PROGRAM

“Porøs” is a performative walk inspired by immersion residency in a maritime workshop for the renovation of wooden boats and a professional fisherman in Helsingor, Denmark, as part of “Hand to hand” project.

“Structures” is a contemporary in-situ circus performance inspired by observations on the French champagne making and landscapes during residency in the vineyards of Champagne with Joseph Perrier, a part of Hand to hand project.

“Baby, don’t hurt me” is a one-on-one encounter between the performer and the audience, but also a collective experience for a small group of viewers (20!). The project explores themes of intimacy, love and care in relation to the sea and it is inspired by the experience of a residency at the Ston saltworks in July 2024 through the project “Hand to hand”.

„Slow Down” is a circus-like and sensitive performance about the hyperactivity of life: one must always be productive and in the shortest possible time. Cooking fast, eating fast, finishing homework fast. And all this to try to have more time. Time is linked to ecology and, consequently to economics. And vice versa. If we understood that things could be done more slowly, we would change our impact and take care of the things around us instead of consuming them to the bone. This performance questions the physical and social reflection on the damage that a lack of time can do to ecology.

Sar-Tan talks about the way humans are destroying the natural balance of the world and consuming it to the end. You will witness a blend of live music, acrobatics, dance, and balance, in which the artist playfully tells the story of the destruction of our planet.

“Caesarea” is a contemporary in situ performance inspired by an immersion residency in the paper factory Fila Arches in France.

“Amphibian matter” is a participatory performance, based on a documentary process that connects photography and circus.

Ian is a 12-year-old engineer who lives with his brother Marcus and his grandmother in a ghetto in Nairobi. With his best friend Promise, he dreams of travelling the world and becoming a famous acrobat. Every day they meet Steve, their superhero and charismatic acrobatics coach, who fills their afternoons and broadens their horizons.

The ecology of practices, as Isabelle Stengers calls it, speaks of the ecology of trial and error, means and ends, tools and situations to which we respond to secure a somewhat peaceful, creative, and self-sufficient life in the context of tectonic changes around us and among us.

More than a performance that defies gravity and perception, and reflects on the uncertainty of the human condition through daring sequences, Damoclès invites the audience to engage in a test of skill, courage, and the exploration of something that deeply unsettles most of us: the unknown.