– 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 cradle us.
Knitting Memories, the workshop.
WHAT IS IT?
The Knitting Memories workshop 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 2 hour workshop (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. We are knitting the rope Melic, the rope of the show!
WHO IS IT FOR?
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 INFO
COMPANY: If Circus
TITLE OF THE SHOW: Melic
SPACE: Indoor and outdoor (ideal for a textile museum, textile factory, or historical memory festival)
DURATION: 45-minute show + 2-hour Knitting Memories workshop the day before the performance
AUDIENCE: All audiences
WE PROVIDE KNITTED CHAIR COVERS FOR ALL THE AUDIENCE!
Dates related to the project to keep in mind…
- June 10 – World Wide Knit in Public Day.
- August 16 – Granny Square Day (a very famous crochet technique).
- September 12 – World Crochet Day.
- October 1 – International Day of Older Persons.
- February 21 – International Mother Language Day.
ARTISTIC DOSIER
ARTISTS & CREATORS: Mar Olivé & Shalom Gramiccioli
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Rogier Hornman
EXTERNAL EYES: Júlia Clarà, Ganna Poppea Veenhuyseen, Margot Jansens.
LIGHT DESIGN : Gabriela Bianchi
COSTUME DESIGN: Levi Almendras and Paquita Garcia
WEBSITE DESIGN: Sònia Jou & Oscar Gispert
Special thanks to Júlia Villier, Natalia Graus, Giulia Poltroneri & our grandmas: Cati, Cuca (Roser),Trini, Rossana, Antonietta and Paquita.