L'Autre Cirque

July 7 + 8 Frédéric Lauzon-Schnittka + Raphaëlle Pelletier + Scott Raison + Zora Eichenberger - Coup de Corps How can we regain such vulnerability, such a state of primal awareness in front of an audience? How can we lose ourselves so completely and relive on stage what we experience alone in the studio? And even better: how can we experience such a moment on a grand scale? John Witte + Zackary Martel - Liminal Liminal emerges from codes, both physical and psychological, through improvisations of dance, movement, acrobatics and juggling. The piece is invented on demand, according to internal and external elements, and each result exists only once, but the common language remains the same. Liminal is born of a primary desire: dialogue. July 10 + 11 Scott Raison - Brink Inspired by the concept of creation, it questions the separation between fabrication and performance of the circus apparatus. Armed with a drill, tape, and hula hoop tubing, the artist confronts the impossibility of perfection and replication in either practice. As he progresses, the construction and warping of the hula hoop serve as a metaphor for the evolving nature of the artist's identity. Alyssa Bunce - Our Lady of the Home This performance follows the story of Liza, a housewife in the 1960’s, who finds herself unfulfilled by her life circumstances. Narrated through contortion, acrobatics, physical theatre, and aerial hoop, the show reflects on the concept of Choice and the intentions of those who define "madness" for society: unpacking the stigma of "the hysterical woman" and following Liza's venture to reclaim her authentic self.