A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF LAURA MURPHY (UK)

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Holly Revell

Sunday 19. May 2024 | 18:00 o'clock

Monday 20. May 2024 | 18:00 o'clock

It’s about
In A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF, circus artist Laura Murphy shows herself as vulnerable and dares to take a deeply personal look at the question of what it means to take space and to be seen. In a daring mix of stand-up performance and aerial acrobatics she mischievously addresses the extent to which characteristics that make her weigh down or be bulky in everyday life can be celebrated and played out in circus. Her criticism and love of the circus flow seamlessly into one another. With a twinkle in her eye, she tackles major themes such as mental health and personal identity and, by the way, reinvents the figure of the clown in the circus.


Worth seeing because
Laura Murphy and her team stand for politically committed and interdisciplinary creations between experimental circus and stand-up performance. Her performances are witty, provocative, and clever. In 2022, she drew standing ovations at the festival with her radical performance CONTRA and received Summerhall's Mary Dick Award in 2023. A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF celebrates its German premiere in Cologne as a co-production with the CircusDanceFestival.

Saturday 18th of may with indroduction at 17:30.

Performance, creation Laura Murphy | Direction Ursula Martinez | Production Nicole A’Court-Stuart | Light design Jen Roxburgh |Caption, Projection design Ben Glover | Film Holly Black | Produktion management Dean Sudron | Caption development, Projection design Mark Morreau | Access Consultant Max Sutherland | Lip Sync Supervisor Dickie Beau

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