Duration
Contemporary circus · ages 3+
Clothes
and Us
Where the everyday becomes extraordinary
About the show
Laundry becomes a world of T-shirt puppets, flying ghosts, memories, stories and friends.
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Clothes. We wear them every day. They come in every size, colour and pattern, and we spend countless hours buying, washing, drying, folding and wearing them.
“Clothes and Us” follows three humans and a cast of garments donated from around the world. Their journey begins with the everyday drudgery of laundry and grows into fantastical scenes filled with T-shirt puppets and flying ghosts.
What do clothes mean to us? Who are we without them, and how do they transform us? Can they protect us? What do they hide? As clothes take over the stage, an ordinary closet becomes a place filled not only with fabric, but with memories, stories and friends.
At a glance
Audience
Ages 3+
Up to 400 people
Space
Indoor or outdoor
Disciplines
Chinese pole, aerial silks, object manipulation, partner acrobatics and clowning
The people behind the work
Creative team
Circus artist · aerial silks
Lyla Goldman
Circus artist · Chinese pole
Aino Mäkipää
Circus artist · object manipulation & clowning
Kęstas Matusevičius
Light design
Edgaras Varkulevičius
Music composition
Jokūbas Tulaba
Selected history
Residencies &
performances
Performances
Mooove Festival
Cēsis, Latvia
Estonian Circus Convention
Tori, Estonia
Imaginarius Festival
Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
EPICIRQ Festival
Tallinn, Estonia
Cirkuliacija Festival
Kaunas, Lithuania
New Circus Weekend
Vilnius, Lithuania
RE RIGA! Festival
Riga, Latvia
Arts Printing House
Vilnius, Lithuania
Residencies
Sansusī
Aknīste, Latvia
Riga Cirks
Riga, Latvia
Arts Printing House
Vilnius, Lithuania
Cirko Sapiens
Kaunas, Lithuania
Technical requirements
Stage
Minimum 6 × 6 m. A hard, flat surface, preferably covered with a dance mat. A black box is preferred for the indoor version.
Rigging
One aerial rigging point at a minimum height of 6 m and minimum working load of 800 kg. Three floor or wall points at the corners of the stage for Chinese pole wires, each with a minimum working load of 300 kg.
Other requirements
Basic stage lighting and a sound system. Kanta Company can provide a suggested lighting plan.
Preparation
Two hours for setup and one hour for warm-up. Starting setup the day before is recommended so the rigging can be adapted to the space. Kanta Company provides all props and rigging equipment; the outdoor version can use the company’s portable aerial rig.
Photography · Baltic Circus on the Road