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Erlend
The Stranger

Erlend
The Stranger

Loneliness can create in one’s mind a world completely disconnected from the outside.
Loneliness can create in one’s mind a world completely disconnected from the outside.

A brilliant blend of versatile acrobatics and live music

The full-length solo performed by acrobat Jindřich Kopidol with live music offers unusual acrobatics with original balancing objects made of pure wood, metal and hardened plastic.

An intimate circus solo with stunning effect

The performance directed by Jan Jirák is like the adventure journey of a circus artist. The proximity of risk makes him feel good despite the fact that he is afraid of it. He authentically gives insight into his inner world, in which he constantly refutes wobbliness and unyieldingness, where he searches for balance. However, he can reverse the perspective of his view, ascend and dominate the air, but also surrender to the weight of the earth. The entire performance is a sequence of visually impressive images, almost a kind of melodramatic-lyrical reflection of the life stages of a person who has lost himself and everyone around him. Solitude can create a world in one’s head completely separate from the outside world. His stage partners are the three musicians, multi-instrumentalists Kryštof Krása, Tomáš Jirák and singer Klaudia Korbely.

Jindřich Kopidol

The multi-talented performer and artist Jindřich Kopidol has been active in the field of new circus and street theatre for many years. His disciplines include tightrope walking, balance ladder and rola bola. He also works as a certified rigger and circus teacher. He has been working with BoCirk Company since 2016.

Jan Jirák

Jan Jirák is a performer, acrobat, choreographer and director. He studied at the Academy of Modern Circus in Denmark and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He is the co-founder of Feel the Universe Circus Company. He founded the Prague Handstand School. It offers the education in the field of hand balancing, flexibility, dance acrobatics and flow motion. He is a teacher at the Department of Nonverbal Theatre at Prague’s HAMU.
Performer:
Jindřich Kopidol
Directed by:
Jan Jirák
Music:

Kryštof Krása, Tomáš Jirák, Klaudia Korbely

Dramaturgy:
Hanka Strejčková
Lighting design:
Vojtěch Brtnický
Scenography:

Petr Síla, Pavla Nazarská

Costumes:

Pavla Nazarská 

Construction of circus objects:

Kopidol / Jirák / Pokorný

Length:
60 minut

Cast

Jindřich Kopidol 

Jindřich Kopidol 

Tomáš Jirák 

Tomáš Jirák 

Kryštof Krása

Kryštof Krása

Klaudie Korbely

Klaudie Korbely

Jindřich Kopidol 

Jindřich Kopidol 

Tomáš Jirák 

Tomáš Jirák 

Kryštof Krása

Kryštof Krása

Klaudie Korbely

Klaudie Korbely