Circus School Annual Shows – May 29 to June 10, La Tohu LiveEvents May 23, 2018 1732 THE NATIONAL CIRCUS SCHOOL ANNUAL SHOWS Offering an education at the high school and college levels the National Circus School has prepared artists and teachers for professional careers in the circus arts for over 35 years. It has trained more than 500 artists, many of whom have gone on to take top honours at the world’s most prestigious festivals and become an international reference in its field. A pioneer of the new circus in Canada and North America, the National Circus School has contributed to the emergence of several renowned circus companies, including Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Éloize, 7 doigts de la main and Cirque Alfonse. Share the excitement as the next generation of circus performers reach the pinnacle of a higher education in the circus arts, to be showcased in two shows presented alternately centre ring at Tohu. Pushing boundaries: Discover the bold and innovative next generation of circus artists Under the direction of a multidisciplinary and experienced creative team, these artists bring all their passion and fire, artistic and acrobatic mastery, to the centre ring. The shows mark the culmination of three years of training as part of their college-level specialized education in the circus arts. Appealing to a wide audience, this annual event has become a must-see for circus aficionados: spectacular, contemporary, relevant, emotionally charged! Centre ring, over a dozen disciplines to discover: ball acrobatics, swinging and dance trapeze, tight wire, juggling, Chinese pole, cloud swing, aerial hoop, balancing, Cyr wheel and Korean board, plus aerial rope, straps and silk. Sapience SYNOPSIS: The show is an archaeological dig, a rappel downwards into the labyrinth of what makes us human. An expedition into the heart of the “wise human being,” his/her myths, fears, contradictions, and irrepressible desire to approach the invisible, the sacred. sapience takes us on a journey through the troubled beauty of human nature. Though inaudible, words resonate. Breath, silence, speed, suspension … light. Dates Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8:00pm Friday, June 1, 2018 at 8:00pm Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 5:00pm Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 2:00pm Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 8:00pm Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 5:00pm Barok XXI SYNOPSIS: Barok XXI immerses the viewer in a multisensory, multihued and multilayered universe. A fracture has occurred, space-time has contracted. Epochs and the temporal, the real, the poetic have merged, become intertwined. A world where the protagonists seek an ideal, a cause, an absolute, a hope, a utopia … a quest for meaning! Dates Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 8:00pm Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 5:00pm Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 8:00pm Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 5:00pm Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 2:00pm “With the graduates’ promising talent, the National Circus School’s end-of-year shows (…) are excellent examples of the level of quality found in the Montreal circus.” La Presse “As always, the mastery of these novices barely out of school is astounding. . . . the two creations offer a rare opportunity to see artists just starting the journey, setting off to conquer the vast world of the circus.” Le Devoir For tickets and information: www.tohu.ca 514-376-8648 LA TOHU 2345 Jarry Street East Montreal H1Z 4P3
