A naked, honest, humble and vulnerable circus; movement that functions as a choreography of gestures and physical actions; live music that accompanies every show; singing; theatre.... Clara Poch Masià, one of the creators of Mumusic Circus, expresses herself using all these languages. In the company's production, the concepts of suspension, dead centre and turning are central elements. This is a creation that speaks to you in the languages of both circus and music about those moments where you are ready to accept a loss in search of a new gain: the moments where you let go, make a turn that changes everything (or maybe not) and search for the security of a new port or a new life. This mysterious moment - when you accept the sacrifice and lean into the turn, with its power to upset everything - is the theme of Lady Panda. It is a show with a refined aesthetic and an oriental minimalism. Don't be taken off guard by the presence, presiding over the space, of a pendulum. It is there to remind us of the continuous movement of existence: made up of swings, extremes and contrasts.
Born in Girona in 1976, Clara Poch Masià trained at the Centre National des Artes du Cirque de Châlons-en-Champagne, specialising in aerial performance, and at the École Nationale de Cirque de Rosny-sous-Bois. In 2008, together with the Sant Celoni musician Marçal Calvet, she created the Mumusic Circus. Together they have produced shows in which they express themselves through live music and circus technique. Among the best known are Amigoo (2016), where a double bass became a point of connection between a man and a woman, between music and circus, and the more recent Flou Papagayo (Grec 2018 Festival de Barcelona). In addition to her work with Mumusic Circus, Clara Poch Masià has also directed galas and shows, such as the Combinat de Circ 49 of the Ateneu Popular 9 Barris. As further proof of the weight of music in the company's productions, in 2021, with the collaboration of Edi Pou and Joan Colomo, Poch i Calvet recorded an album: a work that talks about farewells and abysses entitled Fortuna. One of the performers in the show is Carla Farreny, who took part in the 2020 Creació i Museus project with the work Tour.
A Grec 2023 Festival de Barcelona and Mumusic Circus S.L. co-production.
In collaboration with Can Gassol Cultura Mataró, La Central del Circ, l'Estruch Ajuntament de Sabadell, Taula de Cultura de Sant Esteve de Palautordera.
Supported by ICEC.
This show is especially recommended for audiences aged 6 and over.
Design, creation and general direction: Clara Poch. Outside eye: Jordi Oriol, Roser López Espinosa. Sound design: Clara Poch. Music: Marçal Calvet. Structure and set: Lluc Castells, Pep Codolosa, Clara Poch. Costumes: Rosa Soler, Clara Poch. Lighting: Marçal Calvet. Video: Josep Serra, Clara Poch. Performing: Carla Farreny, Clara Poch. Live music: Marçal Calvet. Executive production: Alfred Fort (La Destil·leria), Clara Poch. Distribution: Magrana Escena. Photography: David Ruano.
