Paraphrased from http://www.cordelcampina.com.br/colunistas.php?col=Leiana
‘Trois-Quatre Petites Piéces Pour Vélo’ brings to a simple space, a bicycle, a man and a screen in the background. Radical moves such as of an athlete of the highest abilities are executed. Although not an athletic performance the play brings elements of the new circus and a distinguished performance by Vicent Warin, champion of the Tour de France (the most traditional French competition) and vice-world-champion of BMX Free Style. I attended this event in my northeastern city of Campina Grande, Paraiba (Brazil) last night. It was attended by young kids and seniors (I know one fellow that was there who is 93). There were foreign students from French-African countries. Parents brought kids. Girlfriends brought boyfriends. Everybody was thrilled! I overheard one 50-something-year-old say, "That makes me want to go out and get on a bike again, something I haven't done for a very long time," (Erinaldo). from: http://www.les-subs.com/06-07/en/evenement-spectacle-42-.htm Vincent Warin started practising BMX as a sport (French champion and world number two in 1991). Awarded the Bronze medal and the Cirque du Soleil Prize at the 15th Festival du cirque de demain in 1997, he now focuses entirely on the field of performing arts: contemporary circus (Cirque Baroque, collectif AOC, Carles Santos, Pierre-Jean Carrus…), dance and theatre (Blanca Li, Gilles Defacque, Doreen Vasseur…). Pierre-Jean Carrus, a classically trained musician (pianist, composer and teacher), has designed and directed several shows mixing music and musicians with various art forms such as theatre, puppeteering, video, and circus (Circus Cantabilé, Vienne 1900, Mozart au bistrot, Comment on fait pour le soleil…). A relevant and irreverent vision of music. "A bike on stage is totally absurd. For a bike, a stage is either too big or too small, both huge and cramped. Trajectories are limited, you have to go around and around and back and forth, or do track-stands. But a bike, even an immobile one, is already a sign of a possible journey. On a stage, it can fly, unwind kilometre after kilometre of road, and create a horizon without you realising. Bikes are also a way to transport you. " "It’s not about doing one trick after another, like in competition. The goal is to compose, with changes and transfers – and a few tricks, a general movement of the body and the bike, in its simplest purity and complexity, and to compare and contrast its rhythm and dynamic to those of sounds." Vincent Warin Performed by Vincent Warin, acrobat Created with Pierre-Jean Carrus, Director Lighting design by Moïse Hill Sound Designer: Thibault Quinon Costumes by Aurore Thibout Matthew Berigan Madison, Wisconsin Campina Grande, Paraiba http://picasaweb.google.com/mberigan/Brazil_bikes
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