– KNITTED ROPES THAT BREATH –
If Circus presents Melic
(Melic means belly button in Catalan language)
The company is inspired by the ancient art of knitting and the reclaiming of their ancestors’ knowledge.
A dialogue between hand-knitted ropes that transform, tighten and loosen , knit and unknit.
Ropes that support us and rock us.
Knitting Memories, the workshop.
WHAT IS IT?
The Knitting Memories workshops takes place the day before the performance, is for women of minimum age 60+. We knit with them the rope that we use on the stage and we interview them as well!
WHAT DO WE DO?
Is a workshop of 2h (15min welcome and hands articulation warmup, 1h45min knitting the rope all together while the interviews happen in a quiet nearby room)
WHAT DO WE KNIT?
Link to the knitting instructions so you can imagine better what will happen in the workshop.(English version: pages 11 to 15 of the link’s document) We are knitting the rope Melic, the rope of the show!
FOR WHO IS IT?
Participants invited: Women+60 from the neighbourhood/village (no needed to know how to knit.) Maximum 12 participants, previous inscription. For free.
Teaser of Melic
BASIC INFOS
COMPANY: If circus
TITLE OF THE SHOW: Melic
SPACE: Indoor and outdoor (perfect inside a textile museum, textile factory or historical memory festival)
DURATION: 45 minuts show+ 2h workshop Knitting Memories the day before the performance
AUDIENCE: All audience
WE BRING KNITTED CHAIRS’ COBERS FOR ALL THE AUDIENCE !
To keep in mind:
10th of JUNE International day of knitting in public space
12th of SEPTEMBER international day of crochet
1rts of OCTOBER international day of elder people
ARTISTIC DOSIER
ARTISTS & CREATORS: Mar Olivé & Shalom Gramiccioli
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Rogier Hornman
EXTERNAL EYES: Júlia Clarà, Ganna Poppea Veenhuyseen, Margot Jansens.
LIGHT DESIGN : Gabriella Bianchi
COSTUME DESIGN: Levi Almendras and Paquita Garcia
Especial thanks to Júlia Villier, Natalia Graus, Giulia Poltroneri & our grandmas: Cati, Cuca (Roser),Trini, Rossana, Antonietta and Paquita.