125 BPM
Duo André Leo [Belgium]
125 BPM is a shaken equilibrium of Time. A shattered metronome.
Somewhere between the cosmic forces of bodies lauched into orbit & a precarious relation between two human beings, the show leads the artists to turn, breath, fall, catch up & search for a new equilibrium, together.
Jean-Baptiste & Robin travel in search of Time, this primal force that guides their discipline, the Cyr Wheel, toward a harmonious balance of moving forms.
As our experience of Time is shaped by the movement of the planets, so is the movement of the Cyr Wheel bound to its natural pace of 125 BPM*.
What happens when this harmonious equilibrium breaks down ? When every movement suddenly stops ? Are they capable of maintaining their balance ? Of finding a new one ?
* Beats Per Minute
Created
60'
Tout
Ages
Indoor show
Ground surface 10 x 8 m
Height 4 m
Gauge 400
Artists on stage 2
Company
Duo André Leo
Duo André Leo was founded in 2012 when Jean-Baptiste André & Robin Leo met at Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque [ESAC] in Brussels. The wish to explore new possibilities with their common apparatus, the Cyr Wheel, led them to create a duo.
Together, they took part in the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris where they won the bronze medal, Young Stage Festival in Basel where they took silver, as well as a Cirque Monti tour, in addition to participating in many other galas and events in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland & Japan.
After more than 600 shows of the same short act, they developped the desire to create a longer piece that would push their research with the Cyr Wheel further, while also incorporating other circus disciplines (acrobatics, lifts, …).
These are the origins of 125BPM.
Mentions
Created and performed by
Jean-Baptiste André & Robin Leo
Dramaturgy
Geert Belpaeme
Sound
Tomas Vanderplaetse
Lights
Ezra Veldhuis
Stage Management
Liam Van Tornhout
Outside eyes
Lisbeth Gruwez, Guillaume Martinet & Bram Dobbelaere
Broadcasting
Espace Catastrophe – diffusion@catastrophe.be
Coproduction & Creation Residencies
Espace Catastrophe – Centre International de Création des Arts du CirqueBE, Theater op de Markt – DommelhofBE & Perplx – Circus FestivalBE
Creation Residencies
MiramiroBE, CircuscentrumBE, CCBW – Centre culturel du Brabant wallonBE, Latitude 50 – pôle arts du cirque et de la rueBE, Station CircusCH, Quattrox4IT, Cirkus in BewegingBE & Cirko VertigoIT
With the support of
Flanders – State of the ArtBE
Press
Een Belg, een Fransman en een wiel
Papier Article de Tom Permentier – Circusmagazine – Septembre 2019
Dans leur roue Cyr, les deux acrobates partent à la recherche du temps perdu. Hypnotique.
Papier Laurence Bertels – La Libre – 16 Octobre 2019
Pendant l'heure de 125 BPM, le duo circassien André Leo exploite toutes les possibilités de la roue Cyr en alternant intensité et légèreté. Et en allant là où on ne l'attend pas. Vraiment balèze.
Papier Estelle Spotto – Focus Vif – 16 Octobre 2019
Files
Downloads
Agenda
Upcoming Dates
16.11.2019
CCBW-Centre Culturel Brabant wallon @ Festival En l’Air • Court Saint Etienne • Belgique
17.11.2019
CCBW-Centre Culturel Brabant wallon @ Festival En l’Air • Court Saint Etienne • Belgique
22.02.2020
Cirko Vertigo • Turin • Italie
03.03.2020
Scolaire @ Gemeenschapscentrum Anzegem • Anzegem • Belgique
04.03.2020
Scolaire @ Gemeenschapscentrum Anzegem • Anzegem • Belgique
18.03.2020
KunstenCentrum Nona • Malines • Belgique
19.03.2020
29.03.2020
Espace Catastrophe @ Festival UP! Biennale internationale de Cirque • Bruxelles • Belgium
10.11.2019
Sarabanda Associazone @ Teatro Akropolis • Gênes • Italie
26.10.2019
Theater op de Markt – Dommelhof • Neerpelt • Belgique
25.10.2019
Theater op de Markt – Dommelhof • Neerpelt • Belgique
Première
16.10.2019
Espace Catastrophe @ Théâtre Marni • Ixelles • Belgique
Première
15.10.2019
Espace Catastrophe @ Théâtre Marni • Ixelles • Belgique
Avant-première
14.10.2019
Scolaire @ Théâtre Marni • Ixelles • Belgique
Avant-première
26.09.2019
Fête de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles @ Maison Culturelle d’Ath • Ath • Belgique
Avant-première
20.09.2019
Maison de la Culture Famenne-Ardenne • Marche en Famenne •
Avant-première
05.09.2019
Quattrox4 @ Centre Culturel BASE Milano • Milan • Italie
Avant-première
04.09.2019
Quattrox4 @ Centre Culturel BASE Milano • Milan • Italie
Équipe
- Gestion des tournées * Thomas Steygers
- Administration & contrats * Judith Mierop
- Accompagnement en production, promotion & réseautage * Catherine Magis & Benoît Litt
- Communication * Lola Durt
- Webmaster * Corentin Parent
- Stagiaires [2019] * Vuk Paunovic
Contact
diffusion@catastrophe.be
Fixe : + 32 (0)2 538 12 02
Mobile : + 32 (0)478 91 63 61
Adresse postale
Espace Catastrophe
Centre International de Création des Arts du Cirque
Rue de la Glacière, 18
1060 Bruxelles [BE]