"La Strada" 2004
Many artists showed their proficiency and charmed the people from Graz and their guests.
(Comments © by "LaStrada, Graz")
"parade issimo"
les sages fous - (can)
Two gigantic birds pursue a wandering egg through the city: is someone about to hatch?
Using an old Canadian tradition as a basis, the performers of "Les Sages fous" from Quebec conjure up their richly atmospheric street theatre, their opulent costumes holding the audience spellbound and their fast-paced comedy defining this "theatre in motion". Commedia dell´arte for children and grown-ups.
"mirando al cielo"
producciones imperdibles - (es)
Fantastic dance theatre, compelling music: what more could you want?
A glass stage perhaps? Under which you could relax in deck chairs and watch the dancers at work?
Fascinating, and certainly the best way to be a voyeur and let yourself be trampled upon. But don´t worry: for those who won´t be able to get a seat under the stage, this show will still be great pleasure!
"de paseo"
claire - (fr)
Professional dancer Claire Ducreux has a special gift: she can tell stories, acrobatic, poetic stories that simply stir all who watch. Like when the petite Frenchwoman makes a park bench her stage, and partner!
"De Paseo": something special for people with a loving eye for detail.
"painful creatures"
mischief la-bas - (gb)
Something big is happening at this dark festival of art: performance and installation, pictures, sculptures, dance, puppetry and fireworks merge to form a fairground of the abysmal.
Austrian and British artists demonstrate the close proximity between the eerie and the comical on the "Unfair Ground" in the Augarten park.
"desbandada"
leandre & the beat band - (es)
An absolute favourite was here again: Leandre, the lyric clown from Spain, entertained with a lively stage performance: In "Desbandada" he combined his own special silent movie comedy style with the cool vibe of a three-piece beat band. The result: comedy with a swing. And how!
"le marfand de fables"
les zanimos - (fr)
It´s all happening at the old library: not only are rats and spiders dancing between the books, tom-cat Sigmund is strutting between the shelves. And: the books themselves have their own stories to tell...
Superb puppetry, animation and perfection - a delight for all ages.
"die gatschpletzn"
theater irrwisch - (at)
Whether as disco machos in bell-bottoms, and on stilts even, bringing the street to its feet with 70s hits, or as mangy travelling entertainers using rubbish from the street as props: the Austrian Irrwisch troupe offer lively, infectious street theatre - delightful, eccentric and clever!
"m. culbuto"
dynamogéne - (fr)
Well somebody's definitely escaped from the play room! Suddenly there's an oversize tumbler toy man rolling back and forth just as a toy should, but in the middle of the street.
So play around with the mute comedy of this droll acrobat - delicious nonsense, theatre at a glimpse.
"blahatsch! anarchie und speed"
theater mowetz - (at)
No, Mr Blahatsch isn´t exactly handsome; and yet he´s a feast for the eyes.
As a roller-skating dancer, he enchants you with his droll grace - but Blahatsch has more to offer; horizontal dances round a lamp post, a cut down velo-solex for transportation and lots of clowning, comedy and pantomime: street entertainment for all.
"malaya"
close act theatre - (nl)
There are no goals; only dreams are real: That's how "Malaya" begins, a journey through human fantasies and nightmares.
Gigantic objects, lighting effects, balloons, smoke and fire combine to form the perfect visual theatre show - live music with percussion and cello support the beautiful parade led by birds, black and white gods, mysterious oracles and silver adventurers from the future.
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