Prague theatre company Cirk La Putyka will perform its Runners in Montréal, Canada and Chatham, NY, USA.
Award winning contemporary circus company Cirk La Putyka introduces a spellbinding show filled to the brim with enchanting dance, impressive acrobatics and original live music that sets out to examine the experience of time in a world that demands everything be done in haste.
Runners takes on a daring feat performing this completely unique piece upon an extraordinary giant treadmill. Four skilled dancers and two musicians invite the audience to consider life in a fast-paced world – ruminating on the concept of time and the way we move through it, using the treadmill as the central metaphor. As the cast performs powerful choreography, original live music, Cyr wheel stunts and bewildering acrobatics, they also run almost an entire marathon.
Runners was a huge hit at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2022), the biggest theatre festival in the world.
Cirk La Putyka: Runners
70 min. | From 7 years | English
Shows in Canada and the US
1) MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE (July 12-16 2023)
More about the performance: https://montrealcompletementcirque.com/fr/programmation/spectacles/runners/
2) PS21, Chatham, NY (July 21-22 2023)
More about the performance: https://www.simpletix.com/e/north-american-premiere-runners-by-cirk-la-tickets-128914
“Hypnotic and dynamic metaphor for life all set on a treadmill... A circus show that’s guaranteed to forever alter the way you see circuses... It’s a wonderful theatrical metaphor for life, the universe and everything.” - The List ★★★★★
“A show that blends athleticism, circus skills, theatrical artistry, acting, split-second timing into an unforgettable experience.” - Theatre Reviews ★★★★★
“The movement and choreographed dances are fresh, original and interesting, with graceful dance and dynamic jumps, making it all look easy!” - FringeReview
Cirk La Putyka
Cirk La Putyka is a theatre company from Prague, Czech Republic professionally dedicated to the contemporary circus genre. It consists of almost a hundred actors, dancers, acrobats, musicians, production managers, technicians, doctors, make-up artists and other professionals.
Over time, the ensemble has created its own neo-circus-theatre style. Its work is multi-genre and multicultural, and each project is completely different. The aim of Cirk La Putyka’s projects is to create unique, personal pieces where the ensemble are invited to put a piece of themselves and their politics into the work; while also breaking down prejudices and pre-conceived boundaries.
In the 14 years of its existence, Cirk La Putyka has created more than 30 projects, collaborated with more than 300 people of 25 nationalities, performed over 2000 shows and visited 21 countries.
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A vibrant center for contemporary performance in the Hudson Valley, PS21 "presents work that challenges and invites" (The New York Times): adventurous productions by leading and emerging American and international artists in music, dance, and theater, and visionaries creating entirely new genres. On our open-air Pavilion Theater stage, across our expansive, unspoiled grounds, and in the diverse surrounding communities, PS21 cultivates and presents productions that transcend aesthetic boundaries and revitalize existing artistic languages and grammars. Throughout the year, we host developmental residencies for dancers, musicians, actors, and creators of original, even unclassifiable new work. Rooted in community collaboration, PS21's programming engages creatively with critical global and social issues. It is a mecca for innovative and original artistic voices, a destination for performance that can be experienced nowhere else in the region.
Photogallery Runners © Lukáš Bíba and © Petr Chodura
