparitions.
Enchanting phantoms stride elegantly
through the streets, endowed with
transparent wings they seemingly float
above the audience. For a moment they
settle on the sidewalk to perform a
handsome dance; both beautiful and
bewitching. The audience sighs with a
breath of delight as they spread their wings
to finish the whirling white concert with a
spectacular climax. These elegant
apparitions then disappear in a majestic
parade while the audience stands
motionless, spellbound.
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ACT: WINGS
Brightly colored wings
A flock of brightly colored birds descends
on the street. Grooming their feathers with
crooked beaks they pick and screech at
each other noisily; a characteristic courtship
ritual. Suddenly they fully spread their
wings and a wealth of colors meets our
eyes. Blazing red, glowing yellow, aqua blue
and deep purple. A sea of color whirls in a
spectacular dance, then with one
concluding beat of their wings, these
extraordinary birds fly away…
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ACT: XL‐INSECTS
Extra large insects
For many years they lived as larvae
underground where they grew undisturbed.
Now, matured they emerge, huge and
threatening! They swarm through the
streets towering above the crowds, their
bulbous insect eyes darting in all directions.
With piercing sounds and writhing legs they
head straight towards you. Hold your
breath, don’t move, don’t even blink.
Simply be still, watch, and maybe ask
yourself how these incredible creatures
came into being…
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MOBILE ACT
THEATRE, STILTS, MUSIC, FIRE, DANCE,
STEEL CONSTRUCTIONS AND AIR OBJECTS.
ARTS OF DESIGN, STILLED OR IN
MOVEMENT.
THIS THEATRE SEARCHES FOR SPACE.
IT'S MOVING THROUGH THE STREETS,
SQUARES AND THE AIR ABOVE.
THIS THEATRE COMES IN ACTION,
A CITY GETS ALIVE.
THIS THEATRE IS CALLED………
STREETTHEATRE
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