Compagnie XY
Il n´est pas encore minuit... (It´s not yet Midnight...)
Compagnie XY
Il n´est pas encore minuit... (It´s not yet Midnight...)
The party’s not over yet, let’s dance just a little bit longer… What a first rate introduction to a festival! Compagnie XY invites us to a wild afterparty before the party even begins.
Twentytwo acrobats literally fill the stage at Stora Teatern and let loose in a joyous, jumping foxtrot. Unbelievably skillful artists perform breathtaking somersaults, drawing sweeping arcs in the air between high towers of bodies.
Compagnie XY was founded in 2005 and works according to a principle of collectivity in which each member is responsible for every part of the performance. Like children playing with building blocks – with a large troupe of acrobats they construct myriad forms and, step by step, they stretch the limits of the physically possible.
Il n’est pas encore minuit is a work that points the way to another, ideal world, where generosity and solidarity rule. A world where you can dare to take risks. As the group puts it: ”Alone, we go faster; together, we go further.”
Presented with support by Institute Francais Suède