We see five men on stage. They are normal; they are up on a stage. Each one different and all the same. They take care of each other, push each other and celebrate together. They are throwing knives at their own shadow, watching themselves, moving the spotlights to illuminate different areas, showing their privacy and opening up to listen. Men who constantly question themselves but wallow in their own identity... they are, after all, five men.
Suspensión is a show called to communicate. It is a contemporary circus production in which we would like the audience to be able to watch and be moved. It is our ball thrown into the air that reaches the instant of hanging; the moment when anything can happen; the moment when we can give in to gravity or make different decisions; the moment a ball floats, and with it, everyone on stage holds their breath.
Art direction and original idea
Jorge Silvestre
Creation and performance
Carlos Marcos, Fernando Santa-Olalla, Jorge Silvestre, Josu Monton, Miguel Frutos
Playwriting, personal and group processes support and community intervention
Laura Presa and Fernando Gallego (La Rueda Teatro Social)
Choreography
Iris Muñoz, José Triguero
External view and actors' direction
Rakel Camacho, Laura Presa, Fernando Gallego
Lighting design
Carlos Marcos
Music composition
Vaz Oliver
Stage design
Alfonso Reverón, Fernando Santa-Olalla, Miguel Frutos
Stage construction
Ijuggler Circus Props Maker
Costume design and tailoring
Zaloa Basaldua, Josu Monton
Production
Compañía de Circo Nueveuno
Photo
Daniel de la Iglesia
Video
Alina O'Donnell