The Artist
Circo Aereo
Assembly Roxy
16.20 [50 MIN]
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Time & Venue
- Previews: Aug 1-2
- Shows: Aug 3-27
- Days off: Aug 14
- Starting time: 16.20
- Show length: 55 min
- Venue: Assembly Roxy Upstairs
- Venue address: 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU
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CREDIT LIST
- The Artist: Thomas Monckton
- Direction: Sanna Silvennoinen
- Lighting design: Juho Rahijärvi
- Sound design: Tuomas Norvio
- Costume design: Kati Mantere
- Consultant: Eveliina Hämäläinen
- Production: Circo Aereo, Ateneum-sali & Helsinki Festival
TOURING ENQUIRIES
- Niina Ilola
- niina@circoaereo.net
- +358 44 2409339
INFO
The artist tries to begin his creation process, but the inspiration is completely lost.
The focus strays, the blank canvas terrifies, and the tools have been lost to the bowels of the atelier. The Artist is a solo physical theatre and contemporary circus show by award-winning Thom Monckton and Circo Aereo, directed by Sanna Silvennoinen. It follows the success of their previous collaboration, The Pianist, which has been a smash hit with critics and audiences around the world. Since 2013, The Pianist has been performed nearly 400 times in four continents.
“artful, inventive and playful”
THE STAGE
“hugely entertaining…full of delightful visual gags, some wonderfully slapstick circus skills…”
BROADWAY BABY
“comic genius…stomach muscle-achingly funny”
THE SCOTSMAN
“The show inhabits a world of the absurd and ridiculous but does it with panache and style…Never has a drip been funnier.”
EDINBURGH GUIDE
“…playful…this endearing show will please audiences of all ages.”
THE LIST
“…silly and hilarious…so much fun…incredible performer…”
YOUNG PERSPECTIVE
CIRCO AEREO
Circo Aereo is an international contemporary circus group from Finland. Circo Aereo is based in Finland and France but the troupe frequently performs around the world. Currently one of the most active Finnish groups in terms of performing abroad, Circo Aereo is among the flagships of Finnish cultural exports. In the past few years, Circo Aereo’s productions have been a major factor contributing to the rise of Finnish contemporary circus internationally. Active since 1996, the group has visited several distinguished festivals and theatres in around 30 countries. Circo Aereo’s barrier-breaking and open approach to the various forms of the performing arts mesmerises and astonishes audiences throughout the world.
