The opening weekend offers two opportunities to experience surreal and humouristic mobile theatre in and around the Kulturhus. Le G. Bistaki is an internationally renowned and charismatic ensemble with a background in French circus and street theatre. They come to Festspillene with French roof tiles, ladies handbags and a performance which is surreal, funny and inspiring for both adults and children alike.
The French theatre company Le. G. Bistaki consists of five fantastic jugglers and contemporary dancers. Their performance ”Cooperatzìa The Trail”, is an off-the-wall wandering and a choreographed circus in physical dialogue with its surroundings. ”Cooperatzìa The Trail” promises to be unique. The company always establish a dialogue with each place they visit.
We highly recommend this surreal, rib-tickling and wondrous walkabout where 3000 French roof tiles play a starring role. A must for all those blessed with a playful disposition!
- Bistaki is an experience. It is a world in itself. An outdoor spectacle of an unprecedented standard ... a mixture of circus, dance, theatre, performance and land/urban art. Cooperatzia is already etched in our memories, Cobra.be, Belgia.
- Seldom does one see new-circus, dance and object-based theatre reach such dizzy heights. Or such a combination of the political, joyously existential and powerful…you behold the military and it´s impotent power, ritual forms, and the artisan´s extravagent gift for nonsense. It´s the combination of these elements that make ”The Trail” great art. The five artists deft handling of roof tiles, ladies handbags and body language, is quite simply world-class. Politiken, Danmark.
The performance is produced by Frans Brood Productions.
CHANGES IN PROGRAM: Show up outside Harstad Kulturhus.
Message from the company:
"Dear audience
The show tonight and tomorrow is cancelled, but the show must go on! One of our artist's shoulder has been dislocated. But the company G.Bistaki is happy to invite you all to a special exchange around the "Cooperatzia" universe.
Let's meet outside the festival hotel "Clarion" at "kaia" Saturday night at 21:00 and / or sunday at 16:00""
G. Bistaki