
Circus
Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Battuti
70 minutes
by and with Arman Kupelyan
set design and costumes Lidya Arinna Emir
sound Štěpán Plíva
lighting Matěj Šumbera
lighting technician Lukáš Klíma
stage technician Jana Stárkov
production Špatné divadlo
with the support of Mittelfest2026
photo © Radovan Stoklasa
Italian premiere
Chuck struggles with all his might against the demands of everyday life, but he does so through butoh, the famous Japanese dance, in a clown-inspired version. His greatest passion is inflatable balloons, but he is trapped in a routine made of memorised patterns, the meaning of which he does not understand. How can his passion coexist with this frightening world? The introspective and intense movements of butoh blend with the vulnerability and humour of clowning, offering a unique insight into the human condition.
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meet the artist
Friday 15 May, 19:45, Cloister of Santa Maria dei Battuti