Mandragora Circus By Mandrágora Circo

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Contents

COMPANY PROFILE 3 ...............................................................................................

ABOUT THE SHOW 3 ................................................................................................

BIOGRAPHIES 4 .........................................................................................................

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICS 5 ..................................................................................

AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT 7 ...................................................................................

MARKETING 8 ............................................................................................................

PRODUCTION DETAILS 12 ......................................................................................

CONTACTS 14...........................................................................................................

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COMPANY PROFILE Mandragora Circo is an independent theatre group formed by Mariana Silva and Juan Cruz Bracamonte in the year 2003 in Trelew, Argentina. In 15 years of continuous work the group have focused in the creation of shows aimed to all the audience in which different forms of performing arts are combined to present a theatrical show. The creation of the show “Mandragora Circus” in 2003 have been the highlight of the group. This show with a strong content of physical theatre and technics of modern clowns tell a wordless story where theatre, circus acts, music and dance are combined in the narrative script.

The group main activity have being the conduction of tours since its beginning. Performing in Argentina during 8 years, from 2003 to 2010, the show Mandragora Circus was presented in Festivals and theatres in 18 provinces, doing more than 500 presentations. Since November 2010 and in the present time they are doing an International and Permanent Tour, over the past 8 years “Mandragora Circus” have been presented in 50 countries, in 5 continent around the world, performing in Theatre Festivals, Arts Festivals, Theatres and Cultural Centres throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

The International Tour of the show “Mandragora Circus” have the mention of “Cultural Interest” awarded by the Ministry of Culture of the Argentinean Nation in April 2018.

ABOUT THE SHOW SHOW SYNOPSIS

Mandragora Circus is a wordless theatre performance in which two characters tell a story of comedy and love where dialog and thoughts are understood without words.

Using the techniques of modern clown the characters of the play pass trough circus acts, use musical instruments which combined with a big content of physical acting weaves the acts of this performance together to allow the audience to follow the situations, conflicts and solutions of this story, which reflect the life in an unexpected way, in this unique show where circus become poetry.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSCast: Mariana Silva Juan Cruz Bracamonte

Written and directed by: Juan Cruz Bracamonte

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BIOGRAPHIES

JUAN CRUZ BRACAMONTE Actor, autor and director.

He started in the arts going to the Music Conservatory in Argentina. Was part of the Percussion Ensamble and part in a performance group, where music and percussion were presented in combination with body arts and mask.

In 1999 he joined a circus group to play music for the shows and started to train in circus skills itself, assisting classes and workshops with teachers in Argentina and Chile. He started to develop his own clown in a self- taught way, after years performing his own character and creations, in 2014 was invited by the international company Cirque du Soleil, from Canada, to participate in a creation workshop, where 10 professionals clowns, most of them already part of the company, where reunited to create new acts for the company’s shows. In 2002 he wrote the script of the show Mandragora Circus, which was developed under his guidance as director and he perform the male character. MARIANA SILVA Actress and producer.

She was attending theatre class at the time she was in high school. Having attended to dance and acrobatics classes since she was a child. In 1998 started her training in Circus Arts, attending to classes of acrobatics, juggling and aerial acrobatics with several teachers in Argentina and Chile.

From 1999 she started to perform circus acts in different companies, while was continuing her classes in dance and theatre as well. In 2003 she created the group Mandragora Circo, where besides to perform the female character of the show “Mandragora Circus”, takes the role of the producer being in charge of organize all the tours of the group.

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PERFORMANCE SPECIFICS DURATIONAct 1 – 60 minutes

Possible to adapt it with interval: Act 1 – 40 minutes Interval – 10 minutes Act 2 – 20 minutes

SUITABLE VENUESBest suitable for proscenium and black box theatre. Adaptable to: Town halls Cultural facilities Outdoors.

The show can be adapted to be presented without the aerial acrobatics acts. In venues where no total blackout is possible, show duration is 45 minutes.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES PER WEEK10 performances

MINIMUM BREAK BETWEEN PERFORMANCES60 minutes

TOURING PERSONNELThe touring party consists of 3 people.

PERFORMANCE HISTORYMandragora Circus have been presented continuously for the past 15 years:

Name Role

Mariana Silva Artist

Juan Cruz Bracamonte Artist

Eda Kirmizi Light and sound operation

Year Venue No performances

2003 to 2010 Presented around Argentina. 18 Provinces 500+

Highlights:

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2005 XX National Theatre Festival of Argentina. Selected to represent Patagonia Region.

2006 Book Fair for Children and Youth. Buenos Aires

2010 to 2014 Tour in the Americas. 18 countries 250

Highlights:

2010 6th International Children's Theatre Festival. Quito, Ecuador

2011 V International Performing Arts Festival. Panama

2012 International Book Fair in the Zócalo. Mexico City

2014 The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Washington

D.C. United States

2014 The Yukon Arts Center. Whitehorse, Canada

2014 Atlin Arts and Music Festival. Canada

2015 to 2017 Presented in Europe, The Americas, Africa and Asia

170

Highlights:

2015 11th Children’s International Theatre Festival Bucharest,

Rumania

2015 14th Children’s International Theatre Festival. Banja Luka,

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2015 Theatre Festival on Nuevo Leon, Mexico

2015 Centro Cultural Kirchner. Buenos Aires, Argentina

2015 Theatre of two Windows. Gdanks, Poland

2016 National Schools Festival. Grahamstown. South Africa

2017 National Center for the Performing Arts. Mumbai, India

2017 TIFLI International Theatre Festival for young audiences. New

Delhi, India

2018 Presented in Asia, Europe and Oceania 60

Highlights:

8th Children’s Theatre Festival and ASSITEJ Artistic

Gathering. Beijing, China

31st International Theatre Festival ”Valize”. Lomza, Poland

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AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEWMandrágora Circo have been on Permanent Tour Around The World over the past 8 years. Living on tour, traveling from one country to the other, without going back to their home country, presenting the show in the 5 continents. The show have been enjoyed for the most diverse audiences, performing for a wide variety of cultures. Even that, the reactions of the audiences keep similar.

Our proposal is share in a talk our experiences on tour around the world. Giving to the spectators a different perspective of the world, from the vision of 2 independents artists, whom travel the globe performing a theatre work, seeing how the arts reunite people letting crop out what is common to all the humans beings.

The experiences of the tour includes: - 4 years driving the Americas, from Patagonia, Argentina to Alaska, United State performing in 18 countries while living in a minivan.

- 16 hours travel in a canoe on the river to present the show to the indigenous communities of the Amazon in Ecuador. Performing for people that never before watched theatre.

- Perform in a full house at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C

- Perform in Tombstone Park near the Arctic Circle in Canada

- Discover the theatre scene of Africa, traveling the continent for 2 years, mainly by road to perform in 15 countries.

- 6 months traveling by train in India to perform in 7 provinces from north to south, east to west.

Festival I, Águeda, Portugal

International Theatre Festival for children. Bucharest, Romania

Ranga Shankara Theatre. Bangalore, India

Independence Arts Festival. Port Moresby, Papua New

Guinea

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- Travel from Mongolia to Portugal to Sri Lanka to China and from there to Poland, all in 1 month to perform in 5 Theatre Festivals.

DESCRIPTION / DETAILSThe talk can be done in different formats and adapted to the audiences.

Right after the show, like 15 minute Q and A sessions.

After the premiered of the show like a press conference, which is also a way to marketing the show.

After or before the show 1 hour talk, including projection of videos and photos to share the experiences.

Besides the specific topic a of an independent theatre group touring around the world to present a theatre play, many other topics derives from the talk: Culture and arts Geography Climates, weather and landscapes Natural and geological heritage of the world Culture and customs

TARGET AUDIENCE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTChildren Youth All the audiences Professional artists and performers Press

MARKETING

MARKETING COPY

One line Two clowns and a wordless story on tour around the world.

Short Aimed to all the audiences Mandragora Circus have received rave reviews all

around the world, in 15 years of continuous and non stop presentations of

this original and unique show, a theatrical piece where to characters tell a

wordless story, where fun and laughs are guarantee, which have been

presented in 50 countries in the 5 continents.

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Extended The independent theatre group Mandragora Circo from Argentina has been presenting the show “Mandragora Circus” as part of the International Tour: The World is our Home. For the past 8 years throughout the continents of the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania they have performed in over 50 countries, traveling permanently, country to country presenting this wordless performance non - stop. The international tour of “Mandragora Circus” began in November 2010

when the company started driving across the American continent to present

the Mandragora Circus in a tour that took them 4 years, they drove from the

bottom in Patagonia, Argentina to the top in Alaska, United States

presenting the show in theatres and festivals in 18 countries.

But that wasn’t the beginning, Mandragora Circo started its life in 2003 in

Trelew, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina when Mariana Silva and Juan Cruz

Bracamonte, who had already been members of other companies performing

music, theatre, dance and circus in Argentina since 1998, meet together to

create a show to go beyond the skills. In January 2003 they premiered

“Mandragora Circus” in Patagonia and since that time are performing it.

The original work, written and directed by Bracamonte, showed a success

from the beginning and fast started to tour all the country performing in the

more prominent theatre Festivals of Argentina.

In 2004 “Mandragora Circus” was selected to represent the Patagonia

Region in the “XX National Festival of Theatre of Argentina". The annual

festival where the remarkable new productions of the country are showcased.

Going back to the international tour, in 2015, after the Tour in the Americas,

they traveled to Europe, without car, continuing the tour which at that

moment turned on a “World Tour”. The following years, they were

performing in Africa were for 2 years were performing in 15 countries in the

north, south, east and west of the continent. Since 2017 they include Asia to

the road, performing in India, Mongolia, China, Korea among others. The

arrival in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in August 2018 mark the first step

of the group in Oceania. In a tour that never was planned like that, but is

planing to keep going. Life on tour is for Mandragora Circo a normal way to

live, seeing how the arts can reunite the people letting crop out what is

common to all the humans beings.

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MARKETING SUMMARYTarget audiences:

Young 3 - 4 YEARS Early Primary 5 - 8 YEARS Primary 9 - 11 YEARS Secondary 12 - 15 YEARS Higher Secondary and University Adults: all the ages Family audiences. Indigenous Communities Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People People with Disability

MEDIA QUOTES

“Confirm and rescue the long and magnify traditions of children’s theatre the

country of the south has.

The duo combines different languages and use basic circus skills to make a story

with a beginning and end, interwoven with different sequences in which the gesture

moves the word. This show with touches of humor, great body and gesture handling

and an attractive consistency in the story”.

- Danza Hoy. Washington D.C United States. February 2014

When circus tell and became poetry!

“From all points of view this decade of non-stop work have made this piece strong,

making it precise and effective, capturing spontaneous applause and laughter.

With a very careful visual aesthetics have resulted in excellent perform. Mandragora

circus showed how a good central story, creative live music and theatrical circus

language carefully combined, without a big production but well applied, can give a

quality result”.

- Palabra. Ensenada, Mexico. Sunday. August 11th, 2013

Sheer joy

In a time when the world may seem bleak, the Mandragora Circo is a piece of wonder and happiness. The type of entertainment that make the children cry out with delight.

- The Star. Johannesburg, South Africa. June 9th, 2016

A sensitive and beautiful show supported by its magic, stage poetry, circus and

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music that without a word communicates deeply into the souls of children and

adults.

- El Chubut. Esquel, Argentina. February 13th, 2004

Circus called a multitude

Mandragora astonished almost ten thousand people in the Sunday afternoon.

The duo Mandragora kept the attention of the massive audience during the entire

show!

- Tiempo Fueguino. Rio Grande, Argentina. Monday 9th August 2004

AUDIENCES QUOTES

https://youtu.be/C1PueRp_vmo

VIDEO LINKS

IMAGESAll the pictures photo credits Mandragora Circo

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-JGHXJJzzoMZG1hd1gtMWFNTUE?usp=sharing

WEBSITEhttp://www.mandragoracirco.com.ar/en/home/

SOCIAL NETWORKShttps://www.instagram.com/mandragoracirco/https://www.facebook.com/madragoracircohttps://www.youtube.com/user/mandragoracirco

Vimeo trailer https://vimeo.com/180700039

YouTube trailer https://youtu.be/pdED3IItXpw

Performance footage https://youtu.be/o2M9VabRyiQ

WorldTour https://youtu.be/WDKwseq6RB4

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PRODUCTION DETAILS

TECHNICAL SUMMARYMandragora Circus is a wordless clown’s performance. With aerial acrobatics, juggling and live music.

EXAMPLE SCHEDULEBump up Same day open possible. Depending on the rigging involved.

3 hours tech set up. Lights, sound, rigging and stage with local crew

1 hour make up, dress and warm up

1 hour show

Load-Out 1 hour for full packaging. Only clear the stage 20 minutes.

CREW REQUIRED FROM VENUE1 x tech to assist with plot/ focus of lights 1 x tech to do sound connections and sound check

STAGEMin. stage width: 4m Min. stage depth: 3m Min. stage height: 5m clearance for aerial rigging, 3m for non aerial Black backdrop and minimum 1 pairs of Legs.

Rigging points: 2 rigging points on the truss for aerial acrobatics acts, fixed trapeze and aerial tissue.

Props provided by the Venue:

1 Table 60 cm x 80 cm. 80 cm high. Approx.

1 Stool 55 a 65 cm high approx.

2 Red apples, 2 bananas to be used in the performance.

LIGHTINGProgrammable board or analog minimum 12 channel with dimmer.

Instruments*: 5x Spotlights. 14 x Fresnel. 2 x PAR64.

Follow Spot: 1 - not mandatory - if so, a technician to operate it from the booth.

Gels: Pink, red, blue, green, celestial, magenta.

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Smoke machine not mandatory.

- The show can be adaptable with the LIGHTS equipment in the place.

See attached technical rider for detail of lighting

SOUND

Venue to supply

Standard PA System for House to be installed and working before load-in.

Monitor Speakers for Stage, if audience is bigger than 200 - 300 people. If stage monitor are not already hung in the Venue, monitor speakers are to be placed upstage, out of sightliness, behind the second leg at the right and left. Monitor levels should be controlled separately from the main PA levels.

Stereo auxiliar cable for music player/ Laptop on the booth.

The show include live on stage instruments.

Mandragora Circo to supply All the instruments and microphones.

Instrument Amplified by Provided by company

Venue to provide

Placement on stage

Accordion 2 Wireless mic AKG C516 ML

Yes Power source needed. 2 TRS inputs.

Anywhere

Musical saw Foot mic Shure MX 393

Yes Phanton power required. 1 XLR input

Right front

Melodica Use same mic than Musical Saw

Violin Wireless System Shure BLX 14

Yes Power source needed. 1 XLR input.

Anywhere

Keyboard Line TRS or XLR

Yes DI or Snake required

Left front

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WARDROBETo storage costumes, props and musical instruments Mandragora Circo to supply All costumes

Venue to supply Change room, Iron & Ironing board

FREIGHT NOTES

All props, costume, staging and instruments tours with the cast

• 2 Travel suitcase 53 x 73 x 26 cm. 23 and 30 kg

• 1 Travel suitcase 50 x 40 x 20 cm 15 kg

• 1 Accordion backpack 40 x 30 x 40 cm 10 kg

• 1 Computer bag 20 X 30 x 10 cm 10 Kg

CONTACTS

All the questions to Mariana Silva:

tour@mandragoracirco.com.ar

mandragoracirco@gmail.com

WhatsApp: +244 949 486 993

Phone on tour: +54 9 11 514 79 228

WeChat ID: MandragoraCirco

Skype: Mandragora Circo

http://www.mandragoracirco.com.ar/en/home/

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