Circ Perillós1981 / 1996
PRESENTATION
This website brings together documentation about CIRC PERILLÓS (Dangerous Circus) throughout its trajectory from 1981 to 1997. Here you will find a wide-range of information about each one of their shows, including photographs, texts, press releases, video documentation and programmes, which illustrate the creation of Circ Perillós’ own tendency, as well as define a point in time.
Perillós also participated in MIR CARAVAN, an itinerant festival undertaken by eight theatrical companies from both sides of the Berlin Wall. During 1989 Mir Caravan offered their performances during a five month journey from Moscow to Paris as a multi-cultural, nomadic village of more than 200 people in order to show their collective desire to dissolve the forced division between Eastern and Western Europe.
Abbreviated BIOGRAPHY
Circ Perillós was created in 1981 and was touring European festivals for 16 years. In the beginning members of the circus lived, rehearsed and performed in a small circus tent, alternately making use of an outdoor structure for more hectic tours. The circus acts were comic performances by peculiar characters and their unforeseen circumstances.
- 1982 / 83 – “Circ Perillós” show WITH: Oriol Boixader, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías. Montserrat Català formed part of the company in their second season.
- 1984 –“Circ Perillós” (CirConstancia show)WITH: Llàtzer Torrente, Jordi Borrell, Adelaida Frías, and Sirius, the horse.
During the second stage of their trajectory from 1984 to 1989, Circ Perillós once and for all dedicates itself to mobile outdoor shows, inventing aerial stage sets so as to be visible during street performances. The company enjoy offering adventures inspired by 1980’s comic books and make use of acrobatic techniques to feed the story lines which move between risk and humour.
- 1985 / 87 – “Ulaanbatur!” showWITH: Llàtzer Torrente, Jordi Borrell, Adelaida Frías, and Sirius the horse. Viviana Allocco substitues Adelaida during her pregnancy leave in the third season.
- 1988 / 89 – “Volátil”show WITH: Pep Castells, Viviana Allocco, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías. Joan Duran formed part of the company in their second season as ligth and sound technician during the Mir Caravan’s tour.**
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In their evolution towards a more theatrical language, which they call acrobatic theatre, from 1990 to 1996, actors play out urban situations whose initial realism becomes more extreme. They are as comic as they are risky, to provoke the audience into reacting to evident human conflicts.
- 1991 / 93 – “Is That Bird a Caravan? showWITH: Pep Castells, Pep Vila, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías. Marc Borrell joins the company as sound technician in the second season.
- 1994 / 96 – “Up on the Balcony” showWITH: Pep Castells, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías.
From 1997 on, Jordi and Adelaida, the founding core of Circ Perillós, undertake new experiences with new groups, often collaborating with each other. Jordi concentrates on music and directing new acts and Adelaida writes screenplays and does live performances of her own narrations.
PERILLOS‘ MEMBERS
1982 / 83 – CIRC PERILLÓS show
WITH: Oriol Boixader, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías.
Montserrat Català formed part of the company in their second season.
1984 – CIRC PERILLÓS (CirConstance show)
WITH: Llàtzer Torrente, Jordi Borrell, Adelaida Frías, and Sirius the horse.
WITH: Lazare Torrente, Jordi Borrell, Adelaida Frías, and Sirius the horse.
Viviana Allocco substitues Adelaida during her pregnancy leave in the third season.
WITH: Pep Castells, Viviana Allocco, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías.
Joan Duran formed part of the company in their second season as ligthing and sound technician during the Mir Caravan’s tour.
1991 / 93 – IS THAT BIRD A CARAVAN? show
WITH: Pep Castells, Pep Vila, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías.
Marc Borrell joins the company as sound technician in the second season.
1994 / 96 – UP ON THE BALCONY show
WITH: Pep Castells, Jordi Borrell and Adelaida Frías.
