It is a transformation, a movement that alters our body, sets muscles in motion that we didn't even know existed and uncontrollably changes our face... We are talking about laughter, a moment when everyday life and everything around it fades away, making us wiser, more humble, and liberating us. Laughter is freedom. This is the opinion of Bet Miralta and Jordi Aspa, the souls of a company that, in this show, invites us to rediscover our personal relationship with laughter and to discover whether laughter and freedom are in danger in our times. Escarlata will make you enter a dimly lit space in groups of thirty-two people. You will enter the site by creating and handing over an object, and once inside, you will take part in a series of poetic acts that will take you on a journey through the universe of laughter. Smoking papers that dance, helium balloons, laughing gramophones... You'll find it all in this show where you are warned that laughter is freedom... but it can also become a control mechanism.
Escarlata, a company with over thirty-five years of history, has created a new personal interpretation of the circus world. We saw them at the Grec 2012 with Llenties i marabú, Devoris Causa, and Pugilatus, and they celebrated the company's twenty-fifth anniversary with CorroC at the Grec 2017.
A production of Escarlata and Scène Nationale de l’Essonne, Agora-Desnos (Francia).
Residencies and support for creation: Lloret de Mar, Sant Esteve de Palautordera, Figueres, Centre Cívic de Porqueres.
Creative residences: La Sala (Sabadell), Fira de Teatre al Carrer de Tàrrega i Teatre Municipal (Girona).
With the support of the ICEC of the Government of Catalonia.
The show is recommend for audiences aged 12 and above.
This show is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Conception: escarlata. Performance: Bet Miralta, Jordi Aspa. Technical support: Oriol Luna, Pep Arumí. Dramaturgy: Marc Villanueva, escarlata. Sporadic inspiration: Sergi López. Sound design: Jordi Salvadó. Musical universe: Joana Gomila. Stage design: Oriol Corral. Lighting design: escarlata, Oriol Corral. Costumes: Oriol Corral. Girl's voice: Guisla Pérez Sampons. Communication and networks: Cio Llopis. Production: Bet Miralta i Alfred Fort for La Destil·leria. Production support: Gina Aspa. Structure construction: Uli Weigel. Stand construction: Manu Flandri. Video: Àlex Macias. Graphic design: Diego Ingold. Photography: Pep Gol.
Thanks to: Ton Mentruit, Genis Matabosch, Anna Carreras, Manel Palahí, Xesca Salvà, Marduix, Tena Busquets and all the people who have supported us, listened to us and shared with us during the process of creation and growth.
