Summary
Presentation Text
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Note of Intent
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Characters
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Performance Techniques
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The Artistic Team
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With the Help of
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The Ring
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Contact
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With the Support of
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Technical Rider
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¡¡ Ladies and Gentlemen !!
¡¡¡ Welcome to Hopla Circus ARENA !!!
Come and experience Mexican wrestling extravaganza mixed
with circus, magic and clown!
In
the arena of
Hopla Circus
contemporary gladiators battle in
an improvised ballet of acrobatic moves and spectacular strikes .
Circus
transforms the rules of
“Lucha Libre”,
sliding them to a
delirious universe , deviating to poetry and genius insanity .
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Aurelia Brailowsky, part French, part Mexican, and Belgian by adoption, inherited
the passion for «Lucha Libre», mexican wrestling, from her natal country. To share
her passion, she reunited a compound of circus artists from Spain, Chile, Belgium and
France, some of which remain of Hopla Circus’s «La Familia Rodriguez». For «Face
to Fake», all the artists have put on their wrestling masks.
In the arena, contemporary gladiators battle in an improvised ballet of acrobatic moves
and spectacular strikes.
Everything is about convincing the audience of the authenticity of this wrestling «masquerade».
On the ring, the domination of the winner on the loser is legitimate.
The one that respects the rules of creativity and nobility turns out to be the all mighty
hero that resembles us all, the other, the «Darth Vader» of the ring, the cheat, the bad,
is the spillway of all our hate. Thanks to him, we shout the wrestler down, we get angry,
we let out our outrage. The «false» product of the «truth»: our emotion, the true art we
adore.
Finally, stands the «mask»; the fighter wears his mask like the knight would defend his
castle. The one wearing a mask wears an identity, he becomes a «half god». In a fight,
to lose the mask is to become human again, he loses his powers and his divinity.
But where stands circus in all this?
Circus and «Lucha Libre» share the same spectacular excessiveness. Both are acrobatic and original. When a circus artist wears a «Lucha Libre» mask, the «true» and
the «false» twist and turn in an even more complex way.
Circus transforms the rules of «Lucha Libre», sliding them to a delirious universe, it’s
incursion on the ring imposes a deviation to poetry and genius delirium.
With «Face to Fake», the artist Aurelia Brailowsky becomes a wrestler, gets to wear a
mask, and wins an access to the world of «Lucha Libre», «true» or «false», it’s about
her becoming a «super hero».
Jean-Yves Penafiel
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Characters
EL BIS PEREZ PEREZ
Master of ceremonies of the HCF (Hopla Circus Federation), a true Lucha Libre
lover, he hosts and gives the rules, all with affection and, sometimes, clumsiness.
EL MATADOR
THE MATADOR stands elegant and flamboyant fighting against his opponent
such a “toreador” would fight a “toro”. Nemesis of LEON SANCHEZ and lover
of the TSUNAMI, he represents justice.
MASCARA DEL PODER
Magician and wrestler, MASCARA DEL PODER tries desperately to fit in the
ring. Do not underestimate him, his sneaky tricks could surprise you!
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LA TSUNAMI
High priestess and spell caster, THE TSUNAMI overflies the ring and all their
wrestlers. She spreads her thoughts using her voice and her baritone saxophone.
LEON SANCHEZ
Sneaky like a feline, LEON SANCHEZ has his own rules, he obeys to no one.
Knife thrower, giant hula hoop master, he inflicts damage on the ring... but have
no fear! ‘Cause MATADOR is near!
LA FANATICA
A coated woman roams among the audience. Shameless, she approaches
the wrestlers to boo them or even kiss them. Is she senile or just lost? One
thing is certain, THE FANATICA tries desperately to join the ring of “Hopla
Circus”.
EL JEFE
EL JEFE, “The Lord of the Ring”, has risen from the ultra tomb to have his revenge on all the HCF (Hopla Circus Federation) wrestlers, but a dog that barks
doesn’t bite! EL JEFE is the perfect “brute wanna be”.
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Performance techniques
FLOOR ACROBATICS
Ejecting themselves off the ropes, bouncing on the surface of the ring, the
“wrestlers” of Hopla Circus twist and turn the audience’s heads!
TRAMPOLINE
Matador’s secret weapon! The trampoline, permits to get oneself higher and
higher. Positioned behind the ring, it allows spectacular entries, exits and
stunts.
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HAND TO HAND / BANQUINE
The perfect mix between “Lucha Libre” and “Circus”. The members of Hopla
Circus manipulate their skills to offer to the audience new and original stunts
combining wrestling techniques with banquine and hand to hand!
KOREAN TEETER BOARD
Tsunami and Matador quarrel for love using the teeter board as a couple therapy. They jump, twist and turn and take greater risks!
LUCHA LIBRE (OR MEXICAN WRESTLING)
Second national sport in Mexico after soccer. Wishing to share with their audience other cultures, Hopla Circus has chosen to reconvert to Mexican Wrestling with
this objective: impress and arise people’s consciousness. The Wrestling-Circus is
born!
MAGIC
Between hits, fights and stunts, our “acrobat-wrestlers” propose “Magic and
mystery” hosted by the evil (but clumsy) Mascara Del Poder... Illusions and
esoteric mysticism guaranteed!!!
But wait! There is more! Knife throwing, giant
hula hoop, slapstick and loads of features will
entertain and surprise!!!!
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Unlike American wrestling Mexican “Lucha Libre” is not a
violent sport… it is a real show performed by acrobatic
actors, rather than by wild beasts…
For this reason, all the faint of heart must
attend this great show!!!!
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THE ARTISTIC TEAM
Comprising
pla
six former students of the
as part of their finals , the
ces which earned them the
board ) and
du
of
Brussels (ESAC), Ho-
Circus Company practices the art of teeter board and banquine since September 2001.
In June 2004,
the
Superior Circus School
of the
students created two performan -
Jury: “La Familia Rodríguez”, (teeter
“Banquinus Magnificus” (banquine). A mong
“S pecial P rize
C irque
Honours
Hopla
de
In April 2005,
of the
D emain ”
the
in
J ury ”
and the
others , they were granted
“SACD A ward ”
at the
“F estival M ondial
P aris , F rance .
Company
started to work on a longer version of
“La Familia Ro-
dríguez ” suited for street performances combining teeter board , banquine and magic .
This show gained a big international success
thanks to its
Latin vibration and
its goofy
and touching characters .
Today, the Company welcomes artists from various nationalities, personalities and varied
specialties to launch its new project,
“Face
to
Fake”,
mixing
Circus, Catch
and
Clown.
With Gonzalo Alarcón (CHI), Aurélia Brailowsky (FR-MEX), Miguel Ángel Córdoba (SP),
Benjamin Eugène (BE), Alba Sarraute (SP)
and
Martí Soler (SP).
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BRAILOWSKY, Aurélia (France, Mexico)
A flyer specialized in the circus technics of Banquine and Teeter Board. Having
begun at an early age, Aurélia has practiced nine years of gymnastics throughout her years between France, Mexico and the United States. She discovers
Circus in 1998 at the “Ecole National de Cirque d’Annie Fratellini” (France) and
continues her training at the “Ecole National de Cirque de Châtellerault” (France)
to finally receive a degree in 2004 at the “Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque
de Bruxelles”, (ESAC, Belgium). She discovers Clown thanks to Christine ROSSIGNOL and Michel DALLAIRE and decides to explore different acting technics
permitting her to maintain her acrobatic vocabulary.
In 2004, she co-founds the company Hopla Circus and creates the show “La
Familia Rodriguez” (2005). This show tours during five years and receives many
prizes (among others, Special prize of the Jury and the SACD Award at the “Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain” in 2004). In 2006, she performs in “Dans
Quel Sens” with the company “Affabulation” and in 2009 she co-founds the
company Sweatshop with the show “Sibling”.
SOLER I GIMBERNAT, Martí (Spain)
Musician and acrobat. After his training at the “Rogelio Circus School” in Barcelona, Martí chooses to specialize as a base for hand to hand circus technic
at the “Ecole Nationale de Cirque d’Annie Fratellini” (FR). At the same time, he
perfects his skills with the Cyr Wheel. In those same years, he works for several
theater and circus companies such as Fattore K, Yorick, Cie Transe Express and
Cirque Cric. In 2007, he co-founds the company Daromaï with the show “1, 2, 3
pomme”, his first creation as an author and performer.
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ALARCÓN, Gonzalo (Chile)
Born in Chile, Gonzalo lives and works in Europe since 2000.
He has studied Clown, Commedia dell’Arte and physical theater with Carlo BOSO,
Michele MONETTA, Michel DALLAIRE, Emmanuel SEMBELY and Bernardo REY.
He finally continues his training in Clown at the “Centre National des Arts du Cirque (CNAC, France) in 2009–2010 with Paul André SAGEL.
After his experiences with the Circus Arts and Commedia dell’Arte, he specializes
in the Art of Mask and Clown; he perceives the work of Clown as a meeting point
between different forms of expression.
He participates in the creation of the company Il Circomanó (Rome 2004), he
plays in “Twelfth Night” of W. Shakespeare directed by Carlo Boso (2007) and writes and plays for “The Dream of Arlequin – Monologue for two Arlequins” (2010).
CÓRDOBA PELEGRIN, Miguel Ángel (Spain)
Miguel Ángel practices magic since his tender age. He now mixes his skills of magician with acrobatic movements, clown and physical theater. In 2000 he enters
the Carampa circus school (Madrid, Spain) and in 2004, he obtains a diploma at
the ESAC (Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque de Bruxelles, Belgium) where he
specializes in Banquine and Teeter Board.
He creates his first show of magic when he is only fourteen years old. In 2004, he
co-founds the company Hopla Circus and tours five years with the show “La Familia Rodriguez” (2005). In 2008, he founds together with his brother Luis Javier the
company Doblemandoble and creates the act “Les Anneaux Indomptés”. Since
2009, they perform with a full length show suited for theaters called “Mi Otro Yo”
and a twenty minute act for street festivals untitled “La Belle Escabelle”.
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SARRAUTE, Alba (Spain)
Alba is a dynamic and versatile artist. Between 1997 and 2002, she specializes
in singing, theater and circus (Teeter Board, trampoline and acrobatics) at the
“Aula School of Theater” in Mataró (Spain), at the “Rogelio Rivel Circus School”
in Barcelona (Spain) and finally at the “Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque
d’Annie Fratellini” (France).
During her training in France, she performs for the company Fattore K directed by
Giorgio Barberio Corsetti and then, in 2003 and 2004, participates in the creation
of “Paradiso” and “Argonauti”. Very young, she creates her own street performance company called Terraq’ua offering several shows like “Seriosamente Tragicomedia” and “Mirando a Yukali”. She collaborates with Clown Sans Frontières
in a Haïti expedition in 2007. Soon after, she’s invited to the Rio de Janeiro festival
“Esse Monte de Mulher Palhaça”, the international feminine humor festival.
Among other creations, Alba creates in 2010 her solo “Soy la otra (La Diva)” and
still tours with this show to the present.
EugÈne, Benjamin (Belgium)
Benjamin is a high level gymnast, in 2008 he wins a gold medal in the Belgian
Trampoline Championships. After obtaining a degree at the ESAC (Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque de Bruxelles), in 2005 he co-founds the company
Le Botrio and creates the shows “One, Two, Trio” (2005) and “Rhythm & Beasts”
(2007). At the same time, he joins the company Cirq’ulation Locale with the show
“Trampoline Mission 3” (2006) and participates in “Sibling” created by Sweatshop. In 2011 he performs in “Be Good to the Always” from the Human Works
ensemble.
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With the help of:
Jean-Yves Pénafiel
Director, singer and pedagogue
After his career as an actor and theater director, today JeanYves Penafiel divides his artistic activity between directing circus
performances, theater pedagogy and singing.
From 2003 to 2008, he was the director of the scenic training
program at the Academy Fratellini (National Circus School of
Paris) where he directed several performances and shows.
In 2007, he begun his work with «Circolombia», a collaboration
over several performances including «Banquina» that was awarded
at the World Circus Festival of Tomorrow and «Urban», which
was created in 2010 at Circo Price in Madrid and Round house in
London.
Since 2010 he has been invited as a director to work with several circus companies such as Mesdemoiselles, Daraomaï and Hopla
Circus.
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JUVENTUD GUERRERA (Mexico)
Juventud is a professional mexican wrestler, son of the legendary F uerza GUERRERA. H e ’ s part of the main american
wrestling federations such as the WWE (W orld W restling E nter tainment ) and is part of most major mexican leagues like the CMLL
and the AAA.
He
is today heading his own buisness ,
on his musical project
“Rock
X Entertaiment,
& Juice!”.
and works
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THE STAGE IS A RING
creating an oneiric, folkloric and colorful world
in which the stage becomes a ring, and circus artists become real wrestlers.
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CONTACT
Hopla Circus
Ab Joy Asbl
Rue de Suisse 9
1060 Bruxelles
Belgium
[email protected]
+32 483 652 690
Veera Kaukoranta
Coproduced by:
Project TRANS-Mission, Theater op de Markt Dommelhof, Humorologie vzw.
And with the support of the Flemish authorities and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
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Technical Rider
General features:
Performance:
Circus (banquine,
floor acrobatics , partner acrobatics , trampoline , teeter -
board and slapstick ).
“Lucha Libre” or Mexican style wrestling.
Magic.
Clown.
Suited for all audiences and ages.
During daytime or at night.
Length:
approximately
Company:
6 artists (equally
1 administrator.
50
min .
wrestlers , acrobats , actors and musicians ).
Required space: 10m x 13m flat, levelled
Altura mínima: 6m minimum height.
surface .
Scenography:
Hexagonal wrestling ring of 6 m diameter / 1500
Trampoline with structure 8 m x 3 m.
If
kg .
the structure will be mounted on a stage , please consider the overall
weight .
Build up and disassembly: approximately 3h
Please provide 4 volunteers to help with the
/ Warm-up: 1
performance.
Preparation
fore each
time
each .
build up and the disassembly.
hours in a calm space with maximum height be-
Security: impossible to perform during rainfall or extreme heat.
Please foresee a minimum of 1h30 between each performance.
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Plan and dimensions:
Please
provide for
20–30
benches to place around the ring for the first
rows of public to amplify spectator capacity .
Technics:
Electricity:
Please provide electrical
(240v / 16 ampers)
Sound:
independent
(no
outlets .
need for a sound technician).
Light:
Only necessary after nightfall.
Lighting for the whole space including
Simple and cozy ambience.
height .
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Please
provide technical equipment and technicians if there is no sufficient
daylight .
Please foresee a period of time to make light adjustments with the technicians.
Please contact us beforehand if the show is programmed after nightfall.
Vehicles:
The performance
space should be accessible by a heavy truck and a car to
allow the loading and unloading of the material, also please provide a parking
space for these vehicles during the festival.
Organizer’s costs:
Remunerations: Selling
Costs: Travel
price of the show ( s ).
costs , lodging and food .
Facilities: Please provide enough
Please provide accreditations and
water for each performance .
parking space for
1
heavy truck and
1
car .
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