WORK

Nails, some wood and paint, a few tools and everyday gestures which appear unimportant, evolve and transform on a fantastical construction site.

Like an assembly line from a parallel universe, each character/craftsman has their role: they perform precise gestures, the result of hours and hours of routine.  Physical efforts are pushed to the limit of exhaustion with sometimes absurd results. Gradually, the material changes and real paintings take shape before our eyes.

Work is raw and poetic, it’s concrete surrealism for everyone including children from 8+. It’s also exhilarating, of course!

Credits

CLAUDIO STELLATO – WORK • Author, concept, choreographer: Claudio Stellato • performers: Joris Baltz, Oscar De Nova De La Fuente, Mathieu Delangle, Caroline M’as • Production: Cie Claudio Stellato ASBL • Co-production: Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Charleroi Danse – Centre Chorégraphique de Wallonie Bruxelles, La Verrerie d’Alès – Pôle National Cirque Occitanie, Theater Op de Markt – Dommelhof, Festival International des Arts de Bordeaux métropole, La Brèche – Pôle National Cirque de Normandie, L’Échangeur – CDCN Hauts-de-France, Cie Volubilis, Pronomade(s) CNAREP en Haute-Garonne, Espaces Pluriels – Scène Conventionnée Danse, C-TAKT, La SACD au Festival d’Avignon • Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the EU for SOURCE and Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles • Supports: Les Quinconces – L’Espal – Théâtres Le Mans, Le Château de Monthelon – Lieu pluridisciplinaire, Lieux Publics – CNAREP de Marseille, Cie Les Marches de l’Été.