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Shadow Puppet Fairground Attraction
Shadow Puppet Fairground Attraction
(indoors or in our circus tent)
With live music
Ladies and gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs, gather round, the show is about to
begin! Expresso Circus is coming to town ! Don’t miss this amazing show !
Never seen before, World premiere! Extraordinary acrobats, hold on to your seats!
Magicians, Tightrope walkers, The Strongest man in the world! The Human cannon
ball! Come and see our incredible animals and our charming Circus Rider !
In a big burlesque parade these colourful characters mix up and create a Surrealist
fresco. Cardboard cutout silhouettes, musical and onomatopoeic concerto, poetic and
quirky atmosphere.
A show that seems like a « magician’s surgery » where everything is reinvented and
nothing hidden ( or almost…)
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ABOUT EXPRESSO CIRCUS
Duration of show: 25 minutes
Family show, for all ages.
We offer two formulas : indoors or in our fully equipped little circus tent.
Expresso Circus is an original creation by Antoine Clette and Anne Peeters, founding
members of Théâtre du N-Ombr’île.
Behind the screen, two actor-puppeteers manipulate more than 250 silhouettes.
In front of the screen the shadows are accompanied by a versatile musician
(saxophone, trumpet, flute, melodica, drums and all sorts of percussion...)
This show can be adapted to many situations.
We can play a few times a day in our blacked out tent that allows us to be fully inde-
pendent of the the weather and day light. Our spacious tent, light weight and quickly
built up can seat 50 people and has a large white screen for projecting our large sha-
dows.
The public is immersed in a magical universe where poetry, music, humour and
aesthetics mingle.
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THE TEAM
Concept, writing, scenery, construction and manipulation of the puppets, distribution :
Anne Peeters et Antoine Clette
Live music, composer and performer : Rachel Ponsonby
Outside eyes : Kevin Brooking, Aurélie Coppens
Promotional video : Nicolas Simon
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THE ARTISTS
ANNE PEETERS
Puppeteer and artist, she founded the Théâtre du N-ombr’île
with Réjane Hallet in 1991. They created many shows to-
gether.
Anne has created and collaborated in about ten shadow pro-
ductions with the Théatre du N-Ombrile. In parallel to this, she
participates in various theatrical productions. Including «Les
Jocondes» from the Cie Insomnie and « Papou la Grenouille»
with Ratoon Company.
ANTOINE CLETTE
Puppeteer and stage designer. Graduate from La Cambre in
Stage Design and from l’Académie des Beaux Arts de Wavre
in painting. He has followed formations in acting and modern
dance. He also taught juggling. He collaborated in the creation
of Simili-théâtre and it’s artistic experiments. He then joined
Théâtre du N-ombr’île in 1998. He has worked on stage design
for circus productions and events for Blue Lemon.
In parallel to his work with shadow puppets he works regularly
as an independent light and sound technician for theatre and
is responsible, voluntarily, of Coiffure Liliane asbl.
RACHEL PONSONBY
In 1990 Rachel left England to live in Belgium. She joined Zirk
Theatre asbl and discovered clown and tragedy at L’Ecole
Internationale Lassaad. In 1995 her great adventure with
Cirque Plume started with more than five years touring and
working collectively on music and performing skills. She then
decided to create her first solo ‘Do It Now’ After touring a while
she created ‘Sun Ray Sings’ from which she pressed her first CD
with the same name.
Rachel has created her own musical clown universe. With
her new character Virginia Davis in MonOpéra she associates
instruments, singing and clown. She also works with Circus
Ronaldo.
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TECHNICAL SHEET
Indoor version :
Minimum stage space :
Width : 5m / Depth : 4m / Height : 3m50
Capacity max: 200 p
Set up :
1 person to help unload and set up / Full Black out essential / Seating / On stage
controls / Set up time : 3h / Strike time : 1h 30
Lighting :
1 or 2 spots in front and 1 spot stage right. + room
lighting. (We can be independent). / On stage lighting
controls. ( We will bring our 4 circuit dimmer board ) /
Electrical supply to stage right and to centre stage for the
shadow lamp.
Sound :
The company brings their own sound system, mixing
desk, microphone and CD player / It’s possible to
connect to the room’s sound system (if necessary) /
Electrical supply to stage right.
Street Version (In the Circus tent) :
Dimensions of the tent :
5,40 m large X 8m long X 2,60m side and 3,70m ridgepole height.
Need flat and clear ground on a space of at least 7m x 10m.
Minimum height available : 4m
The structure is self standing but needs to be secured in case of rain and/or wind.
Possibility of stays ( weights, crowbar, or other…)
Capacity : 49 places
Build up :
Access to site with car. Build up time : 6h (please provide lunch) / Take down : 2h /
If possible no show on the day of build up / 3 people to help unload/build up and take
down the tent. It is absolutely necessary to have 3 strong men for the first hour; after
that one person is enough, the same goes for the break down.
Provide a night watch if the circus tent stays on site over night.
Electrical Supply : 16A
The company is independent for the sound and lights and has it’s own raked seating.
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CONTACT
Contact us for a personalized estimate.
Photos, videos and information available on our web site
www.theatredunombrile.be
Distribution contact : info@theatredunombrile.be
Anne Peeters : +32 (0)484.067.005
Antoine Clette : +32 (0)476.911.727
Artistic direction : Anne Peeters
+32 (0)484.067.005 - liagouchka@gmail.com
Technical manager : Antoine Clette
+32 (0)476.911.727 - antoine@theatredunombrile.be
With the support of
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Théâtre du N-ombr’île ASBL
Rue d’Enines, 1A +32 (0)484.067.005
1367 Huppaye (Ramillies) +32 (0)476.911.727
info@theatredunombrile.be
www.theatredunombrile.be
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