CIRCO DE SASTRE

Our minds travel in many ways, and there are guides that facilitate these journeys, shamanic artists such as the Japanese performers from Circo de Sastre who, in the wake of their success in Japan, are travelling to Europe for the first time ever. Standard bearers of an invented genre, they will present a live music concert, a dance number, a new circus show, a tailoring lesson, a performance and a theatre piece and all-in-one, telling a story woven with sound, fabric and light. The audience will find itself transported to a far-off place with familiar feelings.   Founded in 2014 by Daigho Soga and Gandhi Nishigaki (musicians from CINEMA dub MONKS), tailor Suzuki Takayuki and lighting artist Watanabe use all of the resources available to them to create scenarios and stories while directing the emotions of those that watch them. Suzuki creates the set design live with his sewing machine or he dances, dressing up the space. Daigho and Gandhi improvise a musical landscape with instruments they have made themselves as well as other traditional instruments, while Watanabe alters the perceptions of the human eye, creating magic with light. As they explain: “We make manual use of everything within our reach: space, music, light, shadow, clothing, etc. to capture the instant that moves a person’s heart. We seek the roots of universal (and innovative) expressive methods that can be maintained for centuries, even after we have disappeared. We want our audiences to have fun without knowing how to put into words what they have seen or experienced, for them to return to childhood. We want to make people feel free and for them to leave wanting to live their lives freely”.   PREMIERE IN EUROPE

Photo (c) Ryo Mitamura 

Featuring:
Multi-instrumentalist: Daiho Soga (Cinema Dub Monks) Wood Bass: Gandhi Nishigaki (Cinema Dub Monks) Fashin designer and tailor: Takayuki Suzuki Lighting: Takashi Watanabe Circus Leader: Takashi Ogami Co-Producer: Kurando Shoji  
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